 After Peter Drinnen left the position in October 2013, Roux took over as senior coach of the Netherlands, initially on an acting basis.He coached the team at the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2014 World Cup Qualifier, the 2014 World Twenty20, 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier, and the 2016 World Twenty20, amongst others.Roux resigned as coach of the Netherlands in August 2016, instead taking up a position as assistant coach of Otago (under head coach Rob Walter, another South African).