Jaque Fourie
Jaque Fourie
Jaque Fourie against Fiji |
Full name |
Jaque Fourie |
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Date of birth |
(1983-03-04) 4 March 1983 |
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Place of birth |
Carletonville, South Africa |
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Height |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] |
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Weight |
105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) [1] |
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School |
Hoërskool Monument |
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University |
Rand Afrikaans University |
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Occupation(s) |
Professional rugby union footballer |
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Rugby union career |
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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.
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 Vélez Sársfield 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 50'th 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]
International Tries
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
1 | Uruguay | Perth, Australia | Subiaco Oval | Rugby World Cup | 000000002003-10-11-000011 October 2003 | Won |
2 | Georgia | Sydney, Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Rugby World Cup | 000000002003-10-24-000024 October 2003 | Won |
3 | Samoa | Brisbane, Australia | Lang Park | Rugby World Cup | 000000002003-11-01-00001 November 2003 | Won |
4 | Ireland | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | Test Match | 000000002004-06-19-000019 June 2004 | Won |
5 | Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield | Test Match | 000000002004-11-27-000027 November 2004 | Won |
6 | Uruguay | East London, South Africa | Buffalo City Stadium | Test Match | 000000002005-06-11-000011 June 2005 | Won |
7 | Australia | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park | Mandela Challenge Plate | 000000002005-07-23-000023 July 2005 | Won |
8 | New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand | Carisbrook | Tri Nations | 000000002005-08-27-000027 August 2005 | Lost |
9 | Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Vélez Sársfield | Test Match | 000000002005-11-05-00005 November 2005 | Won |
10 | France | Paris, France | Stade de France | Test Match | 000000002005-11-26-000026 November 2005 | Lost |
11 | Australia | Sydney, Australia | Stadium Australia | Tri Nations | 000000002006-08-05-00005 August 2006 | Lost |
12 | New Zealand | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Tri Nations | 000000002006-08-26-000026 August 2006 | Lost |
13 | New Zealand | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Tri Nations | 000000002006-08-26-000026 August 2006 | Lost |
14 | Australia | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | Tri Nations | 000000002007-06-16-000016 June 2007 | Won |
15 | Namibia | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | Test Match | 000000002007-08-15-000015 August 2007 | Won |
16 | Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield | Test Match | 000000002007-08-25-000025 August 2007 | Won |
17 | Samoa | Paris, France | Parc des Princes | Rugby World Cup | 000000002007-09-09-00009 September 2007 | Won |
18 | United States | Montpellier, France | Stade de la Mosson | Rugby World Cup | 000000002007-09-30-000030 September 2007 | Won |
19 | United States | Montpellier, France | Stade de la Mosson | Rugby World Cup | 000000002007-09-30-000030 September 2007 | Won |
20 | Fiji | Marseille, France | Stade Vélodrome | Rugby World Cup | 000000002007-10-07-00007 October 2007 | Won |
21 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | Test Match | 000000002007-11-24-000024 November 2007 | Won |
22 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | Test Match | 000000002007-11-24-000024 November 2007 | Won |
23 | Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield | Test Match | 000000002008-11-15-000015 November 2008 | Won |
24 | England | London, England | Twickenham | Test Match | 000000002008-11-22-000022 November 2008 | Won |
25 | British and Irish Lions | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Test Match | 000000002009-06-27-000027 June 2009 | Won |
26 | New Zealand | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Free State Stadium | Tri Nations | 000000002009-07-25-000025 July 2009 | Won |
27 | Australia | Perth, Australia | Subiaco Oval | Tri Nations | 000000002009-08-29-000029 August 2009 | Won |
28 | Italy | Udine, Italy | Stadio Friuli | Test Match | 000000002009-11-21-000021 November 2009 | Won |
29 | Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Lang Park | Tri Nations | 000000002010-07-24-000024 July 2010 | Lost |
30 | Australia | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Free State Stadium | Tri Nations | 000000002010-09-04-00004 September 2010 | Lost |
31 | Fiji | Wellington, New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Rugby World Cup | 000000002011-09-17-000017 September 2011 | Won |
32 | Namibia | North Shore City, New Zealand | North Harbour Stadium | Rugby World Cup | 000000002011-09-22-000022 September 2011 | Won |
Source: scrum.com
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