In MarseilleSpringbok hooker Deon Fourie isn't the biggest player to wear the No2 jumper, but following the injury to Malcom Marx, and luckily for South Africa, he finds himself at home there despite playing flank in more recent years. After all, the positional flexibility comes from having been a crack gymnast at junior levels, where, through his now 72-year-old mom Jeanette, Fourie was immersed in the sport until the rugby bug permanently took over at the age of 14.

Source: News 24 October 01, 2023 14:22 UTC