Former Springbok centre Jaque Fourie is to take on a player-coach role with the Western Force for the next two years as the franchise tries to rebuild after being cut from Super Rugby in 2017. Fourie‚ 35‚ told Business Day he was only going to play a few games and was definitely not coming out of retirement. His ambition is to become a rugby coach and the Force offered him a chance to cut his teeth as a defensive specialist. On Tuesday, the Perth-based franchise announced they will play international matches against Fiji‚ Tonga‚ Samoa‚ Hong Kong‚ the Melbourne Rebels and the Crusaders under the banner World Series Rugby (WSL). The initiative is a prelude to an official WSL tournament starting in 2019. Fourie‚ capped 72 times by the Boks‚ is widely regarded as the country’s best centre in the post-isolation era. He played Test rugby for 11 years between 2003-2014 and rounded out his stellar career at Japan’s Kobelco Steelers. Although he scored 32 Test tries‚ which places him third o...
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