Willem Sterrenberg Jacobus Marais Bouwer (born 4 September 1985) is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer. He plays mostly as a flanker. He most recently represented the Pumas in the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

and Vodacom Cup having previously played for the Leopards. In 2013, he was included in a

South Africa President's XV The South Africa President's XV is a South African rugby union team that represented South Africa in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup. They won the tournament, winning all three matches, but did not take part in the 2014 edition. Previously, an Emerging S ...

team that played in the

2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup The 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the inaugural edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board and was played from 7 to 16 June 2013 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi. The hosts Georgia were joined by Ur ...

and won the tournament after winning all three matches. He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

, beating 24–7 in the final. Bouwer made three appearances during the season, scoring one try.

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Living people 1985 births South African rugby union players Rugby union flankers Pumas (Currie Cup) players Leopards (rugby union) players People from Kempton Park, Gauteng Rugby union players from Gauteng {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub