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Stormers Veteran Deon Fourie Weighs Future After Bicep Surgery

The 39-year-old says he will decide after seeing his rehabilitation progress, pointing to Jean de Villiers’ recovery as encouragement.

Overview

  • Fourie underwent surgery to reattach a torn bicep to the bone and is 10 to 11 days into the early rehabilitation phase.
  • He says any decision on continuing his career will come only once rehab is underway with the Stormers.
  • Describing emotional swings since the injury, he said he is working through the "seven stages of grief."
  • He noted that former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers returned from the same injury and played on for years.
  • Earlier this year he broke his ankle after a Springbok alignment camp, and he now highlights the Stormers’ improved form and the rise of youngsters such as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.