| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Theodore Stransky | ||
| Date of birth | July 16, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| School | Maritzburg College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Clubs played for | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | Points |
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| 1991 - 1992 1992-1993 1997 - 1999 |
L'Aquila San Donà Leicester Tigers |
73 |
(896) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| 1993 1994 - 1996 |
Natal Western Province |
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| National team(s) | |||
| 1993 - 1996 | South Africa | 22 | (240) |
Joel Theodore Stransky (born 16 July 1967) is a former South African rugby union footballer, most notable for scoring the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. He played as a fly-half.
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Stransky was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, into a Jewish family,[1] and educated at Maritzburg College where he was coached under Skonk Nicholson, a well-known figure in schoolboy rugby.
In 1990 he was part of the Natal team that beat Northern Transvaal to win the Currie Cup for the first time, before he moved to Italy where he played for L'Aquila during the season 1991-92 and for San Donà in the 1992-93. Between 1993 and 1996, he gained 22 caps for his country.
In 1997, he moved to Leicester Tigers, where he would play for a couple of seasons and then become backs coach.
In the build up to the 1999 Rugby World Cup, it was suggested that Stransky could play for England. However, he discovered that he was not qualified to do so.[2] He had also sustained a knee injury which made him an unsuitable candidate at the time.
In 2002, he was engaged by Bristol Rugby as a coach, but the offer was subsequently withdrawn. Stransky took legal action and was compensated.[3]
He later returned to South Africa, and is a part-time rugby union television commentator.
In January 2007, Joel Stransky joined Altech Netstar (Pty) Ltd. as the Sales & Marketing director. In January 2008, he was appointed Managing Director.
In the 2009 movie Invictus, he is portrayed by Scott Eastwood.
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   | Sporting heroes - Rugby Heroes - A Photographic encyclopaedia of International Rugby Players |
| | BBC report of Stransky v Bristol case - BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Bristol to pay Stransky damages |
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