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Attie Strauss
South African rugby union footballer
Jacobus Adriaan 'Attie' Strauss (born 2 September 1959) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Jacobus Adriaan Strauss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1959-09-02) 2 September 1959 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calvinia, Northern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Boland Agricultural High School, Paarl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strauss finished his schooling at Boland Agricultural High School in Paarl and then joined the South African Correctional Services in Pretoria. He played for the Northern Transvaal under–20, under–25 and B–teams. He also played for the Northern Free State under–20 team and in 1983 he joined the rugby club of Stellenbosch University. In his first match for Maties he formed the front row with Hempies du Toit and Shaun Povey, both Springboks. Strauss made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1983.[2]
He made his test debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 20 October 1984 at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria.[3]
Test history
| No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) | Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  South American Jaguars | 32–15 | Tighthead prop | 20 Oct 1984 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 2. | South American Jaguars | 22–13 | Tighthead prop | 27 Oct 1984 | Newlands, Cape Town |
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 539
- "Attie Strauss". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Van der Merwe, F. J. G. (Floris J. G.), 1951- (2007). Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006. Stellenbosch: SUN Press. p. 133. ISBN 9781920109790. OCLC 190836768.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1985. S.A. Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 51–52.