Corné Fourie (born 2 September 1988) is a South African

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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

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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

side

for the 2019–20 season. He left on 9 April 2021.

External links

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itsrugby.co.uk profile

References

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