Corné Fourie (born 2 September 1988) is a South African
rugby union
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player. He can play as a
loosehead prop or
hooker. He previously played for the , the , the and domestically, for the and in
Super Rugby
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, the
Panasonic Wild Knights
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in the
Top League
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in Japan and
Gloucester
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in the English
Premiership Rugby
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.
He joined the Currie Cup team for the 2016 season.
On 9 September 2019, it was confirmed that Fourie would join
Premiership Rugby
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side
Gloucester
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for the 2019–20 season.
He left on 9 April 2021.
External links
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itsrugby.co.uk profile
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fourie, Corne
Living people
1988 births
South African rugby union players
Rugby union props
Afrikaner people
Pumas (Currie Cup) players
Blue Bulls players
Sportspeople from Roodepoort
Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Gauteng
Golden Lions players
Saitama Wild Knights players
Stormers players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Gloucester Rugby players
Alumni of Hoërskool Waterkloof
South African expatriate rugby union players in England
South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
21st-century South African sportsmen
Cheetahs (rugby union) players
Free State Cheetahs players
Tuks Rugby Club players