Fabian Juries

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby union biography

| name = Fabian Juries

| image =

| fullname = Fabian Mark Juries

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|02|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Grahamstown, South Africa

| height = {{convert|173|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|76|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Mary Waters, Grahamstown

| university = Kingswood College

| relatives =

| position = Fullback / Winger

| currentclub = grahamstown brumbies

| youthyears1 = 1998–2000

| youthclubs1 = Eastern Province

| years1 = 2001–2007

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Mighty Elephants}}

| apps1 =

| points1 =

| years2 = 2003

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Bulls}}

| apps2 = 7

| points2 = 15

| years3 = 2008–2009

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| apps3 = 13

| points3 = 35

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = {{Rut|Cheetahs}}

| apps4 = 12

| points4 = 0

| years5 = 2009

| clubs5 = → {{Rut|Griffons}}

| apps5 = 6

| points5 = 20

| years6 = 2010

| clubs6 = {{Rut|Stormers}}

| apps6 = 0

| points6 = 0

| years7 = 2010

| clubs7 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| apps7 = 8

| points7 = 0

| years8 = 2011

| clubs8 = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| apps8 = 8

| points8 = 10

| years9 = 2011

| clubs9 = {{Rut|Cheetahs}}

| apps9 = 3

| points9 = 0

| amatyears1 = 2015–present

| amatteam1 = Port Elizabeth Police

| amatapps1 = 4

| amatpoints1 = 10

| repyears1 = 1998

| repteam1 = South Africa Under-19

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| repyears2 = 2000

| repteam2 = South Africa Under-21

| repcaps2 =

| reppoints2 =

| repyears3 = 2000–2010

| repteam3 = South Africa Sevens

| repcaps3 = 50

| reppoints3 = 925

| clubupdate = 22 February 2015

| repupdate = 22 February 2015

| coachyears1 =2024–

| coachteams1 = Kazakhstan 7s (Women)

| coachyears2 =2024-

| coachteams2 = Kazakhstan XVs (Women)

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{{MedalTableTop | name = no | medals =

{{MedalSport | Men's rugby sevens }}

{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2002 Manchester | Team competition }}

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Fabian Juries (born 28 February 1979) is a South African rugby union coach and former player.

Rugby career

Juries led the World Series in tries scored in 2004 and again in 2008. He scored his 100th try against Scotland during the 2005 New Zealand Sevens tournament.{{Cite web |date=2005-02-04 |title=Juries makes SA sevens history |url=https://africa.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15377468/juries-makes-sa-sevens-history |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

In 2008, he joined the Free State Cheetahs, before moving to Western Province at the beginning of the 2010 season.{{Cite web |date=2010-05-07 |title=Juries returns to Sevens team |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2010-05-07-juries-returns-to-sevens-team/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.timeslive.co.za}} He was nominated for the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award, but lost to New Zealand’s DJ Forbes.

In 2020, he was still ranked among World Rugby's Sevens World Series' highest international try-scorers, he was ranked ninth, and was 29th in the highest point-scorer with 925 points.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-28 |title=Off the Radar: What happened to sevens legend Fabian Juries? |url=https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/off-the-radar-fabian-juries/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=SA Rugby magazine |language=en-US}}

Coaching career

After his playing career, he was unemployed for six months before he landed a coaching job at Herbert Hurd Primary School in Port Elizabeth, where he spent five years as the Head of Rugby. He also worked part-time with the Kings sevens squad and the Nigeria national rugby sevens team.

Juries coached in Dubai at the Apollo Rugby Skills Academy. He was appointed as the Head Coach of the Kazakhstan women's sevens and fifteens teams in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-14 |title=Match Preview - Japan vs Kazakhstan AREWC 2025 |url=https://www.rugbyasia247.com/match-preview-japan-vs-kazakhstan-arewc-2025/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=RugbyAsia247 |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Juries married his wife, Lucinda, in 2003 and they have two daughters, Kirsten and Keshia.

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