Francois Hermanus "Hottie" Louw (born 2 March 1976) is a South African former rugby union player.
[1] Louw matriculated at Boland Agricultural High School and represented Western Province at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1994 and was selected for the 1994 South African Schools team.
He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1996.
[3] In 2002 he made his test match debut for the Springboks against Wales at Newlands, as a replacement.
He also played in test matches against Argentina and Samoa.