Braam van Straaten | |
Birth Name: | Abraham Johannes Jacobus |
Birth Date: | 1971 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
Height: | 5.1feet |
Weight: | 14.8st |
Ru Position: | Fly-half |
Repteam1: | South Africa |
Repyears1: | 1999–2001 |
Repcaps1: | 21 |
Reppoints1: | 221 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 24 June 2014 |
Years1: | 2003 |
Years2: | 2003–04 |
Clubs1: | Leeds |
Clubs2: | Sale Sharks |
Apps1: | 22 |
Apps2: | 16 |
Points1: | 252 |
Points2: | 165 |
Superyears1: | 1998 |
Superyears2: | 1999–2001 |
Superapps1: | 9 |
Superapps2: | 32 |
Superpoints1: | 62 |
Superpoints2: | 434 |
Provinceyears1: | 1994–96 |
Provinceyears2: | 1997 |
Provinceyears3: | 1998 |
Provinceyears4: | 1999–2001 |
Provinceyears5: | 2004–05 |
Provinceapps1: | 21 |
Provinceapps2: | 27 |
Provinceapps3: | 17 |
Provinceapps4: | 24 |
Provinceapps5: | 31 |
Provincepoints1: | 0 |
Provincepoints2: | 256 |
Provincepoints3: | 208 |
Provincepoints4: | 311 |
Provincepoints5: | 291 |
School: | Hoërskool Wonderboom |
University: | Normaal Kollege Pretoria (NKP) |
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.