Fourie: Stormers to stamp authority in France
One of five DHL Stormers players with Champions Cup experience, Deon Fourie says the Vodacom United Rugby Championship title-holders are looking to make a statement against Clermont on Saturday.
One of five DHL Stormers players with Champions Cup experience, Deon Fourie says the Vodacom United Rugby Championship title-holders are looking to make a statement against Clermont on Saturday.
Rassie Erasmus says Deon Fourie has overtaken Joseph Dweba to become the Springboks’ third-choice hooker.
Deon Fourie is chest out and self-assured over his role as the backup hooker for the Springboks against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.
Deon Fourie’s expected appearance against Australia in Sydney on Saturday will double as an audition for the role Schalk Brits played for the Springboks at the 2019 World Cup.
Debutant Deon Fourie and 2019 World Cup winner Warrick Gelant admitted that too many mistakes from the Springboks allowed Wales to snatch a historic win over the world champions on Saturday.
A possibility of reopening battle wounds won’t worry Deon Fourie if it means he becomes the oldest Springbok to make his Test debut on Saturday.
The Stormers have agreed new terms with one of their key Vodacom United Rugby Championship-winning campaigners for the foreseeable future.
The Springbok coaches are reportedly toying with the idea of giving Deon Fourie his debut as part of a twin-breakdown threat for the first Test of the series against Wales in Pretoria on Saturday.
The Stormers prevailed in a confrontational showdown with the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday to end their long wait for a major title and be crowned the inaugural winners of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Deon Fourie will play his 100th game for the Stormers in a relatively unchanged matchday squad for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship grand final against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.