World Cup Local Hero
Weill if it wasn’t to be England then at least it is Camden’s one and only Francois Louw. The text of this post is based upon a report in the South African Times.
This was Francois’ last international match. The latter part of his career was spent as a substitute allowing captain Siya Kolisi’s career to take off and soar.
“I got knocked out in a quarterfinal in 2011‚ a semifinal in 2015‚ and I’m glad I didn’t get knocked out in a final‚” he said. To win it is fantastic and it was a tough road after the start we had to our World Cup campaign (losing to New Zealand).
“It does cap my career. It was officially my final game for South Africa – 76 games‚ 10 years‚ I couldn’t have asked for anything bigger‚ anything more special‚” said the Bath backrower.
We’ve had two very dark years in Springbok rugby history and to come back the way we did‚ to form a united team the way we did – a team that fully represents South Africa and win a World Cup with that is something I will cherish for the rest of my life‚” said Louw.