Tonie Roux
Ockert Antonie Roux (born 22 February 1947) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Ockert Antonie Roux | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  Scotland | 3–6 | Centre | 6 December 1969 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
| 2. |  England | 8–11 | Centre | 20 December 1969 | Twickenham, London | |
| 3. |  Ireland | 8–8 | Centre | 10 January 1970 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
| 4. |  Wales | 6–6 | Centre | 24 January 1970 | National Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 5. | England | 9–18 | Centre | 3 June 1972 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 6. |  British Lions | 9–26 | Fullback | 8 June 1974 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 7. | British Lions | 13–13 | Fullback | 27 July 1974 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 426
References
- "Tonie Roux". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Tonie Roux". AFFIES RUGBY. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 71–88. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 159. ISBN 0958423148.