Arthur Bouwer should not be confused with Arthur Bauer.
| Arthur Bouwer | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Christo Bouwer |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Sasolburg, South Africa |
| Weight: | 86kg (190lb) |
| School: | HTS Windhoek |
| Position: | Scrum-half |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Apps1: | 11 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2012–2016 |
| Repcaps1: | 15 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Clubupdate: | 1 December 2016 |
| Repupdate: | 1 December 2016 |
Arthur Christo Bouwer (born 5 December 1989) is a South African-born Namibian rugby union player, that played international rugby for the Namibia national team between 2012 and 2016. He also played for the in the South African Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions. He usually played as a scrum-half.
Bouwer was born in Sasolburg in South Africa, but grew up in Windhoek. He made his test debut for in July 2012 against in Madagascar, and quickly established himself as a regular for the national team, making 15 appearances over the next four years.[1]
He also represented the in the South African domestic Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions in 2015 and 2016, making eleven appearances.
In June 2016, he represented Namibia at the 2016 World Rugby Nations Cup in Bucharest, where he tested positively for banned substance chlorodehydromethyltestosterone. World Rugby imposed a four-year ban on Bouwer, ruling him out of action until 11 July 2020.[2]