Boy Louw

Matthys (Boy) Michael Louw (21 February 1906 – 3 May 1988), was a rugby union player on the South African rugby team. His primary position was prop but he also played in the line-out for the Springboks at second row, flanker and number eight.

Biography Louw was born on the farm Watervlei near Wellington as the fifth child of ten brothers and five sisters. One brother died young, he and Fanie Louw became Springboks and the other brothers all played senior rugby.

Louw made his debut for as a teenage schoolboy against the British Isles in 1924. His Springbok debut was in 1928 against the visiting All Blacks, when he was selected as lock for the fourth test at the Crusaders Ground in Port Elizabeth. Louw played 18 test matches for the Boks, 13 of which as loosehead prop and scored one try. He also played 31 tour matches in which he scored five tries.

Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 11–6 Lock 18 Aug 1928 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth 2. 5–13 Loosehead Prop 1 Sep 1928 Newlands, Cape Town 3. 8–3 Loosehead prop 5 Dec 1931 St. Helen's, Swansea 4. 8–3 Loosehead prop 19 Dec 1931 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 5. 7–0 Loosehead prop 2 Jan 1932 Twickenham, London 6. 6–3 Loosehead prop 16 Jan 1932 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 7. 17–3 Loosehead prop 8 Jul 1933 Newlands, Cape Town 8. 6–21 Lock 22 Jul 1933 Kingsmead, Durban 9. 12–3 Loosehead prop 1 12 Aug 1933 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 10. 11–0 Flank 26 Aug 1933 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth 11. 4–15 Flank 2 Sep 1933 Springbok Park, Bloemfontein 12. 9–5 Number Eight 26 Jun 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 13. 26–17 Loosehead prop 17 Jul 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 14. 13–6 Loosehead prop 4 Sep 1937 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 15. 17–6 Loosehead prop 25 Sep 1937 Eden Park, Auckland 16. British Isles26–12 Loosehead prop 6 Aug 1938 Ellis Park Park, Johannesburg 17. British Isles19–3 Loosehead prop 3 Sep 1938 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth 18. British Isles 16–21 Loosehead prop 10 Sep 1938 Newlands, Cape Town