Francois du Toit "Mannetjies" Roux (born 12 April 1939) is a former South African rugby player. He was capped 27 times; 6 times at wing and 21 times at centre, scoring 6 tries.

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  • Francois du Toit "Mannetjies" Roux (born 12 April 1939) is a former South African rugby player. He was capped 27 times; 6 times at wing and 21 times at centre, scoring 6 tries. Born in Victoria West and educated at Paarl Boys High, he went to Stellenbosch University; a institution known for serving as a conveyor belt of future Springboks. Later on he joined the South African Air Force in Pretoria. He won his first cap, at wing, against Wales in Cardiff in 1960, which the Springboks won 3-0 thanks to a Keith Oxlee penalty. He possessed a great deal of pace and was a ferocious defender, despite his lack of size. He was perhaps best known for his tackle on England and British Lions flyhalf Richard Sharp, while playing for Northern Transvaal in 1962, which broke Sharp's jaw or cheekbone . Controversy seemed to follow him almost throughout his career, with Roux achieving notoriety on the demo-ridden 1969/70 Springbok tour of the United Kingdom for kicking one protester in the backside and hurling the ball at another. Retiring in 1970, after he led Griqualand West to only their third Currie Cup title to date, he eventually returned to the town of his birth. He and his wife Charlotte are currently running a shop and museum in the town. (en)
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  • Francois du Toit "Mannetjies" Roux (born 12 April 1939) is a former South African rugby player. He was capped 27 times; 6 times at wing and 21 times at centre, scoring 6 tries. (en)
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