Tegan Fourie

Personal information
Born (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) [1]
KwaZulu-Natal
Club information
Current club Tuks
Senior career
Years Team
2018-2019 St. Lucia Lakers
2021-present Tuks
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2017-present South Africa indoor 76 (75)
2019-present South Africa 18 (2)
2016 South Africa U21 10 (7)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Field hockey
Junior Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windhoek
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2022 Accra
Women's Indoor hockey
Indoor Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Swakopmund
Silver medal – second place 2021 Durban
Last updated on: 19 December 2024

Tegan Fourie (born 13 July 1998) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2]

International career

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

In 2017, Fourie made her indoor debut during a test series against Zimbabwe. She has gone on to represent the team in various test matches, as well as at the 2021 Indoor Africa Cup.[3]

Despite never having made an international outdoor appearance, Fourie was named to the South Africa squad for the test matches Namibia.[4] She was named to the South Africa squad for the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations for Ghana[5]

Personal life

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Fourie is a type 1 diabetic.[2]

She attended is St Mary’s DSG, Kloof[6][7] and studied at the University of Pretoria.[2]

His sister Cerian [Wikidata] also is an international hockey player at Junior Africa cup[2][8][9] and 2023 Junior World Cup.[10]

Honours

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Indoor

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  • Test Matches: RSA v ZIM (2017) - Leading Goalscorer
  • Test Matches: CZE v RSA (2019) - Leading Goalscorer
  • Indoor Africa Cup 2021 - Leading Goalscorer[11][12]
  • 2024 South Africa Indoor Hockey Players of the Year[13]
  • 2023 HRH Tuanku Zara Women's International Indoor Tournament - Player of the Tournament[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Africa Cup of Nations - Team". FIH.
  2. ^ a b c d "MARK ETHERIDGE: Tegan beats diabetes daily to excel at hockey". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 Test Matches: RSA v ZIM". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ "2019 Test matches RSA v NAM (Women)". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ Adams, Zaahier. "SA Women's Hockey name team for Afcon". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ^ "St Mary's hockey stars net SA team spots". Highway Mail. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Highway schools battle it out for hockey spot". Highway Mail. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ^ "South African Women's U21 team named for the African Qualifier | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "FOURIE Cerian". FIH.
  10. ^ "SA Hockey U21 Women named for Junior World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  11. ^ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Indoor Africa Cup | Namibia Women and South Africa Men reign supreme - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ^ "South African Hockey Unveils Mustapha Cassiem and Tegan Fourie as Indoor Hockey Players of the Year | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  14. ^ "HRH Tuanku Zara Women's International Indoor Tournament 2023 - Awards". FIH.
  15. ^ "Super South Africa down Switzerland to lift the Tuanku Zara Cup | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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