Springbok no. 671 · Flyhalf

Braam van Straaten

Abraham Johannes Jacobus van Straaten · WP

21Tests

2Tries

3Tours

27Age at debut

Test career

199920002001

First test

19 Jun 1999, age 27 · Reserve v Italy, Kings Park, Durban

Last test

24 Nov 2001, age 30 · Inside Centre v England, Twickenham, London

Biography

Braam van Straaten was a reliable goal-kicking flyhalf and centre who scored 221 points in 21 Tests between 1999 and 2001. Born in Pretoria on 28 September 1971, he played for Western Province. He kicked six penalties in the 18–13 win over England in 2000 and 19 points in the famous 46–40 win over New Zealand that year. He later played for Leeds.

Test history

21 tests · 221 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
19 Jun 1999	Italy	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 101–0	WP
26 Jun 1999	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flyhalf	L 19–29	WP
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Reserve	L 0–28	WP
17 Jul 1999	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Flyhalf	L 6–32	WP
10 Jun 2000	Canada	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Flyhalf	W 51–18	WP
17 Jun 2000	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flyhalf	W 18–13	WP
24 Jun 2000	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flyhalf	L 22–27	WP
22 Jul 2000	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Flyhalf	L 12–25	WP
29 Jul 2000	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Flyhalf	L 6–26	WP
19 Aug 2000	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flyhalf	W 46–40	WP
26 Aug 2000	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flyhalf	L 18–19	WP
12 Nov 2000	Argentina	River Plate, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 37–33	WP
19 Nov 2000	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Reserve	W 28–18	WP
26 Nov 2000	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Inside Centre	W 23–13	WP
02 Dec 2000	England	Twickenham, London	Flyhalf	L 17–25	WP
28 Jul 2001	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Inside Centre	W 20–15	WP
18 Aug 2001	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Inside Centre	D 14–14	WP
25 Aug 2001	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Inside Centre	L 15–26	WP
10 Nov 2001	France	Stade de France, Paris	Flyhalf	L 10–20	WP
17 Nov 2001	Italy	Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa	Inside Centre	W 54–26	WP
24 Nov 2001	England	Twickenham, London	Inside Centre	L 9–29	WP