- Tiaan Strauss
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Christian Petrus Strauss, (born 28 June 1965 in Upington, South Africa) commonly known as Tiaan Strauss was a rugby footballer who represented both South Africa and Australia at International level in rugby union and also played top-level domestic rugby league in Australia.
He won 15 caps for the Springboks between 1992 and 1994, scoring 4 tries and even captaining them on one occasion. He also made a record 156 caps for Western Province during Western Province's golden period before he moved permanently to Australia.
In Australia he played two seasons with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks before switching back to rugby union for New South Wales. He was selected for the Wallabies a total of 11 times, scoring a hat trick against Ireland on debut. All but two of his caps were from the bench. He did make a capable replacement for Toutai Kefu in the 1999 World Cup Quarter Final in Cardiff when the former was banned but it turned out to be his last cap.
External links
- http://www.africapewines.com/about.htm
- Tiaan Strauss at yesterdaydhero.com.au
- http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2247
- http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiaan_Strauss (in French)
- http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=10544&includeref=dynamic
- http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html
Australia squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup Winners (2nd Title) Forwards Backs Coach Sporting positions Preceded by
Francois PienaarSpringbok Captain
1994Succeeded by
Francois PienaarCategories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- South African rugby league players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Australia international rugby union players
- South African rugby union biography stubs
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