Louis Fourie

Louis Johannes Fourie (born 28 January 1991 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player that played provincial rugby for theEastern Province Kings and Varsity Rugby forNMMU Madibaz. His regular position is lock.

Youth / Varsity Cup

In 2009, Fourie was included in Eastern Province's Under-18 Craven Week squad for the tournament held in East London. After finishing school, he enrolled at Port Elizabeth university Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. He played Varsity Cup rugby for their first team, theNMMU Madibaz for four seasons between 2011 and 2014, making 24 appearances and scoring two tries.

He also became involved with the academy sides of theEastern Province Kings. In 2011, he started all eight of theEastern Province U21 side's matches in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring tries in their matches againstSWD U21 andGriffons U21 as they topped the Group B log. They won their semi-final againstPumas U21, but fell short in the final, losing 19–23 toBorder U21.

He made seven appearances for the side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, once again topping the log. Fourie scored a try in their 67–5 semi-final victory overGriquas U21 and also started the final againstSWD U21, this time helping them to a 24–10 victory to clinch the Group B championship.

Eastern Province Kings

After four seasons in Varsity Rugby, Fourie was included in theEastern Province Kings squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut by starting their match against theSWD Eagles in George, a game they lost 21–23, and also started the following week in a 28–21 victory overBoland Cavaliers. That was his only involvement for the Eastern Province Kings, however, as he was not named in their squad for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.