Jacob Stephanus "Japie" Louw (30 August 1867 – 17 August 1936) was a South Africa

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n international rugby union

Rugby union

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 player. Born in Durbanville, he attended Paul Roos Gymnasium

Paul Roos Gymnasium

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 before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions

Golden Lions

The Golden Lions is a provincial rugby team based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The team was originally known as Transvaal, before changes to the political landscape in South Africa forced a name change to the Gauteng Lions, before again being changed to the Golden Lions. For sponsorship reason...

). He made his only appearances for South Africa

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 during Great Britain's 1891 tour

1891 British Lions tour to South Africa

The 1891 British Isles tour to South Africa was the first British Isles rugby union tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by a joint British team. Between 9 July and 7 September, the team played 20 games, including three tests against the South Africa national rugby union...

, South Africa's first as a Test

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 nation. The series was won 3–0 by Great Britain, Louw played as a forward in all three Tests

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. He died in 1936, in Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

, at the age of 68.