Deon Fourie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deon André Fourie | ||
| Born |
25 September 1986 Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)[1] | ||
| School(s) attended | Pietersburg High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Hooker / Loose forward | ||
| Current club | Lyon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | ||
| 2005–07 | Western Province | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2006–14 | Western Province | 90 | (110) |
| 2008–14 | Stormers | 84 | (65) |
| 2014– | Lyon | 19 | (10) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007 | South Africa Sevens | () | |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 April 2015. | |||
Deon André Fourie (born 25 September 1986) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays for Lyon in the French Top 14 competition.
He previously played for the Western Province provincial team and the Stormers Super Rugby team. Fourie captained Western Province to Currie Cup champions in 2012. He represented South Africa at 7s level internationally in 2007.
In April 2013, he signed a deal that will keep him in Cape Town until 2015.[2] However, he gained an early release from the contract to join French Top 14 side Lyon prior to the 2014–15 Top 14 season.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Player Profiles: Deon Andre Fourie". SA Rugby. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Stormers retain key quartet". Rugby365. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Deon FOURIE nouveau renfort" (Press release) (in French). lourugby.fr. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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