Hendrik Pieter 'Hennie' le Roux (born 10 July 1967), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team.[1][2]

Hennie le Roux
Birth nameHendrik Pieter le Roux
Date of birth (1967-07-10) 10 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birthGrahamstown, Eastern Province
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
SchoolGraeme College, Grahamstown University of Port Elizabeth
UniversityRand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf, Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1991 Eastern Province 23 ()
1992–2000 Transvaal 153 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2000 Cats 25 (41)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–1996 South Africa 27 (34)

He was the founder and president of the players' union, which was founded in 1997 and received the contribution to rugby award in 2000.

Career

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Provincial

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Le Roux represented the Eastern Province schools' team at the 1986 Craven Week tournament and in 1987 he played for the Eastern Province under–20 team.[3] In 1990 he made his senior provincial debut for Eastern Province and in 1992 he moved to Transvaal. In 1996 he played Super Rugby for the Transvaal, when the South African provinces still participated and from 1998, he played for the Cats under the franchise structure.[2]

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He played his first test match for the Springboks on 26 June 1993 against France. His last test was on 15 December 1996 against Wales. He also played in 24 tour matches scoring 56 points for the Springboks.[4]

Test history

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  World Cup Final

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Points Date Venue
1.   France 20–20 Flyhalf 26 June 1993 Kings Park, Durban
2.   France 17–18 Flyhalf 3 July 1993 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.   England 15–32 Flyhalf 4 June 1994 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.   England 27–9 Flyhalf 14 (1try, 3 pen) 11 June 1994 Newlands, Cape Town
5.   New Zealand 14–22 Flyhalf 9 July 1994 Carisbrook, Dunedin
6.   New Zealand 9–13 Flyhalf 23 July 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington
7.   New Zealand 18–18 Flyhalf 6 August 1994 Eden Park, Auckland
8.   Argentina 46–26 Centre 15 October 1994 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9.   Scotland 34–10 Flyhalf 19 November 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10.   Wales 20–12 Flyhalf 5 (1conv, 1 pen) 26 November 1994 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
11.   Samoa 60–8 Centre 13 April 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12.   Australia 27–18 Centre 25 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town
13.   Romania 21–8 Flyhalf 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town
14.   Canada 20–0 Replacement 3 June 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15.   Samoa 42–14 Flyhalf 10 June 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
16.   France 19–15 Centre 17 June 1995 Kings Park, Durban
17.   New Zealand 15–12 Centre 24 June 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
18.   Wales 40–11 Centre 2 September 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
19.   Italy 40–21 Centre 5 (1 try) 12 November 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20.   England 24–14 Centre 18 November 1995 Twickenham, London
21.   Fiji 43–18 Centre 2 July 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
22.   New Zealand 18–29 Centre 10 August 1996 Newlands, Cape Town
23.   Argentina 46–15 Centre 5 (1 try) 9 November 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
24.   Argentina 44–21 Centre 5 (1 try) 16 November 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
25.   France 22–12 Centre 30 November 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
26.   France 13–12 Centre 7 December 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris
27.   Wales 37–20 Centre 15 December 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

World Cup

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hendrik Pieter le Roux". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Schoeman, Chris (2000). Who's who of South African rugby 2000 (8th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 135. ISBN 0-620-26188-9. OCLC 56517006.
  3. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1987). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1987. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 266.
  4. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 500.
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