Full name | Louis Daniel van Zyl Fouché | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Rustenburg, Rustenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Fly-half | ||
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Current team | Kubota Spears | ||
Youth Career | |||
2007–2010 | Leopards | ||
2011 | Blue Bulls | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2011–2014 | Blue Bulls | 28 | (308) |
2012–2014 | Bulls | 23 | (47) |
2014–2015 | Ricoh Black Rams | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Blue Bulls | 8 | (32) |
2016–present | Kings | 14 | (81) |
2016–present | Kubota Spears | 7 | (37) |
Correct as of 15 January 2017
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Louis Daniel van Zyl Fouché (born Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing in the Japanese Top League with Kubota Spears. His regular position is fly-half.
4 January 1990 inFouché was born in Pretoria and grew up in Rustenburg. In 2007, he was selected to represent the Rustenburg-based Leopards at the 2007 Under-18 Academy Week tournament. The following year, he represented the Leopards at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Pretoria, starting all three of their matches at the tournament and scoring 12 points. At the conclusion of the Craven Week, he was also named in an Under-18 Elite Squad.
He joined the Leopards academy after finishing high school and in 2009, he was included in their Under-19 squad that competed in the Under-19 Provincial Championship. However, after just three appearances, he was promoted to the Leopards U21 team. He made three appearances for them, but could not prevent them finishing bottom of Group A. However, he scored 18 points in their relegation play-off match against Griquas to help them to a 38–27 win to retain their place in Group A of the competition.
He was the undisputed first-choice fly-half for the Leopards Under-21 side in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, starting eleven of their twelve matches in the competition. He was the Leopards U21s' top scorer in the competition, scoring three tries, 25 conversions, 22 penalties and two drop goals for a total of 137 points, the third-highest in the competition behind Gary van Aswegen of Western Province U21 and Marnitz Boshoff of Blue Bulls U21.