Fabian Juries (born 28 February 1979) is a South African

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coach and former player.

Rugby career

Juries led the World Series in tries scored in 2004 and again in 2008. He scored his 100th try against Scotland during the 2005 New Zealand Sevens tournament. In 2008, he joined the

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, before moving to

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at the beginning of the 2010 season. He was nominated for the

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award, but lost to New Zealand’s

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. In 2020, he was still ranked among World Rugby's Sevens World Series' highest international try-scorers, he was ranked ninth, and was 29th in the highest point-scorer with 925 points.

Coaching career

After his playing career, he was unemployed for six months before he landed a coaching job at Herbert Hurd Primary School in

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, where he spent five years as the Head of Rugby. He also worked part-time with the Kings sevens squad and the Nigeria national rugby sevens team. Juries coached in

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at the Apollo Rugby Skills Academy. He was appointed as the Head Coach of the Kazakhstan women's sevens and fifteens teams in 2024.

Personal life

Juries married his wife, Lucinda, in 2003 and they have two daughters, Kirsten and Keshia.

References

External links

WP rugby profile
* Living people 1979 births South African rugby union players Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players Bulls (rugby union) players Cheetahs (rugby union) players Free State Cheetahs players Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Makhanda, Eastern Cape South Africa international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for South Africa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rugby sevens Male rugby sevens players 21st-century South African sportsmen Alumni of Kingswood College (South Africa) Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games World Games silver medalists for South Africa World Games medalists in rugby sevens Medalists at the 2005 World Games {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-1970s-stub