Adriaan Strauss

Adriaan Strauss

Full name	Jan Adriaan Strauss
Date of birth	(1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
School	Grey College, Bloemfontein
University	University of Pretoria
Notable relative(s)	Andries Strauss (cousin) Richardt Strauss (cousin)
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Youth career 2004–2005 Blue Bulls Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2006 Blue Bulls 22 (15) 2006 Bulls 8 (0) 2007–2014 Cheetahs 97 (40) 2007–2013 Free State Cheetahs 56 (45) 2015–2018 Bulls 51 (55) 2005–2018 Total 234 (155) Correct as of 29 May 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003 South Africa Schools 2004 South Africa Under-19 2006 South Africa Under-21 8 (10) 2008–2016 South Africa (test) 66 (30) 2008–2016 South Africa (tour) 2 (0) 2011, 2017 Barbarians 3 (0) 2015 Springboks 1 (0) Correct as of 29 May 2018

Jan Adriaan Strauss (born 18 November 1985) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played first class rugby between 2005 and 2018. He played in 66 international test matches for South Africa (captaining them in 2016) and also featured in three non-test internationals. He played Super Rugby for the Bulls and the Cheetahs, making 156 appearances, a record by a South African player. He also made 78 Currie Cup appearances for the Blue Bulls and Free State Cheetahs.