Martiens le Roux

South African rugby player (1951–2006)

Rugby player

Martiens le Roux

Birth name| Marthinus le Roux

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Date of birth| 30 March 1951
Place of birth| Wesselsbron, Free State, South Africa
Date of death| 14 October 2006(2006-10-14) (aged 55)
Place of death| Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height| 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight| 107 kg (236 lb)
School| Wessel Maree High School, Odendaalsrus
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Tighthead prop

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Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1973|  Free State|  162|  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1980–1981|  South Africa|  8|

Marthinus 'Martiens' le Roux (born 30 March 1951 – 14 October 2006) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

## Playing career

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Le Roux played his entire provincial career for the Free State and made 162 appearances for his province. He was part of the Free State team that won the province’s first Currie Cup trophy in 1976.

Le Roux made his test debut for the Springboks on 31 May 1980 at Newlands in Cape Town against the touring British and Irish Lions team, captained by Bill Beaumont. He played in all four tests against the Lions and followed it with tests against the South American Jaguars, France and Ireland. He played in 8 test matches for the Springboks.[2]

### Test history

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No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue

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1. |  British Lions | 26–22 | Tighthead prop |  | 31 May 1980 | Newlands, Cape Town
2. |  British Lions | 26–19 | Tighthead prop |  | 14 June 1980 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
3. |  British Lions | 12–10 | Tighthead prop |  | 28 June 1980 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
4. |  British Lions | 13–17 | Tighthead prop |  | 12 July 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
5. |  South American Jaguars | 22–13 | Tighthead prop |  | 18 October 1980 | Wanderers Club, Montevideo
6. |  South American Jaguars | 30–16 | Tighthead prop |  | 25 October 1980 | Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago
7. |  France | 37–15 | Tighthead prop |  | 8 November 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
8. |  Ireland | 23–15 | Tighthead prop |  | 30 May 1981 | Newlands, Cape Town

## Death

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On 14 October 2006, Le Roux and his wife were on their way home after watching the Currie Cup final between the Free State Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls at the Free State Stadium, when they were involved in a motor vehicle accident. Le Roux was seriously injured in the accident and died a few hours later in the Bloemfontein Medi-Clinic.[3]

## See also

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* List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 510

## References

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1. ^ "Marthinus le Roux". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
2. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 100–107. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
3. ^ "Former FS strongman killed". News24. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2019.