- Joel Stransky
Joel Theodore Stransky (born
16 July 1967 ) is a formerSouth Africa nrugby union footballer, most notable for scoring the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. He played as a fly-half.Stransky was born in
Pietermaritzburg ,South Africa and educated atMaritzburg College where he was coached underSkonk Nicholson , a well-known figure in schoolboy rugby. In 1990 he moved to Italy where he played for L'Aquila during the season 1991-92 and for San Donà in the 1992-93. Between1993 and1996 he gained 22 caps for his country.In
1997 he moved toLeicester Tigers , where he would play for a couple of seasons and then become backs coach. In 2002 he was engaged byBristol Rugby as a coach, but the offer was subsequently withdrawn. Stransky took legal action and was compensated.In the build up to the 1999 Rugby World Cup, it was suggested that he could play for England, but he discovered that he was not qualified to do so. He had also sustained a knee injury which made him an unsuitable candidate at the time.
He later returned to South Africa, and is a rugby union television commentator.
In January 2007 Joel Stransky joined Altech Netstar (Pty) Ltd. as the Sales & Marketing director
External links
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* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=948 Sporting heroes]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/2565891.stm BBC report of Stransky v Bristol case]
* [http://www.netstar.altech.co.za Altech Netstar homepage]
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