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Johan Roux

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Johan Roux
Birth nameJohannes Petrus Roux
Date of birth (1969-02-25) 25 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–92 Northern Transvaal 16 ()
1993–98 Transvaal 111 (417)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–96 South Africa 12 (10)

Johannes Petrus Roux (born 25 February 1969) is a South African rugby union player, who played for the South Africa national rugby union team.[1]

Career

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Provincial

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Roux first played provincial rugby in 1991 for Northern Transvaal and in 1993 moved to Transvaal (later to be named the Golden Lions). He played 111 matches for Transvaal or the Golden Lions and was a member of the teams that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994. In 1993, he was selected for the South African Barbarians, to tour the United Kingdom.[2]

International

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Roux made his test debut for the Springboks against England on 11 June 1994 at Newlands in Cape Town. He was member of the 1995 World Cup squad, playing in three matches during the tournament. Roux also played in five tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.[3]

Test history

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No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  England 27–9 Scrum-half 11 Jun 1994 Newlands, Cape Town
2.  New Zealand 14–22 Scrum-half 9 Jul 1994 Carisbrook, Dunedin
3.  New Zealand 9–13 Scrum-half 23 Jul 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington
4.  New Zealand 18–18 Scrum-half 6 Aug 1994 Eden Park, Auckland
5.  Argentina 42–22 Scrum-half 2 8 Oct 1994 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
6.  Romania 21–8 Scrum-half 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town
7.  Canada 20–0 Scrum-half 3 Jun 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
8.  France 19–15 Replacement 17 Jun 1995 Kings Park, Durban
9.  Australia 16–21 Replacement 13 Jul 1996 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
10.  New Zealand 11–15 Scrum-half 20 Jul 1996 AMI Stadium, Christchurch
11.  Australia 25–19 Scrum-half 3 Aug 1996 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
12.  New Zealand 19–23 Scrum-half 17 Aug 1996 Kings Park, Durban

Accolades

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In 1993, Roux was nominated one of the five most Promising Players of the Year (under-23), along with FP Naude, Ryno Opperman, Krynauw Otto and Christiaan Scholtz.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Johannes Petrus Roux". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 120. ISBN 0620189223.
  3. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 159. ISBN 0958423148.
  4. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 13. ISBN 0620189223.
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