Ollie le Roux

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.

Test Match Record

Against	P	W	D	L	Tri	Pts	%Won
Argentina	2	2	0	0	0	0	100
Australia	12	5	1	6	0	0	45.83
England	8	3	0	5	0	00	37.5
France	3	1	0	2	0	0	33.33
Ireland	4	4	0	0	0	0	100
Italy	4	4	0	0	0	0	100
New Zealand	10	4	0	6	0	0	40
Scotland	2	2	0	0	1	5	100
Spain	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
United States	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
Wales	6	5	0	1	0	0	83.33
Total	54	33	1	20	1	5	62.04

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

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.[4]

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 600

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ollie le Roux". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
• Leinster profile
• Profile on ESPNscrum.com