Doppies le Roux

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Doppies le Roux
Full nameChristo le Roux
Date of birth (1985-03-28) 28 March 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
School Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale, Riversdale
University North-West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No 8
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 SWD Eagles 15 (15)
2009–2014 Pumas 98 (75)
2012 Lions 1 (0)
2008–2014Total114(90)
Correct as of 5 May 2015

Christo 'Doppies' le Roux (born 28 March 1985, Bloemfontein) is a former South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either flanker or eighthman. He represented the Lions in Super Rugby and the Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.

He retired at the end of the 2014 season to focus on his engineering career. [1]

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References

  1. "Steval Pumas says goodbye to Doppies le Roux". Rugby15. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.