The utility forward started his senior rugby career at the age of 20 with Western Province, and only made his Bok debut in 2022 at the age of 35.
has taken an eye-opening round trip over his storied rugby career that will see him reach the World Cup in France next month.
Although his advanced age and the competition for places in the setup counted against him, Fourie received his maiden call-up to the national side in 2022. “From then I knew I just had to continue putting in strong performances and hopefully I would be standing here and luckily for me the stars aligned.”will be on the shoulders of Fourie at the World Cup as he has been picked as the Boks’ ‘third’ hooker and should an injury happen to either Malcolm Marx or Bongi Mbonambi, he could find himself thrown back into the position.
“Also in my 16-year career so far I have played more at hooker than at flank. So it is a position I am more than comfortable slotting into if needed.”Going into the World Cup Fourie claimed that he was fully focused on assisting the team and had no personal goals for the tournament, but says that the Ireland pool stage match is arguably the most important game for the team during the first half of the competition.
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