Tiaan Strauss

Tiaan Strauss
Birth nameChristiaan Petrus Strauss
Date of birth (1965-06-28) 28 June 1965 (age 59)
Place of birthUpington, Cape Province, South Africa
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 5 lb (104 kg; 229 lb)
SchoolUpington High School, Upington
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flank
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–95 Western Province 156 ()
1998–2000 NSW Waratahs 36 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–94 South Africa 15 (20)
1999 Australia 11 (20)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–97 Cronulla Sharks 14 4

Christiaan Petrus 'Tiaan' Strauss, (born 28 June 1965) is a former rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented both South Africa and Australia at international level in rugby union and also played top-level domestic rugby league in Australia.[1] He won the 1999 Rugby World Cup with Australia and the Currie Cup with Western Province.

  1. ^ "Christiaan Petrus Strauss". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 8 June 2020.