Hennie Le Roux was born on the 10th of July 1967 in Grahamstown. He attended Graeme College. He is 1.75m tall and weighs around 80kg.

He is a former Springbok who played centre and flyhalf. He was part of the squad that won the Rugby World Cup in 1995.

He played at the Craven Week for EP 1986 and for SA Schools 1986. In 1987 he played for the U20 EP.

His international debut was in 1991 for the Junior Springboks, he continued to play for them in 1992

His first international for the Senior Springboks debut was on Saturday, 26th June 1993 v France in Durban, They drew 20-20 at the age of 25. His final appearance was on the 15 of December in 1996 v Wales in Cardiff. They won 37-20. He has a total of 27 caps.

In 1996 he played for South Africa XV then for the CATS in 1998.

In 1997 Hennie founded the Players Association and currently Chairman of the South African Rugby Players Association.

Hennie finished his professional Rugby Career in 2000.