{"id":402123,"date":"2011-04-27T14:37:23","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T14:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/27\/bath-sign-springbok-flanker-louw\/"},"modified":"2011-04-27T14:37:23","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T14:37:23","slug":"bath-sign-springbok-flanker-louw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/27\/bath-sign-springbok-flanker-louw\/","title":{"rendered":"Bath sign Springbok flanker Louw"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Louw has seven international caps for South Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Bath have signed Stormers and South Africa international flanker Francois Louw, BBC Radio Bristol understands.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 25-year-old has signed a two-year-deal and effectively replaces outgoing captain and fellow Springbok Luke Watson who is returning home.<\/p>\n

Louw is expected to be part of the South Africa squad for the World Cup squad and if selected will arrive at the Rec in December.<\/p>\n

If he misses out Bath could welcome him as early as September.<\/p>\n

Bath still intend to find an appropriate replacement for Springbok fly-half Butch James who is also heading home and according to coach Brad Davis their search is almost at an end.<\/p>\n\n\n
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If we can get our target I think the majority of the rugby world will really sit up and take notice<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Brad Davis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

“If we can get our target I think the majority of the rugby world will really sit up and take notice,” Davis told BBC Radio Bristol.<\/p>\n

“We’re definitely well down the track and hopefully we can have some concrete news in the next few weeks.”<\/p>\n

Bath’s hope of a “marquee” signing suggests whoever they sign will not be with them until after the World Cup in New Zealand concludes in October so will he hoping Olly Barkley makes a swift return from his broken leg<\/a> to support Sam Vesty.<\/p>\n

Speaking earlier in the month chief executive Nick Blofeld had suggested that All Black Dan Carter was on their shortlist<\/a> <\/p>\n

But with the Premiership salary cap remaining in place, and Carter likely to command one of the biggest pay packets in world rugby, it appears unlikely the All Blacks fly-half will be the man to fill James’s boots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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