Ollie le Roux

Ollie le Roux

Personal information
Full name	Andre-Henri le Roux
Date of birth	10 May 1973 (1973-05-10) (age 38)
Place of birth	Fort Beaufort, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nickname(s)	Ollie
Club information
Position(s)	Prop
Current club	retired
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
	Leinster
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 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape)^[1] is a South African rugby union footballer who currently plays for Leinster.

Rugby career

In his professional club rugby career to date he has played for: the Natal Sharks, Durban, Free State Cheetahs, Central 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 has 54 Springbok caps. He holds the record as the youngest Prop forward to ever play for South Africa.

He has become a crowd favourite since 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.

Honours

Leinster Rugby

• Magners League: 2007/08

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. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article2800437.ece. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 

External links

• Ollie le Roux at SARugby.co.za
• Leinster profile

Persondata
Name	Le Roux, Ollie
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Date of birth	10 May 1973
Place of birth	Fort Beaufort, South Africa
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