Rocco

Surname: Van Rooyen
Age: 26
Occupation: Pro Athlete
From: Stellenberg, Cape Town

Sweet muscle-man Rocco is an accomplished, fiercely competitive Olympic athlete and javelinist who went to Rio in 2018 and has represented South Africa for more than six years. He may be soft-spoken, but he is a fighter of note. “I am someone who has never quit in the past and I will dominate in the Survivor challenges,” he says. Yes, Rocco wants to succeed at all costs and if trouble strikes, he is known to bounce back – as his recovery from three serious injuries has proved. Giving up is not an option as he knows that hard work, a positive attitude and teamwork are what it takes to succeed at anything in life. Also don’t underestimate his social skills. He is a good guy with good intentions and makes friends easily. So what could be his downfall in Survivor SA? Maybe creepy crawlies. “Goggas really freak me out!”

It’s “up, up and away” for Superman Rocco on M-Net’s Survivor: Island of Secrets

From the moment he landed on Survivor SA, 26 Muscled Hunk Rocco van Rooyen stood out as a powerful and popular player with the ability to win physical challenges in a flash. Unfortunately, Survivor SA’s Superman, as Rob dubbed him, was destroyed by a Kryptonite of deceit after the show’s second Tribal Shuffle. When host Nico Panagio read the votes, Rocco, who has never been to Tribal Council before, became the seventh person to be voted off Survivor SA: Island of Secrets.