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Bernard Le Roux ((:bɛʁ.naʁ lə ʁu); born 4 June 1989) is a South African born-French rugby union player, who normally plays flanker for French Top 14 side Racing 92.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur-16765.html )〕 While his name sounds French, le Roux moved from his native South Africa in 2010 and had to learn some of the French language quickly to be effective in his preferred sport. Though le Roux represents France based on residency, Le Roux's surname did however originate from Nantes, before his family were established in South Africa, his birth country, for many centuries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rugby – Tournée – Le Roux, coeur bleu )〕 ==Career== Bernard's rugby career started out when playing for amateur club side ASRV Ascrum RC in Amsterdam. In 2009, he represented the Boland Cavaliers in the 2009 Vodacom Cup, where the Cavaliers finished sixth in the Southern Section. He played in just 4 matches that season, all of them brief appearances from the bench. In addition to the Cavaliers, he spent some time with the Border Bulldogs during the 2009 Currie Cup First Division, in which the Bulldogs finished fifth in the Division. Le Roux was tempted by Rugby World Cup winning coach Jake White to sign with the Lions for the 2010 Super 14 season. However, a call the night before he was due to sign the Lions contract convinced him that a short-term medical wildcard contract with Racing 92, then known as Racing Métro, would be better – with the aim of perhaps signing with the Lions after the stint was over.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rugby: Bernard Le Roux, le Sud-Af voit la vie en Bleu )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Le Roux lives the dream under new flag )〕 However, Le Roux explains that he "fell in love with the country, the culture and the rugby environment", and remained on with Racing Métro after his short-term contract. He signed a three-year contract to start with, but a call up to the French Senior squadfor the 2013 French tour of New Zealand, being eligible through residency laws, was too tempting to decline, and a re-sign with Racing Métro was inevitable after the tour with 'Les Bleus'. He made his first appearance for France when playing against Super Rugby side the Auckland Blues on 11 June 2013. He started in what was a 38–15 victory. Le Roux made his test debut 4 days later in Christchurch, starting and playing the full 80 minutes in a 30–0 defeat to the All Blacks. Since being named in that 38-man squad for the All Blacks tour, Le Roux has featured in every French squad Philippe Saint-André has announced, with Saint-André "looking to build something for the next World Cup" (the 2015 Rugby World Cup). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernard Le Roux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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