Education
Grey College.
Grey College.
He plays as a centre. Free State Cheetahs
After playing for the Free State Under-20 side in 2003, he was included in the senior side for the 2004 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut for them in a match against the Falcons. He remained with the Bloemfontein-based side until the end of the 2005 season, before moving to Durban to join the Sharks.
Natal Sharks / Sharks
He made his Super Rugby debut in the Sharks", starting in opening match of the 2006 Super 14 season against the Chiefs.
He quickly established himself as a regular, starting twelve of the Sharks" matches during the season. Return to the Cheetahs
In August 2010, Strauss signed a deal with the Cheetahs for the 2011 Super 15 season, due to the departure of Cheetahs centre Meyer Bosman who joined the Sharks the next season.
Kings
He joined the Kings for the 2013 Super Rugby season. He made his Kings debut in their first ever Super Rugby match in 2013, a 22–10 victory over Australian side the Force.
He started thirteen of their sixteen matches during the season – most of them as captain following an injury to regular captain Luke Watson.
However, Strauss broke his hand towards the end of the campaign and missed the 2013 Super Rugby Promotion/Relegation Play-offs, which saw the Lions gain entry into the 2014 Super Rugby season at the Kings" expense. He also missed the entire 2013 Currie Cup First Division season with the same injury. Edinburgh
He signed for Scottish side Edinburgh Rugby at the start of 2014, tying him to the club until 2016.
His first points for the club came during a Pro12 encounter with Cardiff Blues the following November.
Representative rugby
In November 2010, after an injury to stand-in full-back and centre Zane Kirchner, Strauss received a call up to play for the Springboks to face a star-studded Barbarians side at Twickenham in a non-test match. Although it was a non-test match, this thus far, is his only appearance for the national team
At youth level, he played for the South Africa Under-21 side, playing two matches for them in the 2004 Under-21 Rugby World Championship. He also represented the South Africa Sevens side during the 2006-2007 Institutional Review Board Sevens World Series competition.