Corné Fourie

Corné Fourie
Date of birth (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthRoodepoort, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Waterkloof
UniversityUniversity of South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop / Hooker
Current team Pumas
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2011 UP Tuks 14 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011 Blue Bulls 16 (15)
2012–2015 Pumas 72 (30)
2014–2018 Lions 64 (30)
2016–2018 Golden Lions XV 7 (10)
2016–2018 Golden Lions 15 (15)
2018–2019 Panasonic Wild Knights 3 (0)
2019 Stormers 16 (0)
2019 Western Province 6 (0)
2019–2021 Gloucester 13 (0)
2021– Pumas 29 (45)
2023–2024 Lions 10 (0)
Correct as of 18 June 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 South Africa Under-20 4 (0)
2012 South African Barbarians 1 (0)
Correct as of 16 April 2018

Corné Fourie (born 2 September 1988) is a South African rugby union player. He can play as a loosehead prop or hooker. He previously played for the Blue Bulls, the Pumas, the Golden Lions and Western Province domestically, for the Lions and Stormers in Super Rugby, the Panasonic Wild Knights in the Top League in Japan and Gloucester in the English Premiership Rugby.

He joined the Golden Lions Currie Cup team for the 2016 season.[1]

On 9 September 2019, it was confirmed that Fourie would join Premiership Rugby side Gloucester for the 2019–20 season.[2] He left on 9 April 2021.[3]

  • "SA Rugby Player Profile – Corné Fourie". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  • itsrugby.co.uk profile

References

  1. ^ "De Klerk and Fourie sign with Lions Rugby" (Press release). Golden Lions. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Gloucester Rugby add depth to front row resources with signing of Corné Fourie" (Press release). Gloucester Rugby. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Corné Fourie departs Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 9 April 2021.