Martiens le Roux

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

Playing career 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.

Test history

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue1. 26–22 Tighthead prop 31 May 1980 Newlands, Cape Town2. British Lions 26–19 Tighthead prop 14 June 1980 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein3. British Lions 12–10 Tighthead prop 28 June 1980 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth4. British Lions 13–17 Tighthead prop 12 July 1980 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria5. 24px South American Jaguars 22–13 Tighthead prop 18 October 1980 Wanderers Club, Montevideo6. 24px South American Jaguars 30–16 Tighthead prop 25 October 1980 Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago7. 37–15 Tighthead prop 8 November 1980 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria8. 23–15 Tighthead prop 30 May 1981 Newlands, Cape Town

Death 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.