Louw signs with Bulls
26 Jun 2006
The loss of three locks to the Springboks has resulted in the Vodacom Blue Bulls signing Hottie Louw.
The former Bok and Western Province player has signed for the duration of the Currie Cup and his services will be heavily relied upon with the likes of Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw missing.
Louw joins Francois van Schouwenburg, Adriaan Fondse and Cliffie Milton to form a powerful second-row unit from which coach Heyneke Meyer can choose from.
Louw will be on loan to the Bulls from the Llanelli Scarlets for the remainder of the Currie Cup.
“I have returned to South Africa to compete for a place in the Springbok side and I believe the only way to do this is to play in the Currie Cup,” Louw said in a statement. “I would like to be in contention for a place in next year’s World Cup squad, and depending on my inclusion in the Springbok touring squad at the end of this year, will weigh up my options with regards to returning to the UK.”
Louw’s agent, James Adams, confirmed that Louw did not turn his back on Western
Province, despite news reports to the contrary. He said that they had in fact been in contact with WP, but that the province did not get back to them with any offers.
Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer said that Louw, who will be joining the Bulls within the next two weeks, will be a huge asset to the province. “We have lost three locks to the Springboks, and Louw’s experience will be invaluable to us. He will also be able to share this experience with the young, talented locks in the province, which will aid their development,” Meyer said.
“Hottie is still relatively young and he is now entering his best years as a lock. I believe he still has a role to play at international level.”
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26 Jun 2006, 12:29 pm
If you contract with the bulls, your future is set…
26 Jun 2006, 12:39 pm
Hotte by die eerste oefening,
“Hottie jy moet hulle forwards aanvat met geweld man”……
NEEEEEEE nie so nie man , wiet jou dit geleer?!!!!
26 Jun 2006, 13:00 pm
Of, neem in jou posisie.
Dan gaan staan Hottie agter die pale met sy gesig op sy kniee tewyl hy sy enkels styf vashou.
Maar Meyer sal dit gou uit hom uitkry.
26 Jun 2006, 13:19 pm
The best part of this posting is that HE contacted the Bulls. Why did he not first try his former province?
26 Jun 2006, 13:20 pm
KMV aka ****** Rekker
BWHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
26 Jun 2006, 13:21 pm
oops dislexic KWV
26 Jun 2006, 13:33 pm
Hottie was the last decent lock Wp had
26 Jun 2006, 14:00 pm
I guess Hottie is a Steve fan. Poor guy.
26 Jun 2006, 14:02 pm
still better than Kurt darren or nataniel..
26 Jun 2006, 14:16 pm
Maybe Deon Maws for WP
26 Jun 2006, 14:55 pm
OH NO no no no no no no no no !!!!
26 Jun 2006, 16:21 pm
i dont think WP would want him. They already have Skeate, Bekker, Gerrie Britz, Selbourne Boome and that other skinny oke (cant remember his name from Stormers and WP last year) plus one or 2 under 21s coming through.
Hottie went were he knew he would get work. Good luck to him. Hes a good experienced player whose role will be that of a mentor. I watched him all the way from Tech Gardens under 21 (a team who had Corne Krige, Marius Goosen, Hottie Louw, Percy Montgomery, just to name a few) all the way to playing for the boks. I hope he does well at the Bulls.
26 Jun 2006, 19:33 pm
I think if Boome had not already been signed by them, WP may have considered Hottie. From the little I saw of both of them playing for Northampton and Llanelli, I would rate Boome slightly higher, as long as he shakes injury.
27 Jun 2006, 04:21 am
I think Hottie spoke to WP and they could not guarantee him a place in the starting 15 above Skeate and Bekker (justifiably so), so he looked at other options.
Amazing how many renegades all of a sudden return to ZAF in the season before WC, hmmmmm?
27 Jun 2006, 06:28 am
Finally Hottie came home, but where is he going to find a place with Matfield and Bakkies at the Bulls. Should have gone to WP.
27 Jun 2006, 06:28 am
Nevermind, I should probably read the article before commenting
27 Jun 2006, 08:35 am
Louw goes on loan to Blue Bulls
June 26 2006 at 09:49PM
Pretoria – Former Springbok lock Hottie Louw has joined the Blue Bulls on loan from Llanelli Scarletts for the remainder of the Currie Cup season.
Louw will join last season’s Currie cup finalists in an attempt to try and win a place in the Springbok squad ahead of next year’s 2007 World Cup.
The Bulls already have three locks in the national squad, with Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw all on national duty.
Louw joins the talented trio of Francois van Schouwenburg, Adriaan Fondse and Cliff Milton for the Currie Cup campaign.
“I have returned to South Africa to compete for a place in the Springbok side and I believe the only way to do this is to play in the Currie Cup, Louw said. I would like to be in contention for a place in next year’s World Cup squad, and depending on my inclusion in the Springbok touring squad at the end of this year, will weigh up my options with regards to returning to the UK,” said Louw.
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Louw’s agent, James Adams said that they had in fact been in contact with WP, but that the province did not get back to them with any offers.
Blue Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer said that Louw, who will be joining the Blue Bulls within the next two weeks, will be a huge asset to the province.
“We have lost three locks to the Springboks, and Louw’s experience will be invaluable to us. He will also be able to share this experience with the young, talented locks in the province, which will aid their development,” Meyer said.
“Hottie is still relatively young and he is now entering his best years as a lock. I believe he still has a role to play at international level.” – Sapa
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