Jaque Fourie

Jaque Fourie (born 4 March 1983 in Carletonville, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union rugby player. He was a versatile backline player whose usual position was in the centres. He was a member of the 2007 Rugby World Cup winning team, playing at outside centre for 6 out of 7 matches, including all 80 minutes of the World Cup Final, which South Africa won 15–6.

Jaque Fourie
Jaque Fourie against Fiji
Birth nameJaque Fourie
Date of birth (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983
Place of birthCarletonville, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) [1]
SchoolHoërskool Monument
UniversityRand Afrikaans University
Occupation(s)Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing, Fullback [1]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011
2012–2017
Panasonic Wild Knights
Kobelco Steelers
12
52
(55)
(170)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2009
2010–2011
Golden Lions
Western Province
?
3
?
(0)
Correct as of 9 August 2012
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2009
2010–2011
Lions
Stormers
68
30
(120)
(65)
Correct as of 22 September 2011 [2]
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2014 South Africa 72 (160)
Correct as of 24 November 2013

Career

Fourie made his international debut on 11 October at the 2003 Rugby World Cup at outside centre for the Springboks against Uruguay at Subiaco Oval in Perth, and scored a try on debut. He also played against Georgia during the pool stages, scoring another try. He was a reserve for subsequent World Cup games against Samoa and the All Blacks.

He next played for the Springboks in June 2004, playing on the left wing against Ireland, which South Africa won 26–17. He played a further three times for the Springboks that year; against England at Twickenham, Scotland at Murrayfield in November as well as a match against Argentina at José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires.

The following year he played in the IRB Rugby Aid Match and was a reserve for the Springboks against Uruguay and France in June, before being included in the Springboks 2005 Tri Nations Series. He played in a further three tests that November. In 2006, he played for the Springboks during the mid year tests and after that he became the first-choice outside centre in the side, usually playing alongside Jean de Villiers (at inside centre).

On 20 October 2007 he won a Rugby World Cup winners' medal when South Africa beat England 15–6 in the 2007 Rugby World Cup final in Paris.

After playing much of 2008 and the 2009 series against the British and Irish Lions off the bench, he was back in the starting team for the 2009 Tri-Nations campaign (won by South Africa). He played his 50th test match for South Africa in a 6–21 loss to Australia in Brisbane on 5 September 2009.

In March 2010 a try scored by Fourie was named as the International Rugby Players Association Try of the Year 2009. The try, scored in the 74th minute of the second Test against the British and Irish Lions in Pretoria in June, sealed a dramatic Series victory for the Springboks.[3]

In March 2017, Fourie was named as part of a new re-branded Western Force team to play in the new World Series Rugby in the lead up to the National Rugby Championship.[4]

International Tries

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1 UruguayPerth, AustraliaSubiaco OvalRugby World Cup11 October 2003Won
2 GeorgiaSydney, AustraliaSydney Football StadiumRugby World Cup24 October 2003Won
3 SamoaBrisbane, AustraliaLang ParkRugby World Cup1 November 2003Won
4 IrelandCape Town, South AfricaNewlands StadiumTest Match19 June 2004Won
5 ScotlandEdinburgh, ScotlandMurrayfieldTest Match27 November 2004Won
6 UruguayEast London, South AfricaBuffalo City StadiumTest Match11 June 2005Won
7 AustraliaJohannesburg, South AfricaEllis ParkMandela Challenge Plate23 July 2005Won
8 New ZealandDunedin, New ZealandCarisbrookTri Nations27 August 2005Lost
9 ArgentinaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaJosé Amalfitani StadiumTest Match5 November 2005Won
10 FranceParis, FranceStade de FranceTest Match26 November 2005Lost
11 AustraliaSydney, AustraliaStadium AustraliaTri Nations5 August 2006Lost
12 New ZealandPretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld StadiumTri Nations26 August 2006Lost
13 New ZealandPretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld StadiumTri Nations26 August 2006Lost
14 AustraliaCape Town, South AfricaNewlands StadiumTri Nations16 June 2007Won
15 NamibiaCape Town, South AfricaNewlands StadiumTest Match15 August 2007Won
16 ScotlandEdinburgh, ScotlandMurrayfieldTest Match25 August 2007Won
17 SamoaParis, FranceParc des PrincesRugby World Cup9 September 2007Won
18 United StatesMontpellier, FranceStade de la MossonRugby World Cup30 September 2007Won
19 United StatesMontpellier, FranceStade de la MossonRugby World Cup30 September 2007Won
20 FijiMarseille, FranceStade VélodromeRugby World Cup7 October 2007Won
21 WalesCardiff, WalesMillennium StadiumTest Match24 November 2007Won
22 WalesCardiff, WalesMillennium StadiumTest Match24 November 2007Won
23 ScotlandEdinburgh, ScotlandMurrayfieldTest Match15 November 2008Won
24 EnglandLondon, EnglandTwickenhamTest Match22 November 2008Won
25 British and Irish LionsPretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld StadiumTest Match27 June 2009Won
26 New ZealandBloemfontein, South AfricaFree State StadiumTri Nations25 July 2009Won
27 AustraliaPerth, AustraliaSubiaco OvalTri Nations29 August 2009Won
28 ItalyUdine, ItalyStadio FriuliTest Match21 November 2009Won
29 AustraliaBrisbane, AustraliaLang ParkTri Nations24 July 2010Lost
30 AustraliaBloemfontein, South AfricaFree State StadiumTri Nations4 September 2010Lost
31 FijiWellington, New ZealandWestpac StadiumRugby World Cup17 September 2011Won
32 NamibiaNorth Shore City, New ZealandNorth Harbour StadiumRugby World Cup22 September 2011Won

Source: scrum.com

References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jaque Fourie". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. Jaque Fourie, foxsports.com.au, 22 September 2011
  3. Jaque Fourie wins IRPA Try of the Year 2009 Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, IRB, 15 March 2010
  4. Decent, Tom (6 March 2018). "'Twiggy' launches World Series Rugby, confirms 2018 Force fixtures". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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