Ollie le Roux
Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973)[1] is a South African rugby union footballer with 54 caps for his country.
| Full name | Andre-Henri le Roux | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fort Beaufort, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (20 st 7 lb; 287 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Le Roux was born in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape. In his professional club rugby career he has played for: the Sharks, Durban, Free State Cheetahs, Cheetahs, Bloemfontein, Leinster and the Stormers. He has also played invitational rugby for the Barbarians.[2]
Le Roux made his international debut for the Springboks against England in 1994 and won 54 Springbok caps. He holds the record as the youngest prop forward to ever play for South Africa.[3]
He became a crowd favourite on joining Leinster. He was part of their Celtic League success in 2008. Despite Le Roux's large size – 6' (1.8m) and 136 kilograms (or 21 st 7 lbs/ 301 lbs) his work rate around the field is top drawer.
Retirement
Now retired, the chicken farming entrepreneur recently completed an Ironman triathlon. He lives in Bloemfontein with his wife Mariska and their four daughters Mia, Chloe, Donna and Lisa. He currently is part of the Optimum Financial Services group[4]
Honours
South Africa
Sharks
Free State Cheetahs
- Currie Cup: 2005, 2006 (shared), 2007 (Le Roux did not feature in final)
Leinster
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 600
References
- Ollie Le Roux player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- O'Rielly, Peter (4 November 2007). "Ollie le Roux is hungry for more". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- Dobson, Paul (1999). Champions and challengers. London: Struik. p. 60. ISBN 1-86872-393-3. OCLC 43526923.
- "LEGENDS OF LEINSTER - OLLIE LE ROUX..." 31 October 2013.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ollie le Roux". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- Leinster profile
- Profile on ESPNscrum.com