Jaque Fourie Explained

Jaque Fourie
Birth Name:Jaque Fourie
Birth Date:1983 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Carletonville, South Africa
Height:1.90NaN0
Weight:105kg (231lb)
Ru Position:Centre, Wing, Fullback
Repteam1:South Africa
Repyears1:2003–2014
Repcaps1:72
Reppoints1:160
Ru Ntupdate:24 November 2013
Years1:2011
Years2:2012–2017
Clubs1:Panasonic Wild Knights
Clubs2:Kobelco Steelers
Apps1:12
Apps2:52
Points1:55
Points2:170
Ru Clubupdate:15 January 2017
Super2:Stormers
Superyears1:2003–2009
Superyears2:2010–2011
Superapps1:68
Superapps2:30
Superpoints1:120
Superpoints2:65
Super14update:22 September 2011 [1]
Province2:Western Province
Provinceyears1:2002–2009
Provinceyears2:2010–2011
Provinceapps1:13
Provinceapps2:3
Provincepoints1:10
Provincepoints2:0
Ru Provinceupdate:9 August 2012
Occupation:Professional rugby union footballer
School:Hoërskool Monument

Jaque Fourie (born 4 March 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union 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.

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 & 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 & Irish Lions in Pretoria in June, sealed a dramatic Series victory for the Springboks.[2]

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.[3]

International Tries

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result
1 Perth, Australia Won
2 Sydney, Australia Won
3 Brisbane, Australia Won
4 Test Match Won
5 Test Match Won
6 Test Match Won
7 Won
8 Dunedin, New Zealand Lost
9 Test Match Won
10 Paris, France Test Match Lost
11 Sydney, Australia Lost
12 Lost
13 Lost
14 Won
15 Test Match Won
16 Test Match Won
17 Paris, France Won
18 Montpellier, France Won
19 Montpellier, France Won
20 Marseille, France Won
21 Test Match Won
22 Test Match Won
23 Test Match Won
24 London, England Test Match Won
25 Won
26 Won
27 Perth, Australia Won
28 Udine, Italy Test Match Won
29 Brisbane, Australia Lost
30 Lost
31 Wellington, New Zealand Won
32 North Shore City, New Zealand Won

Source: scrum.com

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/player?id=1178&name=jaque-fourie&team=50006 Jaque Fourie
  2. http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2036205.html Jaque Fourie wins IRPA Try of the Year 2009
  3. Web site: 'Twiggy' launches World Series Rugby, confirms 2018 Force fixtures. Decent. Tom. 2018-03-06. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2018-03-06.