Louis Fourie (rugby union)

Louis Fourie

Personal information
Full name	Louis Johannes Fourie
Born	28 January 1991 Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended	Pearson High School, Port Elizabeth
University	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Club information
Playing position	Lock
Youth career
2009–12	Eastern Province Kings
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2011–14	NMMU Madibaz	24	(10)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2014	Eastern Province Kings	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 February 2015. † Appearances (Points).

Louis Johannes Fourie (born 28 January 1991 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player that played provincial rugby for the Eastern Province Kings and Varsity Rugby for NMMU Madibaz.^[1] His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth / Varsity Cup

In 2009, Fourie was included in Eastern Province's Under-18 Craven Week squad for the tournament held in East London. After finishing school, he enrolled at Port Elizabeth university Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. He played Varsity Cup rugby for their first team, the NMMU Madibaz for four seasons between 2011 and 2014, making 24 appearances and scoring two tries.

He also became involved with the academy sides of the Eastern Province Kings. In 2011, he started all eight of the Eastern Province U21 side's matches in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring tries in their matches against SWD U21^[2] and Griffons U21^[3] as they topped the Group B log. They won their semi-final against Pumas U21, but fell short in the final, losing 19–23 to Border U21.^[4]

He made seven appearances for the side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, once again topping the log. Fourie scored a try in their 67–5 semi-final victory over Griquas U21^[5] and also started the final against SWD U21, this time helping them to a 24–10 victory to clinch the Group B championship.^[6]

Eastern Province Kings

After four seasons in Varsity Rugby, Fourie was included in the Eastern Province Kings squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut by starting their match against the SWD Eagles in George, a game they lost 21–23,^[7] and also started the following week in a 28–21 victory over Boland Cavaliers.^[8] That was his only involvement for the Eastern Province Kings, however, as he was not named in their squad for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.^[9]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Louis Fourie". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
2. "Match Breakdown: SWD vs Eastern Province". South African Rugby Union. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
3. "Match Breakdown: Griffons vs Eastern Province". South African Rugby Union. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
4. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
5. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province KIngs vs GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
6. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province KIngs vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
7. "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
8. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
9. "2014 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2014.