Ollie le Roux
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| Full name | Andre-Henri le Roux | ||||||
| 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 lbs, 287 lbs)[1] | ||||||
| School | Grey College | ||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||
| Current club | retired | ||||||
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Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973)[2] is a South African rugby union footballer who played for Leinster in 2008.
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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, Central Cheetahs, Bloemfontein, Leinster and the Stormers. He has also played invitational rugby for the Barbarians.[3]
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.[citation needed]
He became a crowd favourite on joining Leinster. He was part of their Magners 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.[citation needed]
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.[4]
Honours
Springboks
Sharks
Free State Cheetahs
- Currie Cup: 2005, 2006 (shared), 2007 (Le Roux did not feature in final)
Leinster
References
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- Leinster profile
- Profile on ESPNscrum.com
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- ↑ http://sarugby.net/component/players/18097?view=player
- ↑ Ollie Le Roux player profile ESPN Scrum.com
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Nkonkobe Local Municipality
- Afrikaner people
- South African people of Huguenot descent
- Rugby union props
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Leinster Rugby players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Central Cheetahs players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Lions (Super Rugby) players
- Sharks (Currie Cup) players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- South African rugby union biography stubs
