Neethling Fouché
| Full name | Johan Neethling Fouché | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rustenburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Die Hoërskool Rustenburg, Rustenburg / Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johan Neethling Fouché (born 10 January 1993 in Rustenburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Stormers in Super Rugby and Template:Rut Western Province in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.
Career
Youth
Fouché first earned his first provincial representation at primary school level, being called up by Rustenburg-based side the Template:Rut Leopards for the 2006 Under-13 Craven Week competition. In 2009, he once again represented the Leopards, this time for their Under-16 Grant Khomo Week side.
In 2010, however, he moved to Bloemfontein to complete his schooling at Grey College in Bloemfontein. His provincial selection continued at his new school and he represented the Free State in the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in both 2010 and 2011. In 2010, he was included in a South African Under-18 High Performance squad that played matches against France, England and Namibia.
He also made one appearance for the Template:Rut Free State U19 side while still at school, coming on as a replacement in their match against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship.[2]
Blue Bulls
After two years in Bloemfontein, Fouché was on the move again – this time, he moved to Pretoria to join the Template:Rut Blue Bulls. He appeared in seven of the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 side's matches during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship and represented the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21s on three occasions during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, playing as a loosehead prop instead of his regular tighthead side.
In 2014, he was included in the Template:Rut UP Tuks side that played in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition, where he made a single appearance for the Pretoria-based university side against eventual champions Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers.[3] He made his first class debut two weeks later on 8 March 2014, playing off the bench in the Template:Rut Blue Bulls' 2014 Vodacom Cup First Round match against Template:Rut Griquas, with his side suffering a 24–26 loss.[4] That was his only appearance in the competition and he reverted to the Under-21s for the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, where he played seven times and scored three tries – two in their match against Template:Rut Border U21 in a 143–0 demolition[5] and another in their match against the Template:Rut Sharks.[6] Fouché also started the final of the competition, helping the Blue Bulls to a 20–10 victory over Template:Rut Western Province U21 in Cape Town.[7]
Fouché returned to action for Template:Rut UP Tuks in the 2015 Varsity Cup, starting in their 29–29 draw against Template:Rut UFS Shimlas,[8] before being named as a potential injury replacement for Dayan van der Westhuizen for the Template:Rut Bulls in their opening round of the 2015 Super Rugby season against the Template:Rut Stormers.[9]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Neethling Fouché". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State 16–13 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UCT 1ST XV 16–26 FNB UP - TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 24–26 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 143–0 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 53–25 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10–20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 29–29 FNB UP - TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Vodacom Bulls welcomes back Strauss". Bulls. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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