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Strauss</div></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data">Christiaan Petrus Strauss</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1965-06-28</span>) </span>28 June 1965<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 59)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Upington" title="Upington">Upington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Province" title="Cape Province">Cape Province</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">16 st 5 lb (104 kg; 229 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">School</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upington_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Upington High School (page does not exist)">Upington High School</a>, Upington</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">University</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stellenbosch_University" title="Stellenbosch University">Stellenbosch University</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Position(s)</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Number_eight_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Number eight (rugby union)">Number 8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flanker_(rugby_union)" title="Flanker (rugby union)">Flank</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Provincial / State sides</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1986–95</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Western_Province_(rugby_union)" title="Western Province (rugby union)">Western Province</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 156</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> ()</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1998–2000</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Waratahs" title="New South Wales Waratahs">NSW Waratahs</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 36</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> ()</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1992–94</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 15</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (20)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1999</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 11</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (20)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="background: 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</th></tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">1996–97 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cronulla-Sutherland_Sharks" title="Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla Sharks</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center">14 </td> <td style="text-align: center"> </td> <td style="text-align: center"> </td> <td style="text-align: center"> </td> <td style="text-align: center">4 </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>Christiaan Petrus 'Tiaan' Strauss</b>, (born 28 June 1965) is a former rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented both <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> at international level in <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> and also played top-level domestic <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> in Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He won the <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999 Rugby World Cup</a> with Australia and the Currie Cup with <a href="/wiki/Western_Province_(rugby_union)" title="Western Province (rugby union)">Western Province</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tiaan_Strauss&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in the town of <a href="/wiki/Upington" title="Upington">Upington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Province" title="Cape Province">Cape Province</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a>), Strauss attended the <a href="/wiki/Stellenbosch_University" title="Stellenbosch University">University of Stellenbosch</a>, where he obtained his law degree in 1990. He made his senior provincial debut for <a href="/wiki/Western_Province_(rugby_union)" title="Western Province (rugby union)">Western Province</a> in 1986 against North Eastern Cape and scored a try on debut.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the 1986 provincial season he formed the Western Province back row with <a href="/wiki/Gert_Smal" title="Gert Smal">Gert Smal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deon_Lotter" title="Deon Lotter">Deon Lotter</a>, that played a major role in Western Province's <a href="/wiki/1986_Currie_Cup" title="1986 Currie Cup">Currie Cup</a> victory.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Strauss made his test debut for the <a href="/wiki/Springboks" class="mw-redirect" title="Springboks">Springboks</a> during the 1992 tour of Britain and France, as <a href="/wiki/Number_eight_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Number eight (rugby union)">Number 8</a> against <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Stade_de_Gerland" title="Stade de Gerland">Stade de Gerland</a> in Lyon. He went on to win 15 caps for the Springboks between 1992 and 1994, scoring 4 tries and <a href="/wiki/South_African_rugby_union_captains" class="mw-redirect" title="South African rugby union captains">captaining</a> them on one occasion.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also made a record 156 appearances for Western Province during the team's golden period before he moved to Australia. </p><p>In Australia he played two seasons of <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Cronulla-Sutherland_Sharks" title="Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks</a> before switching back to rugby union for New South Wales. He was selected for Australia a total of 11 times, scoring a hat trick against Ireland on his debut. All but two of his caps were from the bench. He did make a capable replacement for <a href="/wiki/Toutai_Kefu" title="Toutai Kefu">Toutai Kefu</a> in the 1999 World Cup Quarter Final in <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a> when the former was banned but it turned out to be his last cap. </p><p>Strauss returned home to South Africa and settled with his family. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_union_test_history">Rugby union test history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tiaan_Strauss&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rugby union test history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> South Africa </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Opposition</th> <th>Result (SA 1st)</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tries</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a></td> <td>20–15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Number_eight_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Number eight (rugby union)">Number 8</a></td> <td></td> <td>17 October 1992</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stade_de_Gerland" title="Stade de Gerland">Stade de Gerland</a>, Lyon </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>2.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> France</td> <td>16–29</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>24 October 1992</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parc_des_Princes" title="Parc des Princes">Parc des Princes</a>, Paris </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a></td> <td>16–33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flanker_(rugby_union)" title="Flanker (rugby union)">Flank</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>14 November 1992</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham</a>, London </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>4.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> France</td> <td>20–20</td> <td>Flank</td> <td></td> <td>26 June 1993</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kings_Park_Stadium" title="Kings Park Stadium">Kings Park Stadium</a>, Durban </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> France</td> <td>17–18</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>3 July 1993</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Park_Stadium" title="Ellis Park Stadium">Ellis Park</a>, Johannesburg </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>6.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></td> <td>19–12</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>31 July 1993</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Football_Stadium_(1988)" title="Sydney Football Stadium (1988)">Sydney Football Stadium</a> (SFG), Sydney </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Australia</td> <td>20–28</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>14 August 1993</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ballymore_Stadium" title="Ballymore Stadium">Ballymore Stadium</a>, Brisbane </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>8.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Australia</td> <td>12–19</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>21 August 1993</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Football_Stadium_(1988)" title="Sydney Football Stadium (1988)">Sydney Football Stadium</a> (SFG), Sydney </td></tr> <tr> <td>9.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a></td> <td>29–26</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>6 November 1993</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Arquitecto_Ricardo_Etcheverry" class="mw-redirect" title="Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry">Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium</a>, Buenos Aires </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>10.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> Argentina</td> <td>52–23</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td>13 November 1993</td> <td>Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires </td></tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> England</td> <td>15–32</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>4 June 1994</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loftus_Versfeld_Stadium" title="Loftus Versfeld Stadium">Loftus Versveld</a>, Pretoria </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>12.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></td> <td>14–22</td> <td>Flank (<a href="/wiki/Captain_(sports)" title="Captain (sports)">c</a>)</td> <td></td> <td>9 July 1994</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carisbrook" title="Carisbrook">Carisbrook</a>, Dunedin </td></tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> New Zealand</td> <td>9–13</td> <td>Flank</td> <td></td> <td>23 July 1994</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athletic_Park,_Wellington" title="Athletic Park, Wellington">Athletic Park</a>, Wellington </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>14.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> Argentina</td> <td>42–22</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>8 October 1994</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boet_Erasmus_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Boet Erasmus Stadium">Boet Erasmus</a>, Port Elizabeth </td></tr> <tr> <td>15.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> Argentina</td> <td>46–26</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>15 October 1994</td> <td>Ellis Park, Johannesburg </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Australia </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Opposition</th> <th>Result (Aus 1st)</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tries</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a></td> <td>46–11</td> <td>Substitute</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td>12 June 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ballymore_Stadium" title="Ballymore Stadium">Ballymore Stadium</a>, Brisbane </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>2.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> Ireland</td> <td>32–26</td> <td>Substitute</td> <td></td> <td>19 June 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a>, Perth </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a></td> <td>16–33</td> <td>Substitute</td> <td></td> <td>26 June 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_Park" title="Sydney Olympic Park">Stadium Australia</a>, Sydney </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>4.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></td> <td>32–6</td> <td>Substitute</td> <td></td> <td>17 July 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lang_Park" title="Lang Park">Lang Park</a>, Brisbane </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" 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/></a></span></span> New Zealand</td> <td>28–7</td> <td>Substitute</td> <td></td> <td>28 August 1999</td> <td>Stadium Australia, Sydney </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>8.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Romania national rugby union team">Romania</a></td> <td>57–9</td> <td>Substitute</td> <td></td> <td>3 October 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ravenhill_Stadium" title="Ravenhill Stadium">Ravenhill Stadium</a>, Belfast </td></tr> <tr> <td>9.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> Ireland</td> <td>23–3</td> <td>Substitute</td> <td></td> <td>10 October 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Road" title="Lansdowne Road">Lansdowne Road</a>, Dublin </td></tr> <tr style="background: #D0E6FF;"> <td>10.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national rugby union team">United States</a></td> <td>55–19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flanker_(rugby_union)" title="Flanker (rugby union)">Flank</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>14 October 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomond_Park" title="Thomond Park">Thomond Park</a>, Limerick </td></tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a></td> <td>24–9</td> <td>Number 8</td> <td></td> <td>14 October 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a>, Cardiff </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tiaan_Strauss&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Currie Cup: Winner (with <a href="/wiki/Western_Province_(rugby_union)" title="Western Province (rugby union)">Western Province</a>) <a href="/wiki/1986_Currie_Cup" title="1986 Currie Cup">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/1989_Currie_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Currie Cup">1989</a> (shared). Finalist <a href="/wiki/1995_Currie_Cup" title="1995 Currie Cup">1995</a></li> <li>World Cup: Winner (with <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Wallabies</a>) <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tiaan_Strauss&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Africa_national_rugby_union_players#List" title="List of South Africa national rugby union players">List of South Africa national rugby union players</a> – Springbok no. <b>579</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australia_national_rugby_union_players" title="List of Australia national rugby union players">List of Australia national rugby union players</a> – no. <b>752</b></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tiaan_Strauss&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/11329.html">"Christiaan Petrus Strauss"</a>. ESPNscrum<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 June</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Christiaan+Petrus+Strauss&rft.pub=ESPNscrum&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espnscrum.com%2Faustralia%2Frugby%2Fplayer%2F11329.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATiaan+Strauss" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVan_der_Merwe2007" class="citation book cs1">Van der Merwe, Floris (2007). <i>Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006</i>. Stellenbosch: SUN Press. pp. 144–146. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781920109790" title="Special:BookSources/9781920109790"><bdi>9781920109790</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/190836768">190836768</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Matieland+is+rugbyland%2C+1980-2006&rft.place=Stellenbosch&rft.pages=144-146&rft.pub=SUN+Press&rft.date=2007&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F190836768&rft.isbn=9781920109790&rft.aulast=Van+der+Merwe&rft.aufirst=Floris&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATiaan+Strauss" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVan_Rooyen1986" class="citation book cs1">Van Rooyen, Quintus (1986). <i>S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1986</i>. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 137–138.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=S.A.+Rugby+Writers+Annual+1986&rft.place=Verwoerdburg&rft.pages=137-138&rft.pub=SA+Rugby+Writers%27+Society&rft.date=1986&rft.aulast=Van+Rooyen&rft.aufirst=Quintus&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATiaan+Strauss" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJooste1995" class="citation book cs1">Jooste, Graham K. (1995). <i>South African rugby test players 1949-1995</i>. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 127–143. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0140250174" title="Special:BookSources/0140250174"><bdi>0140250174</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/36916860">36916860</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=South+African+rugby+test+players+1949-1995&rft.place=Johannesburg&rft.pages=127-143&rft.pub=Penguin&rft.date=1995&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F36916860&rft.isbn=0140250174&rft.aulast=Jooste&rft.aufirst=Graham+K.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATiaan+Strauss" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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