Attie Strauss

Attie Strauss

Birth name	Jacobus Adriaan Strauss
Date of birth	(1959-09-02) 2 September 1959
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop, Loosehead prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1983–1985 Western Province 22 (4) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1984 South Africa 2

Jacobus Adriaan 'Attie' Strauss (born 2 September 1959) is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career

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.

He made his test debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 20 October 1984 at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria.

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Points	Dates	Venue
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

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 539