Tiaan Strauss
Full names: Christiaan Petrus
Date of birth: 28 Jun 1965
Place of birth: Upington
School: Upington
Springbok no: 579
Debut test province: Western Province
Physical: 1.87m, 103.9kg
Current age: 58

Test summary: Tests: 15 Tries: 4

First Test: 17 Oct 1992 Age:27 Eighthman against France at Stade de Gerland, Lyon

Last Test: 15 Oct 1994 Age:29 Eighthman against Argentina at Ellispark, Johannesburg

Test history:

Date	Age	Position	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Prov
17 Oct 1992	27	Eighthman	France	Win: 20-15		Stade de Gerland, Lyon	WP
24 Oct 1992	27	Eighthman	France	Lose: 16-29		Parc des Princes, Paris	WP
14 Nov 1992	27	Flank	England	Lose: 16-33	1 try	Twickenham, London	WP
26 Jun 1993	27	Eighthman	France	Draw: 20-20		Kingspark, Durban	WP
03 Jul 1993	28	Eighthman	France	Lose: 17-18		Ellispark, Johannesburg	WP
31 Jul 1993	28	Eighthman	Australia	Win: 19-12		Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	WP
14 Aug 1993	28	Eighthman	Australia	Lose: 20-28		Ballymore, Brisbane	WP
21 Aug 1993	28	Eighthman	Australia	Lose: 12-19		Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	WP
06 Nov 1993	28	Eighthman	Argentina	Win: 29-26		Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	WP
13 Nov 1993	28	Eighthman	Argentina	Win: 52-23	2 tries	Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	WP
04 Jun 1994	28	Eighthman	England	Lose: 15-32		Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	WP
09 Jul 1994	29	Flank (C)	New Zealand	Lose: 14-22		Carisbrook, Dunedin	WP
23 Jul 1994	29	Flank	New Zealand	Lose: 9-13		Athletic Park, Wellington	WP
08 Oct 1994	29	Eighthman	Argentina	Win: 42-22	1 try	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	WP
15 Oct 1994	29	Eighthman	Argentina	Win: 46-26		Ellispark, Johannesburg	WP

Tiaan Strauss

He won 14 caps for the Springboks between 1992 and 1994, scoring four ties and even captaining them on occasion. He also played a record 156 matches for Western Province during Western Province's golden period before he moved permanently to Australia.

Besides representing both South Africa and Australia at international level in rugby union, Strauss also played top-level domestic rugby league in 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.