Education
University of Pretoria.
University of Pretoria.
He played in the positions of flanker and Number 8. He later was the coach of the Springboks rugby team Straeuli made his debut for South Africa on 9 July 1994 against the All Blacks, in which he also scored a try.
In all he played 10 tests, including representing South Africa in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, before his career ended on 18 November 1995 against England at Twickenham Stadium.
lieutenant is not his skills as a rugby player, but his coaching skills that he is infamous foreign After Harry Viljoen could not deliver the goods, winning only 53% of his games, Straeuli was seen as a breath of fresh air.
Many lauded him as the saviour of South African rugby, the man who would get the job done. But when it came to facing the world"s top teams, disaster struck.
Under Straeuli the Springboks reached their lowest point in world rugby with record defeats against several countries, most notably:
30–10 to France at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
21–6 to Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
53–3 to England at Twickenham, London
52–16 to New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Through all the failures Straeuli kept telling the public that he was still building his team and that they should judge him on his performance in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
Foreign the first time South Africa failed to reach the semifinals of a World Cup in which they participated. Straeuli was forced to resign shortly after the campaign when details of his infamous Kamp Staaldraad training camp came to light. In 2006 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Sport Hall of fame.