Ollie le Roux

Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973) is a South African rugby union footballer with 54 caps for his country.

Rugby career
Le Roux was born in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape. In his professional club rugby career he has played for: the, Durban, Free State Cheetahs, 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 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.

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. He currently is part of the Optimum Financial Services group

Honours
South Africa
 * Tri Nations: 1998

Sharks
 * Currie Cup: 1992

Free State Cheetahs
 * Currie Cup: 2005, 2006 (shared), 2007 (Le Roux did not feature in final)

Leinster
 * Celtic League: 2008