# Jaque Fourie

Jaque Fourie (born 4 March 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union 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 José Amalfitani 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 & 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 50th 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 & Irish Lions in Pretoria in June, sealed a dramatic Series victory for the Springboks.
In March 2017, Fourie was named as part of a new re-branded Western Force team to play in the new World Series Rugby in the lead up to the National Rugby Championship.

## International Tries

| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
| 1 | Uruguay | Perth, Australia | Subiaco Oval | Rugby World Cup | 11 October 2003 | Won |
| 2 | Georgia | Sydney, Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Rugby World Cup | 24 October 2003 | Won |
| 3 | Samoa | Brisbane, Australia | Lang Park | Rugby World Cup | 1 November 2003 | Won |
| 4 | Ireland | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | Test Match | 19 June 2004 | Won |
| 5 | Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield | Test Match | 27 November 2004 | Won |
| 6 | Uruguay | East London, South Africa | Buffalo City Stadium | Test Match | 11 June 2005 | Won |
| 7 | Australia | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park | Mandela Challenge Plate | 23 July 2005 | Won |
| 8 | New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand | Carisbrook | Tri Nations | 27 August 2005 | Lost |
| 9 | Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium | Test Match | 5 November 2005 | Won |
| 10 | France | Paris, France | Stade de France | Test Match | 26 November 2005 | Lost |
| 11 | Australia | Sydney, Australia | Stadium Australia | Tri Nations | 5 August 2006 | Lost |
| 12 | New Zealand | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Tri Nations | 26 August 2006 | Lost |
| 13 | New Zealand | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Tri Nations | 26 August 2006 | Lost |
| 14 | Australia | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | Tri Nations | 16 June 2007 | Won |
| 15 | Namibia | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | Test Match | 15 August 2007 | Won |
| 16 | Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield | Test Match | 25 August 2007 | Won |
| 17 | Samoa | Paris, France | Parc des Princes | Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won |
| 18 | United States | Montpellier, France | Stade de la Mosson | Rugby World Cup | 30 September 2007 | Won |
| 19 | United States | Montpellier, France | Stade de la Mosson | Rugby World Cup | 30 September 2007 | Won |
| 20 | Fiji | Marseille, France | Stade Vélodrome | Rugby World Cup | 7 October 2007 | Won |
| 21 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | Test Match | 24 November 2007 | Won |
| 22 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | Test Match | 24 November 2007 | Won |
| 23 | Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield | Test Match | 15 November 2008 | Won |
| 24 | England | London, England | Twickenham | Test Match | 22 November 2008 | Won |
| 25 | British & Irish Lions | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Test Match | 27 June 2009 | Won |
| 26 | New Zealand | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Free State Stadium | Tri Nations | 25 July 2009 | Won |
| 27 | Australia | Perth, Australia | Subiaco Oval | Tri Nations | 29 August 2009 | Won |
| 28 | Italy | Udine, Italy | Stadio Friuli | Test Match | 21 November 2009 | Won |
| 29 | Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Lang Park | Tri Nations | 24 July 2010 | Lost |
| 30 | Australia | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Free State Stadium | Tri Nations | 4 September 2010 | Lost |
| 31 | Fiji | Wellington, New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Rugby World Cup | 17 September 2011 | Won |
| 32 | Namibia | North Shore City, New Zealand | North Harbour Stadium | Rugby World Cup | 22 September 2011 | Won |
Source: scrum.com