Deon André Fourie (born 25 September 1986) is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

footballer who plays for

Western Province Western Province or West Province may refer to: * Western Province, Cameroon *Western Province, Rwanda *Western Province (Kenya) *Western Province (Papua New Guinea) *Western Province (Solomon Islands) *Western Province, Sri Lanka *Western Provin ...

in the

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

n Provincial

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

competition. His regular playing positions are Hooker and Loose forward. Fourie previously played for the

provincial team and the Stormers Super Rugby team. Fourie captained Western Province to Currie Cup champions in 2012. He represented

at 7s level internationally in 2007. In April 2013, Fourie signed a deal that will keep him in Cape Town until 2015. However, he gained an early release from the contract to join French

Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...

side prior to the

2014–15 Top 14 season The 2014–15 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2013–14 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 this season, Lyon and La Rochelle in plac ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fourie, Deon 1986 births Living people South African rugby union players Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union hookers Rugby union flankers Afrikaner people Sportspeople from Pretoria South Africa international rugby sevens players South African expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France South African expatriate sportspeople in France Lyon OU players FC Grenoble players South Africa international rugby union players