5. Francois Louw
The 34-year-old, who had planned to retire at the end of the current season, has become an iconic figure with Bath fans making 140 appearances over nine seasons at the Rec. His Bath retirement contrasts to his calling time on his international career after winning 76 caps for the Springboks over a nine-year period. That conclusion came in the Springboks’ 32-12 crushing of England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final last November.
