Deon André Fourie (born 25 September 1986) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for Western Province in the South African Provincial Currie Cup competition. His regular playing positions are Hooker and Loose forward. He is known for his work rate and power at the rucks. He made history as the oldest Springbok debutant and became part of the squad that won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, playing 76 minutes in the final, which South Africa won.[2]
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| Full name | Deon André Fourie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pietersburg High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Fourie previously played for the Western Province provincial team and the Stormers Super Rugby team. Fourie captained Western Province to Currie Cup champions in 2012. He represented South Africa at 7s level internationally in 2007.
Fourie’s natural athletic ability was evident from a young age where he won two South African gymnastics titles while under the tutelage of his mother, Jeanette Fourie. He has attributed this early gymnastics training as one of the reasons he has been so successful as a fetcher in rugby union.
In April 2013, Fourie signed a deal that would have kept him in Cape Town until 2015.[3] However, he gained an early release from the contract to join French Top 14 side Lyon prior to the 2014–15 Top 14 season.[4]
Honours
edit- 2012 Currie Cup - Winner
- 2022 United Rugby Championship - Winner
- 2023 Rugby World Cup - Winner
References
edit- ^ a b "Deon Fourie player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "South Africa's Bongi Mbonambi suffers Rugby World Cup final heartbreak with injury". Yahoo Sports. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Stormers retain key quartet". Rugby365. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Deon FOURIE nouveau renfort" (Press release) (in French). lourugby.fr. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
External links
edit- Deon Fourie at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Deon Fourie at ESPNscrum
- Deon Fourie at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Stormers profile
- WP rugby profile
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Deon Fourie". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
