Ollie le Roux

Ollie le Roux
Personal information
Full name Andre-Henri le Roux
Date of birth (1973-05-10) 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
Club information
Position Prop
Current club retired
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
Leinster
Super Rugby
Provincial sides
Sharks (Currie Cup)
Representative teams
1994–2002South Africa54 (5)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973)[2] is a South African rugby union footballer who played for Leinster in 2008.

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.

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.

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

Leinster

References

  1. ↑ http://sarugby.net/component/players/18097?view=player
  2. ↑ Ollie Le Roux player profile ESPN Scrum.com
  3. ↑ O'Rielly, Peter (4 November 2007). "Ollie le Roux is hungry for more". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "LEGENDS OF LEINSTER - OLLIE LE ROUX...". 31 October 2013.


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