Jaque Fourie

Jaque Fourie

Player information
Full name	Jaque Fourie
birthday	March 4th 1983
place of birth	Carletonville , South Africa
society
society	Kobelco Steelers
position	Inside three quarters Outside three quarters goalkeeper
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
2002–2009 2003–2009 2010–2011 2010–2011 2011 2012-	Golden Lions Lions (Super 14) Western Province Stormers (Super 14) Panasonic Wild Knights Kobelco Steelers	35 (85) 58 (120) 3 (0) 30 (65) 12 (55) 0 (0)
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
2003–	South Africa	72 (160)
Status: August 9, 2012 National team: August 9, 2012

Jaque Fourie (born March 4, 1983 in Carletonville ) is a South African rugby union player who plays as the inner three quarters for the South African national team. In the Currie Cup he was for the Golden Lions and Western Province and in the Super 14 for the Lions and Stormers in the roster. He currently plays for the Japanese top league club Kobelco Steelers. In 2007 he became world champion with the "Springboks" .

Career

Fourie made his debut for the national team at the 2003 World Cup against Uruguay . He also made his first attempt . He was used in three other games later in the tournament. Until 2006 he changed positions more often and was mostly part of the South African selection. That year he finally prevailed and has since played regularly alongside Jean de Villiers as the inner three quarters.

In 2007 Fourie was able to achieve the greatest success of his career by winning the title at the World Championships . In 2008 he was part of the South African team that won all games against the British selections, inflicting the biggest home defeat on England in history. In 2009 he was part of the South Africa squad when it met the British and Irish Lions . The Springboks won the series against the Lions and also won the Tri Nations in the same year. Fourie was used in all games.

Individual evidence

1. ^ South Africa announce Lions squad. BBC, June 1, 2009, accessed June 2, 2009 . 

Web links

• Profile at the Kobelco Steelers (Japanese)
• National team profile