Braam van Straaten
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Birth name | Abraham Johannes Jacobus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 September 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5.10 ft (1.55 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14.8 st (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Wonderboom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Normaal Kollege Pretoria (NKP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abraham Johannes Jacobus van Straaten (born 28 September 1971) is a South African former professional rugby union footballer. He was capable of playing either at fly-half or centre, and played for the South Africa national team in 21 tests between 1999 and 2001, scoring 221 points.[1]
Van Straaten was born in Pretoria and made a relatively late start to professional rugby, making his debut for the Bulls in 1996 at the age of 24.
References[edit]
- ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Braam van Straaten". scrum.com. Retrieved 30 January 2010.