He was born in Stellenbosch. Club career Le Roux was born and raised in the Western Cape and he started his professional career with . He spent 2 years with the Cavaliers, helping them to lift the 2011 Currie Cup First Division title in his final appearance. He moved north to join the  along with several of his Boland team-mates in 2012 and started 9 of the Peacock Blues 10 games during his debut season in Kimberley. After a rocky start in which he was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on  full-back Jurgen Visser and subsequently suspended for Griquas second match of the season Le Roux established himself as one of the top players in South African domestic rugby. Upon moving to the  in 2012, Le Roux was instantly called up to the  Super Rugby squad. He made his debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season as a half-time substitute for Dusty Noble as the Cheetahs lost 25–27 to the  in Johannesburg. Despite this early setback Le Roux went on to have an excellent first season in Super Rugby, playing mostly on the wing he scored 7 tries in 16 appearances. His second season proved even more successful as he helped the Cheetahs reach the play-offs with a further 6 tries in 17 matches. In July 2013, it was announced that Le Roux had signed a new contract with the  until the end of 2015, which also meant that he would play for the  domestically from 2014 onwards.
He was born in Stellenbosch. Club career
 Le Roux was born and raised in the Western Cape and he started his professional career with. He spent 2 years with the Cavaliers, helping them to lift the 2011 Currie Cup First Division title in his final appearance. He moved north to join the along with several of his Boland team-mates in 2012 and started 9 of the Peacock Blues 10 games during his debut season in Kimberley. After a rocky start in which he was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on full-back Jurgen Visser and subsequently suspended for Griquas second match of the season Le Roux established himself as one of the top players in White domestic rugby. Upon moving to the in 2012, Le Roux was instantly called up to the Super Rugby squad. He made his debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season as a half-time substitute for Dusty Noble as the Cheetahs lost 25–27 to the in Johannesburg. Despite this early setback Le Roux went on to have an excellent first season
 in Super Rugby, playing mostly on the wing he scored 7 tries in 16 appearances. His second season proved even more successful as he helped the Cheetahs reach the play-offs with a further 6 tries in 17 matches. In July 2013, it was announced that Le Roux had signed a new contract with the until the end of 2015, which also meant that he would play for the domestically from 2014 onwards.