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Louw Nel

  • Position:
    Loose Forward
  • Nickname:
  • Date of birth:
    2002-08-09
  • Place of birth:
    Panorama
  • Height:
    190 cm
  • Weight:
    107 kg
  • School:
    Paarl Gimnasium
  • DHL Stormers Caps:
    6
  • Social media handles:
    Instagram: @louw.nel

What is your earliest rugby memory?

Watching my first game at Newlands with my dad.

What has been your career highlight to date?

Making my Currie Cup debut and being chosen for the Junior Boks.

Who has had the biggest impact on your career and why?

My father, he was always honest and set a good example for me.

What do you like to do when you are not playing rugby?

Spending time with people that matter and cleaning/organising.

Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?

My father, he always did everything to benefit me and my career and coached me.

What is your favourite city you have visited and why?

Verona, beautiful place and good food.

What is your favourite meal?

Ribeye steak with mushroom sauce

Who was your rugby hero growing up?

Schalk Burger.

If you could invite any five people to a braai, who would they be?

Jesus, Mark Knopfler, Tutankhamen, Genghis Khan, Gordon Ramsey.

Which DHL Stormers player do you think is most likely to become a coach one day and why?

Brok Harris.

Best and worst dressed in the squad?

Best, Suleiman Hartzenberg. Worst, Corne Weilbach.

Funniest person in the squad and why?

Gary Porter

Attack

  • Carries

    15

  • Metres made

    15

  • Passes

    4

  • Offloads

    2

  • Defenders beaten

    4

  • Clean breaks

    2

  • Crossed gainline

    9

  • Post-contact metres

    15

Defence

  • Tackles

    10

  • Dominant tackle contact

    1

  • Turnovers won

    1

Lineout

  • Line-outs won own throw

    1

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