Bart le Roux


Bartholomeus Gabriel le Roux is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played for the in the Currie Cup. He usually plays as a tighthead prop.

Rugby career

Schools rugby

Le Roux was born in Pretoria, but grew up in Port Elizabeth, where he represented the at youth level. In 2011, he was a member of a South Africa Schools Academy that lost to a France B team in Durban.

Sharks

After school, he joined the Sharks Academy, representing the side at Under-19 and Under-21 level. He also played for university side in the 2014 Varsity Shield competition.

Leopards

He moved to Potchefstroom for 2015 to join the. He made his first class debut in a Currie Cup First Division match against the, the first of six appearances in the competition. He scored tries in victories over the and SWD Eagles in the final of the competition to help the Leopards to win the competition for the first time in their history.
He represented in the 2016 Varsity Cup, scoring tries in their matches against and on the way to winning another competition, with his side beating 7–6 in the final. He then made eight starts for the Leopards in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series, but could not help the team to secure a spot in the Premier Division, instead qualifying to the First Division.

Zebre

Le Roux moved to Italy to join Pro12 side Zebre before the 2016–17 season. Le Roux played 6 games, starting 2 and coming on as substitute for 4 for Zebre, playing 222 minutes in the Pro12