# 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.
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
### 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. 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.

### 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

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

* 1995 South Africa World Cup winners : 6 games (Wallabies, Romania, Canada, Samoa, France, All Blacks).