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Bath - English club Bath have confirmed the signing of Stormers and Springbok flank Francois Louw, according to BBC Radio Bristol.
Louw, 25, has signed a two-year-deal and effectively replaces outgoing captain and fellow Springbok Luke Watson who is returning to SA to play for the Kings.
Louw is expected to be part of the South Africa squad for the Rugby World Cup squad and if selected will arrive at the Rec in December.
However, should he miss out of selection, Bath could welcome him as early as September.
Bath still intend to find a replacement for Springbok flyhalf Butch James who quit the club and returned to SA where he will play for the Lions.
Louw has seven Test caps to his name since making his debut against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in June 2010.
Louw will start for the Stormers in their Super Rugby clash against the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
Teams:
Stormers:
15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant/ Lionel Cronje, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw
Substitutes: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Brok Harris, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Lionel Cronje/ Kurt Coleman, 22 Juan de Jongh
Sharks:
TBA
Louw, 25, has signed a two-year-deal and effectively replaces outgoing captain and fellow Springbok Luke Watson who is returning to SA to play for the Kings.
Louw is expected to be part of the South Africa squad for the Rugby World Cup squad and if selected will arrive at the Rec in December.
However, should he miss out of selection, Bath could welcome him as early as September.
Bath still intend to find a replacement for Springbok flyhalf Butch James who quit the club and returned to SA where he will play for the Lions.
Louw has seven Test caps to his name since making his debut against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in June 2010.
Louw will start for the Stormers in their Super Rugby clash against the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
Teams:
Stormers:
15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant/ Lionel Cronje, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw
Substitutes: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Brok Harris, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Lionel Cronje/ Kurt Coleman, 22 Juan de Jongh
Sharks:
TBA
