Louis Ludik

Louis Ludik (b. 8 October 1986, Kempton Park, South Africa) played fullback in a career spanning South Africa, France and Ireland.

He started his career with the Lions in 2006, making 58 appearances and scoring 85 points in three seasons. He moved to the Sharks in 2010, staying three seasons, making 37 appearances and scoring 35 points, and winning the Currie Cup in 2010 and 2013. He played for the Emerging Springboks team against Georgia in 2007.

In 2013 he moved to French club Agen, making 20 appearances and scoring 22 points in his one season at the club. The following year, on the recommendation of Ruan Pienaar, he signed for Ulster Rugby, where he stayed for seven seasons, making 112 appearances and scoring 65 points. He never played for the Springboks, although he was part of a South Africa training squad in 2018.

He retired at the end of the 2020-21 season at the age of 34 after failing to recover from concussion sustained early in the season. After retirement, he and fellow South African former Ulster player Schalk van der Merwe started Hellbent, a business selling South African boerewors sausages made with Northern Irish meat.

Links

 * Hellbent
 * ItsRugby:Louis Ludik
 * Ulster Rugby Lad meets Louis Ludik
 * Articles related to Louis Ludik at Rugbypass.com