Richardt Strauss
| Full name | Conrad Richardt Strauss | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8½ in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 12) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Andries Strauss (brother) Adriaan Strauss (cousin) |
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006-09 2009- |
Free State Cheetahs Leinster |
54 131 |
(70) (45) |
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Correct as of 28 May 2016
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007-09 | Cheetahs | 36 | (5) |
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Correct as of 5 Sep 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004-05 2014- 2012- |
South Africa u19 Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland |
2 17 |
(10) |
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Correct as of 18 Jun 2016
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Richardt Strauss (born 28 January 1986 in Pretoria, South Africa ) is a South African born Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby and Ireland. Strauss' choice of position is Hooker.
Strauss attended Grey College, Bloemfontein. He won the Under 19 Rugby World Championship in 2005 with South Africa. He played for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup, former club of other past and present Leinster players, Ollie Le Roux and CJ van der Linde. He scored 14 tries in 54 appearances for the Free State Cheetahs, winning the 2006 Currie Cup in the process. In 2007, Strauss joined the Central Cheetahs in the Super 14 playing in 36 games and scoring 1 try.
Strauss stayed with the Central Cheetahs until 2009 when he signed a contract with Heineken Cup champions Leinster Rugby. Strauss made his first appearance for Leinster as a substitute in their Magners League victory over the Scarlets. Strauss played in his second game a week later as a substitute in Leinster's Magners League win over the Cardiff Blues.
Since then, his Leinster career has gone from strength, racking up a total of 35 appearances – including 9 in the Heineken Cup – culminating in Leinster's 2nd Heineken Cup victory against Northampton Saints on 21 May 2011. By this stage, Strauss had established himself as a firm fan favourite and his barn-storming loose displays and solid set-piece played an integral part in Leinster's triumph.
In October 2013, Strauss was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, ruling him out for the rest of the 2013–14 season. However,he made a surprising early return in Leinster's Heineken Cup Round 6 pool match against the Ospreys on 17 January 2014.
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