Hennie le Roux

{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}}

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| birth_name = Hendrik Pieter le Roux

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| birth_place = Grahamstown, Eastern Province

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|07|10|df=y}}

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| height = 1.75m

| weight = 80kg

| ru_position = Flyhalf, Centre

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| ru_province1 = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}

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| ru_provinceyears1 = 1990–1991

| ru_provinceyears2 = 1992–2000

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| superyears1 = 1998–2000

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| superpoints1 = 41

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| repyears1 = 1993–1996

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| school = Graeme College, Grahamstown

University of Port Elizabeth

| university = Rand Afrikaans University

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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.{{Cite web|title=Hendrik Pieter le Roux|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/11536.html|access-date=2020-06-27|website=ESPN scrum}}{{Cite book|last=Schoeman|first=Chris|title=Who's who of South African rugby 2000|publisher=Who's Who of SA Rugby|year=2000|isbn=0-620-26188-9|edition=8th|location=Cape Town|pages=135|oclc=56517006}}

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 {{rut|Eastern Province}} schools' team at the 1986 Craven Week tournament and in 1987 he played for the Eastern Province under–20 team.{{Cite book|title=S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1987|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1987|location=Verwoerdburg|pages=266}} In 1990 he made his senior provincial debut for Eastern Province and in 1992 he moved to {{rut|Transvaal}}. In 1996 he played Super Rugby for the Transvaal, when the South African provinces still participated and from 1998, he played for the {{rut|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.{{Cite book|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|title=South African Rugby Annual 2005|publisher=SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd|year=2005|location=Cape Town|pages=500}}

==Test history==

{{colorbox|gold}} World Cup Final

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No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionPointsDateVenue
1.{{ru|FRA}}20–20Flyhalf26 June 1993Kings Park, Durban
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{{flagicon|FRA}} France17–18Flyhalf3 July 1993Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.{{ru|ENG}}15–32Flyhalf4 June 1994Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
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{{flagicon|ENG}} England27–9Flyhalf14 (1try, 3 pen)11 June 1994Newlands, Cape Town
5.{{ru|NZL}}14–22Flyhalf9 July 1994Carisbrook, Dunedin
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{{ru|NZL}}9–13Flyhalf23 July 1994Athletic Park, Wellington
7.{{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand18–18Flyhalf6 August 1994Eden Park, Auckland
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{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina46–26Centre15 October 1994Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9.{{ru|SCO}}34–10Flyhalf19 November 1994Murrayfield, Edinburgh
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{{ru|WAL}}20–12Flyhalf5 (1conv, 1 pen)26 November 1994Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
11.{{ru|SAM}}60–8Centre13 April 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
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{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia27–18Centre25 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
13.{{ru|ROM}}21–8Flyhalf30 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
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{{ru|CAN}}20–0Replacement3 June 1995Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15.{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa42–14Flyhalf10 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
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{{flagicon|FRA}} France19–15Centre17 June 1995Kings Park, Durban
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{{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand15–12Centre24 June 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
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{{flagicon|WAL}} Wales40–11Centre2 September 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
19.{{ru|ITA}}40–21Centre5 (1 try)12 November 1995Stadio Olimpico, Rome
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{{flagicon|ENG}} England24–14Centre18 November 1995Twickenham, London
21.{{ru|FIJ}}43–18Centre2 July 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
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{{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand18–29Centre10 August 1996Newlands, Cape Town
23.{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina46–15Centre5 (1 try)9 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
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{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina44–21Centre5 (1 try)16 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
25.{{flagicon|FRA}} France22–12Centre30 November 1996Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
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{{flagicon|FRA}} France13–12Centre7 December 1996Parc des Princes, Paris
27.{{flagicon|WAL}} Wales37–20Centre15 December 1996Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

=World Cup=

See also

References

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