Jaque Fourie

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name = Jaque Fourie


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placeofbirth = Carletonville, South Africa
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ru_nationalteam = South Africa
ru_nationalyears = 2003-
ru_nationalcaps = 39
ru_nationalpoints = (110, 22 tries)
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occupation = Professional rugby union footballer
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Jaque Fourie (born 4th March, 1983 in Carletonville, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer. He is a versatile backline player whose usual position is in the centres, and is one of the Springboks' most important players. He plays for the Lions (formerly the Cats) in the Super 14 competition as well as the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup.

Fourie made his international debut on the 11th of 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.

External links

* [http://www.rwc2003.irb.com/EN/Tournament/Teams/South%20Africa/Players/Jaque+Fourie/ Jaque Fourie] on rwc2003.irb.com
* [http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html Jaque Fourie] on genslin.us