Rugby: What made me switch to the Wallabies - and win a World Cup! #frontrowrugby

Well-known rugby journalist Peter Stemmet chats to former Springbok captain Tiaan Strauss in the fourth episode of our series in conjunction with Front Row Rugby. They talk about Tiaan's short career, his relationship with Kitch Christie and most importantly, what made him decide to move to Australia and play for the Wallabies. Watch this fascinating interview with a legend of the game! You can visit Front Row Rugby here: ‪@frontrowrugby‬ Rugby: What made me switch to the Wallabies: And win a World Cup! #frontrowrugby 00:00 Welcome to Front Row Rugby! 00:16 Here is today’s trivia question! 00:37 You missed out on the first two test matches after re-entry 02:07 You won the first test you played in! 02:49 Was there a lot of provincialism in the side? 04:13 Did Ian McIntosh discuss the captaincy with you? 05:22 How special was it to beat Wallabies in the first test? 06:50 What made the Argentinian tours so special? 07:51 You scored three of your four tries against Argentina! 08:47 What went wrong in the first test against England? 10:03 Was the 1994 New Zealand tour the toughest ever? 12:12 You captained the Springboks against the All Blacks 13:17 What happened to your Springbok career? 14:42 Did Kitch Christie discuss your future with you? 15:32 What did Kitch say to you about not making the World Cup team in 1995? 16:44 What was your relationship with Francois Pienaar like? 17:30 How did you feel being left out of the team? 18:43 Was it easy to decide to move to Australia? 19:30 What was it like playing against the Springboks? 20:50 What was like winning the World Cup with Australia? 21:59 Can you share a memorable moment from your Springbok days? 24:01 Let’s get back to the trivia question! 24:43 Thank you for chatting with us