Adriaan Strauss to quit rugby at the end of the SuperRugby season
Former Bulls and Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss earlier today officially announced that he will finally hang up his boots at the end of the 2018 Super Rugby tournament.
The 32-year-old Bulls hooker Adriaan Strauss has officially announced that he will be retiring from all forms of the game at the end of the 2018 Super Rugby season, following a sterling 14-year rugby career.
He announced his retirement from test rugby last year and followed that with a short sabbatical to recharge his batteries in the later part of the year. Strauss came back strong and revived, and reminded the world just why he has been rated so highly over his career, as he made a huge impact on the Bulls 2018 Super Rugby season
Strauss started his professional career within the Bulls junior system in 2004, going on to make his Super Rugby debut in 2006, playing in 8 Super matches before moving to the Cheetahs, where he represented the Free State Franchise in 97 Super Rugby outings. The hooker was then lured back to Pretoria, where he played another 51 Super matches, making him the most capped South African Super Rugby player of all time with 156 caps to date.
Strauss captained the Bulls in 2016 and 2017 and was also appointed as the Springbok captain in 2016, becoming the 56th captain of the national team.
Strauss thanked the Bulls for backing him.
“It hasn’t been an easy decision, but one that I’ve been thinking about for a while now. I have been blessed to play the game I love, with and against some amazing people, all while building some great friendships. The Bulls have always backed me and given me the opportunity to prove myself, and for this I am eternally grateful. It is however time for me to enter into the next phase of my life and focus on a few new ventures… and off course enjoy being a supporter while I’m at it,” Strauss said in a statement.
* The Blue Bulls Company confirmed that flanker Shaun Adendorff and flyhalf Francois Brummer will also be released at the end of June to further their careers abroad.
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