Fourie played provincial rugby for North Eastern Cape and Eastern Province and during 1972 toured with Gazelles, a South African under-24 team, to Argentina. Fourie scored 22 tries during the tour, the most by a Gazelles player and ten more than second most scored by Gerrie Germishuys. His 92 points scored, were the second most points for the South Africans, behind the 110 scored by Jackie Snyman.
Fourie toured with the Springboks to France in 1974 and made his test debut against France on 23 November 1974 in Toulouse. He played in both test matches on the French tour and a further two tests during the return tour of the French to South Africa in 1975.[2] He scored ten points in test matches and also played in five tour matches, scoring a further four points.[3]
Fourie was named one of the five SA Rugby players of the Year for 1972. The four other players named, were two members of the 1972 England team that toured South Africa, namely Sam Doble and John Pullin, as well as the South African lock forward, Kevin de Klerk and flanker Jan Ellis.[4]
^"Carel Fourie". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 89–92. ISBN0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
^Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 146. ISBN0958423148.
^Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 22. ISBN0958423148.
December 28, 2022
carel, fourie, carel, tossie, fourie, august, 1950, 1997, south, african, rugby, union, player, birth, namedate, birth1, august, 1950, 1950, place, birthuitenhage, eastern, capedate, death5, 1997, 1997, aged, place, deathjohannesburg, gautengheight1, weight84,. Carel Tossie Fourie 1 August 1950 5 May 1997 was a South African rugby union player 1 Carel FourieBirth nameCarel FourieDate of birth1 August 1950 1950 08 Place of birthUitenhage Eastern CapeDate of death5 May 1997 1997 05 05 aged 46 Place of deathJohannesburg GautengHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight84 kg 185 lb SchoolHoerskool Brandwag UitenhageNotable relative s Polla Fourie brother Rugby union careerPosition s WingProvincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points North East Cape Eastern Province National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1974 1975South Africa4 10 Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Test history 2 Accolades 3 See also 4 ReferencesPlaying career EditFourie played provincial rugby for North Eastern Cape and Eastern Province and during 1972 toured with Gazelles a South African under 24 team to Argentina Fourie scored 22 tries during the tour the most by a Gazelles player and ten more than second most scored by Gerrie Germishuys His 92 points scored were the second most points for the South Africans behind the 110 scored by Jackie Snyman Fourie toured with the Springboks to France in 1974 and made his test debut against France on 23 November 1974 in Toulouse He played in both test matches on the French tour and a further two tests during the return tour of the French to South Africa in 1975 2 He scored ten points in test matches and also played in five tour matches scoring a further four points 3 Test history Edit No Opposition Result SA 1st Position Points Dates Venue1 France 13 4 Wing 3 1 penalty 23 November 1974 Stade Municipal Toulouse2 France 10 8 Wing 30 November 1974 Parc des Princes Paris3 France 38 25 Wing 21 June 1975 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein4 France 33 18 Wing 7 1 try 1 penalty 28 June 1975 Loftus Versfeld PretoriaAccolades EditFourie was named one of the five SA Rugby players of the Year for 1972 The four other players named were two members of the 1972 England team that toured South Africa namely Sam Doble and John Pullin as well as the South African lock forward Kevin de Klerk and flanker Jan Ellis 4 See also EditList of South Africa national rugby union players Springbok no 481References Edit Carel Fourie ESPN scrum Retrieved 28 May 2020 Jooste Graham K 1995 South African rugby test players 1949 1995 Johannesburg Penguin pp 89 92 ISBN 0140250174 OCLC 36916860 Colquhoun Andy 1999 The South African Rugby Annual 1999 Cape Town MWP Media Sport p 146 ISBN 0958423148 Colquhoun Andy 1999 The South African Rugby Annual 1999 Cape Town MWP Media Sport p 22 ISBN 0958423148 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carel Fourie amp oldid 1084916867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
