Hennie le Roux


Hendrik Pieter 'Hennie' le Roux, is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team.
He was the president of the players' union, which was founded in 1997.

Career

Provincial

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

International

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.

Test history

No.OppositionResult PositionPointsDateVenue
1. 20–20Flyhalf26 June 1993Kings Park, Durban
2. France17–18Flyhalf3 July 1993Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.15–32Flyhalf4 June 1994Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4. England27–9Flyhalf14 11 June 1994Newlands, Cape Town
5.14–22Flyhalf9 July 1994Carisbrook, Dunedin
6.9–13Flyhalf23 July 1994Athletic Park, Wellington
7. New Zealand18–18Flyhalf6 August 1994Eden Park, Auckland
8. Argentina46–26Centre15 October 1994Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9.34–10Flyhalf19 November 1994Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10.20–12Flyhalf5 26 November 1994Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
11.60–8Centre13 April 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12. Australia27–18Centre25 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
13.21–8Flyhalf30 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
14.20–0Replacement3 June 1995Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15. Samoa42–14Flyhalf10 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
16. France19–15Centre17 June 1995Kings Park, Durban
17. New Zealand15–12Centre24 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
18. Wales40–11Centre2 September 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
19.40–21Centre5 12 November 1995Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20. England24–14Centre18 November 1995Twickenham, London
21.43–18Centre2 July 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
22. New Zealand18–29Centre10 August 1996Newlands, Cape Town
23. Argentina46–15Centre5 9 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
24. Argentina44–21Centre5 16 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
25. France22–12Centre30 November 1996Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
26. France13–12Centre7 December 1996Parc des Princes, Paris
27. Wales37–20Centre15 December 1996Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

World Cup