Tonie Roux

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Tonie Roux
Birth nameOckert Antonie Roux
Date of birth (1947-02-22) 22 February 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Pretoria, Gauteng
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
School Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1968–1975 Tukkies ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1968–1975 Northern Transvaal 41 (76)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1969–1974 South Africa 7

Ockert Antonie Roux (born 22 February 1947) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Roux represented Northern Transvaal schools in 1964 and played his senior provincial rugby in South Africa for Northern Transvaal. [2]

He made his test debut for the Springboks during the South African tour of Britain and Ireland in 1969 and 1970. His first test match was against Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, playing at centre. He played ss a centre in all three other tests on the tour and also against England in 1972. He was then selected at fullback for two tests against the British Lions in 1974. [3] Roux was an unused bench replacement a further 13 times in test matches and played in twenty-four tour matches, scoring fifteen points for the Springboks. [4]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3–6 Centre 6 December 1969 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
2.Flag of England.svg  England 8–11Centre20 December 1969 Twickenham, London
3.IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 8–8Centre10 January 1970 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
4.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6–6Centre24 January 1970 National Stadium, Cardiff
5.Flag of England.svg  England 9–18Centre 3 June 1972 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British Lions 9–26 Fullback 8 June 1974 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
7. British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg British Lions13–13Fullback27 July 1974Ellis Park, Johannesburg

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References

  1. ↑ "Tonie Roux". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tonie Roux". AFFIES RUGBY. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 71–88. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
  4. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 159. ISBN   0958423148.
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