Deon André Fourie (born 25 September 1986) is a South African professional

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player who plays for

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in the South African Provincial

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competition and for the

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in the

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. 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

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in France, playing 76 minutes in the

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, which South Africa won. Fourie previously played for the

provincial team and the

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team. Fourie captained Western Province to Currie Cup champions in 2012. He represented

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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

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until 2015. However, he gained an early release from the contract to join French

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side prior to the

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Honours

* 2012 Currie Cup - Winner * 2022

- Winner *

- Winner

Statistics

Test match record

International tries

References

External links

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Stormers profileWP rugby profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fourie, Deon 1986 births Living people South African rugby union players Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union hookers Rugby union flankers Afrikaner people Rugby union players from Pretoria South Africa international rugby sevens players South African expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century South African sportsmen Lyon OU Rugby players FC Grenoble Rugby players South Africa international rugby union players 2023 Rugby World Cup players