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Deon Fourie has been called up to the Springbok squad following his outstanding performance for the Stormers against the All Blacks on Friday night.

SARugbymag.co.za has confirmed the news with an impeccable source.

Fourie, who turns 40 on 25 September, produced a superb 61-minute stint in the opening match of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour at Cape Town Stadium as the Stormers held the world’s No 2-ranked team to 14-14 before going down 38-21.

The openside flank won a game-high two turnovers while making 14 tackles and missing just one.

Stormers director of rugby John Dobson lauded Fourie’s efforts after the match.

“An incredible performance … for a guy who’s again coming back from a serious injury.

“He’s almost 40. He made three tackles in 15 seconds, and two of them were try-saving.

“Deon is remarkable.”

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Fourie has earned 13 Test caps since making his debut in 2022 at the age of 35, last appearing against the All Blacks in the 2023 World Cup final, when he came off the bench to play hooker for 77 minutes.

Since then, he has suffered a serious knee injury, an ankle issue, a serious bicep injury and most recently knee ligament damage after a croc-roll by Ulster’s Iain Henderson in May.

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