Hennie le Roux

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Hennie le Roux
Birth nameHendrik Pieter le Roux
Date of birth (1967-07-10) 10 July 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Grahamstown, Eastern Province
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
School Graeme College, Grahamstown University of Port Elizabeth
University Rand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf, Centre
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–1991 Eastern Province 23 ()
1992–2000 Transvaal 153 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2000 Cats 25 (41)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993–1996 South Africa 27 (34)

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]

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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. [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.Flag of France.svg  France 20–20 Flyhalf 26 June 1993 Kings Park, Durban
2. Flag of France.svg France17–18Flyhalf3 July 1993 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.Flag of England.svg  England 15–32Flyhalf4 June 1994 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4. Flag of England.svg England27–9Flyhalf14 (1try, 3 pen)11 June 1994 Newlands, Cape Town
5.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14–22Flyhalf9 July 1994 Carisbrook, Dunedin
6.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9–13Flyhalf23 July 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington
7. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand18–18Flyhalf6 August 1994 Eden Park, Auckland
8. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina46–26 Centre 15 October 1994Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 34–10Flyhalf19 November 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20–12Flyhalf5 (1conv, 1 pen)26 November 1994 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
11.Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 60–8Centre13 April 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia27–18Centre25 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
13.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 21–8Flyhalf30 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
14.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20–0Replacement3 June 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15. Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa42–14Flyhalf10 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
16. Flag of France.svg France19–15Centre17 June 1995Kings Park, Durban
17. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand15–12Centre 24 June 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
18. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales40–11Centre2 September 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
19.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 40–21Centre5 (1 try)12 November 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20. Flag of England.svg England24–14Centre18 November 1995 Twickenham, London
21.Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 43–18Centre2 July 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
22. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand18–29Centre10 August 1996Newlands, Cape Town
23. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina46–15Centre5 (1 try)9 November 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
24. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina44–21Centre5 (1 try)16 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
25. Flag of France.svg France22–12Centre30 November 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
26. Flag of France.svg France13–12Centre7 December 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris
27. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales37–20Centre15 December 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

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References

  1. ↑ "Hendrik Pieter le Roux". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. 1 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.
  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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