Carel 'Tossie' Fourie (1 August 1950 – 5 May 1997) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Carel Fourie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uitenhage, Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 May 1997 (aged 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Brandwag, Uitenhage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Polla Fourie (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
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]
Test history edit
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  France |
13–4 | Wing | 3 (1 penalty) | 23 November 1974 | Stade Municipal, Toulouse |
| 2. | France |
10–8 | Wing | 30 November 1974 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
| 3. | France |
38–25 | Wing | 21 June 1975 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 4. | France |
33–18 | Wing | 7 (1 try, 1 penalty) | 28 June 1975 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
Accolades edit
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]
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 481
References 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.