| Full name | Petrus Abel Strauss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mossel Bay, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale, Riversdale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petrus Abel 'Piet-Louw' Strauss (born 15 March 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Pumas in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.[1] He usually plays as a loosehead prop.
Rugby career
2007–2014 : Youth rugby
Strauss was born in Mossel Bay and earned provincial colours in rugby union as early as primary school level, representing SWD at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week while at Laerskool Park. At secondary school level, he attended Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale in Riversdale, where he progressed for the first team and captaining his side in 2012,[2] and also represented SWD at all youth levels, playing at the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, the 2011 Under-18 Academy Week[3] and the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week.
After finishing school, he moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls academy for the 2013 season.[4] He represented them at Under-19 level in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship and at Under-21 level in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, and also had a short spell with the Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 (a sub-union of the Blue Bulls) in the same competition.
Perpignan
In 2015, Strauss moved to France to join the youth system of Perpignan.[5] He made a single appearance for the senior team, coming on as a replacement in a 14–16 defeat to Dax in Round Three of the 2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season.[6][7]
Western Province
He returned to South Africa after the 2016–17 season in France, and joined the Cape Town-based Western Province. He made two appearances for Western Province in the 2017 Rugby Challenge, and made his Currie Cup debut in August 2017, coming on as a replacement in a 34–19 victory over the Pumas.[8]
He also made a single appearance for the Southern Kings in the 2017–18 Pro14 competition, in a home loss to Irish team Leinster.[9]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Piet-Louw Strauss". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Farmers meet in classic clash". Rugby365. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Baie werk wag". George Herald (in Afrikaans). 23 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Bulls scoop up schoolboy stars". Supersport. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "PIET-LOUW STRAUSS – Professional Rugby Agency". Le Cap Sports. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "09/09/16 - Perpignan - Dax". LNR (in French). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "STRAUSS Piet-Loew". USA Perpignan (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Currie Cup Premier Division - Match 8, Log". South African Rugby Union. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Leinster storm to bonus-point triumph over Southern Kings in South Africa". Guinness Pro14. 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.