The hooker, who has represented SA Schools and SA Under-21s received the call-up after du Plessis was banned for three weeks for foul play by a SANZAR disciplinary committee.
Strauss gets Springboks call
13 July 2008 15:21pm
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Peter de Villiers
Free State Cheetahs hooker Adriaan Strauss has been called up to the South Africa side for their final tour fixture against Australia on Saturday at the Subiaco Oval in Perth.
Strauss will arrive in Perth on Tuesday as coach Peter de Villiers moves to replace the suspended Bismarck du Plessis.
The hooker, who has represented SA Schools and SA Under-21s received the call-up after du Plessis was banned for three weeks for foul play by a SANZAR disciplinary committee.
The hooker, who has represented SA Schools and SA Under-21s received the call-up after du Plessis was banned for three weeks for foul play by a SANZAR disciplinary committee.
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