Youth He played for the side in
2011 and for the s in
2012 and
2013, starting 33 matches for those sides.
Sharks He was included in the
Vodacom Cup side in
2012 and made a late substitute appearance in their match against the in
Malmesbury to make his first class debut. Another substitute appearance followed in the
2013 Vodacom Cup, this time in a home match against the . His
Currie Cup debut came during the
2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season, when he started in their match against the . He remained in the side for the rest of the season, starting two matches in total and making three substitute appearances, including coming on in the Currie Cup final, where he contributed to the Sharks beating 33–19. Lewies was also included in the squad for the
2014 Super Rugby season and made his debut in a 31–16 victory against the in
Durban.
Harlequins On 20 March 2019, Lewies would travel to England to join
Harlequins in the
Premiership Rugby from the 2019-20 season. Ahead of the 2020-2021 season and with England international
Chris Robshaw approaching the end of his career, Lewies was named club captain. He joined other club legends to have assumed the role including former
World Player of the Year Keith Wood,
Rugby World Cup winner
Jason Leonard and former England Captain
Will Carling. He started in the Premiership final against
Exeter on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever and went on to lift the trophy alongside 2nd captain
Alex Dombrandt and departing Quins legend
Mike Brown. The following weekend he captained the side to their first ever Champions Cup semi-final beating
Bordeaux Begles 42-41 away in the quarter finals. Lewies scored a try, prevented another one and got a try assist in 41-32 victory over league leaders
Northampton Saints in the Big Summer Kick Off fixture hosted at
Twickenham Stadium. Ahead of the 2024-25 season he relinquished the captaincy after four years to
Alex Dombrandt. In December 2024, he signed an extension to his contract with Harlequins to keep him at the club for at least a seventh season. During this time he revealed he had nearly retired from rugby the season prior after a sustaining a series of injuries. In February 2025, he scored his first try of season during a
Premiership Cup against
Saracens. In January 2026, he signed for
United Rugby Championship club the
Sharks ahead of the following season.
International After
Bakkies Botha became unavailable and
Flip van der Merwe got injured, Springbok coach
Heyneke Meyer called up Lewies for the Test match against
Scotland. Lewies made his test debut on 28 June 2014, replacing stand-in captain
Victor Matfield in the 55–6 thump over
Scotland in
Port Elizabeth. In 2016, Lewies was included in a
South Africa 'A' squad that played a
two-match series against a touring
England Saxons team. He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in
Bloemfontein, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners. ==References==