Ollie le Roux

Ollie le Roux
Full nameAndre-Henri le Roux
Date of birth (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthFort Beaufort, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight150 kg (23 st 9 lb; 331 lb)
SchoolGrey College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–1994 Free State 22 (20)
1995–2003 Sharks (Currie Cup) 100 ()
1996–2003 Sharks 84 ()
2005 Cats 3 (0)
2005–2007 Free State Cheetahs 25 (5)
2006–2007 Cheetahs 20 (5)
2007–2009 Leinster 19 (20)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–2002 South Africa 54 (5)

Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973)[1] is a South African rugby union footballer with 54 caps for his country.

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.[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. He currently is part of the Optimum Financial Services group[4]

Honours

South Africa

Sharks

Free State Cheetahs

Leinster

See also

References

  1. ^ Ollie Le Roux player profile ESPN Scrum.com
  2. ^ O'Rielly, Peter (4 November 2007). "Ollie le Roux is hungry for more". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. ^ Dobson, Paul (1999). Champions and challengers. London: Struik. p. 60. ISBN 1-86872-393-3. OCLC 43526923.
  4. ^ "LEGENDS OF LEINSTER - OLLIE LE ROUX..." 31 October 2013.


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