Hennie le Roux

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
Place of birthGrahamstown, Eastern Province
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
SchoolGraeme College, Grahamstown
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)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–1996 South Africa 27 (34)

He was the president of the players' union, which was founded in 1997.

Career

Provincial

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]

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.[4]

Test history

  World Cup Final

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionPointsDateVenue
1. France20–20Flyhalf26 June 1993Kings Park, Durban
2. France17–18Flyhalf3 July 1993Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3. England15–32Flyhalf4 June 1994Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4. England27–9Flyhalf14 (1try, 3 pen)11 June 1994Newlands, Cape Town
5. New Zealand14–22Flyhalf9 July 1994Carisbrook, Dunedin
6. New Zealand9–13Flyhalf23 July 1994Athletic Park, Wellington
7. New Zealand18–18Flyhalf6 August 1994Eden Park, Auckland
8. Argentina46–26Centre15 October 1994Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9. Scotland34–10Flyhalf19 November 1994Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10. Wales20–12Flyhalf5 (1conv, 1 pen)26 November 1994Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
11. Samoa60–8Centre13 April 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12. Australia27–18Centre25 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
13. Romania21–8Flyhalf30 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
14. Canada20–0Replacement3 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. Italy40–21Centre5 (1 try)12 November 1995Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20. England24–14Centre18 November 1995Twickenham, London
21. Fiji43–18Centre2 July 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
22. New Zealand18–29Centre10 August 1996Newlands, Cape Town
23. Argentina46–15Centre5 (1 try)9 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
24. Argentina44–21Centre5 (1 try)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

See also

References
  1. "Hendrik Pieter le Roux". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. 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.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  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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