Johan Roux

Johannes Petrus "Johan" Roux (born 25 February 1969) is a retired South African rugby player, who played for the South Africa national rugby union team.[1]

Johan Roux
Birth nameJohannes Petrus Roux
Date of birth (1969-02-25) 25 February 1969
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–92 Northern Transvaal 16 ()
1993–98 Transvaal 111 (417)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–96 South Africa 12 (10)

Career

Provincial

Roux first played provincial rugby in 1991 for Northern Transvaal and in 1993 moved to Transvaal (later to be named the Golden Lions). He played 111 matches for Transvaal or the Golden Lions and was a member of the teams that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994. In 1993 he was selected for the South African Barbarians, to tour the United Kingdom.[2]

International

Roux made his test debut for the Springboks against England on 11 June 1994 at Newlands in Cape Town. He was member of the 1995 World Cup squad, playing in three matches during the tournament. Roux also played in five tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.[3]

Test history
No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1. England27–9Scrum-half11 Jun 1994Newlands, Cape Town
2. New Zealand14–22Scrum-half9 Jul 1994Carisbrook, Dunedin
3. New Zealand9–13Scrum-half23 Jul 1994Athletic Park, Wellington
4. New Zealand18–18Scrum-half6 Aug 1994Eden Park, Auckland
5. Argentina42–22Scrum-half28 Oct 1994Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
6. Romania21–8Scrum-half30 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
7. Canada20–0Scrum-half3 Jun 1995Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
8. France19–15Replacement17 Jun 1995Kings Park, Durban
9. Australia16–21Replacement13 Jul 1996Aussie Stadium, Sydney
10. New Zealand11–15Scrum-half20 Jul 1996AMI Stadium, Christchurch
11. Australia25–19Scrum-half3 Aug 1996Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
12. New Zealand19–23Scrum-half17 Aug 1996Kings Park, Durban

Accolades

In 1993, Roux was nominated one of the five most Promising Players of the Year (under-23), along with FP Naude, Ryno Opperman, Krynauw Otto and Christiaan Scholtz.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Johannes Petrus Roux". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 120. ISBN 0620189223.
  3. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 159. ISBN 0958423148.
  4. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 13. ISBN 0620189223.
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