Ollie Le Roux
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andre-Henri le Roux | ||
| Born |
10 May 1973 Fort Beaufort, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 130 kg (20 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 1995–2003 | Sharks | () | |
| 2005 | Cats | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Free State Cheetahs | 25 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Cheetahs | 20 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Leinster | 19 | (20) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 1994–2002 | South Africa | 54 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 January 2017. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 January 2017.
† Appearances (Points).
Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973) is a South African rugby union footballer who played for Leinster in 2008.
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.
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.
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.
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