Sarel Strauss
| Full name | Sarel Stephanus François Strauss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 March 1946 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80.7 kg (178 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarel Stephanus François Strauss (24 November 1891 – 6 March 1946) was a South African international rugby union player and first-class cricketer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Bloemfontein, Strauss spent some of his early years in a concentration camp during the Second Boer War. He attended Grey College in his native Bloemfontein and was later involved in World War I operations in East Africa as a staff sergeant.[2] Post war, Strauss represented Griqualand West in both provincial cricket and rugby union. He was a strong running centre on the rugby field and represented the Springboks on their 1921 tour, playing his sole Test match against the All Blacks in Wellington.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dobson, Paul (25 May 2020). "Springbok XV: One-hit wonders". rugby365.com.
- ^ "Sarel Strauss". bokhist.com.
- ^ "The Opposing Sides". The Evening Post. 22 July 1921.