Tegan Fourie (born 13 July 1998) is a South African

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player for the

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International career

She made her début in South Africa Under-21 it 2016 at Junior Africa cup and Junior World Cup. In 2017, Fourie made her

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debut during a test series against

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. She has gone on to represent the team in various test matches, as well as at the 2021 Indoor Africa Cup. Despite never having made an international outdoor appearance, Fourie was named to the

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squad for the test matches

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. She was named to the

squad for the

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for Ghana

Personal life

Fourie is a type 1 diabetic. She attended is St Mary’s DSG, Kloof and studied at the

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. His sister also is an international hockey player at Junior Africa cup and 2023 Junior World Cup.

Honours

Indoor

* Test Matches: RSA v ZIM (2017) - Leading Goalscorer * Test Matches: CZE v RSA (2019) - Leading Goalscorer * Indoor Africa Cup 2021 - Leading Goalscorer

References

External links

* South African female field hockey players South African female indoor hockey players Living people 1998 births People with type 1 diabetes TuksHockey Club players 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub