Johan Roux

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

Career

Provincial Roux first played provincial rugby in 1991 for and in 1993 moved to (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.

International Roux made his test debut for the Springboks against 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.

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

Accolades 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.