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)
School	Grey College
Club information
Position	Prop
Current club	retired
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) Leinster
Super Rugby
Provincial sides Sharks (Currie Cup)
Representative teams
1994–2002 South Africa 54 (5)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973) 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.

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.

Honours

Springboks

• Tri Nations: 1998

Sharks

• Currie Cup: 1992

Free State Cheetahs

• Currie Cup: 2005, 2006 (shared), 2007 (Le Roux did not feature in final)

Leinster

• Magners League: 2008

External links

• Leinster profile
• Profile on ESPNscrum.com