David Strettle
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Strettle | |
| Date of birth | July 23, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Lymm, Cheshire, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Weight | 13 st 1 lb (83 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Ducks | |
| School(s) attended | Lymm High School | |
| University(s) | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre/Wing | |
| Current club | Harlequins | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Lymm Warrington |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
2006 ‐ |
Rotherham Earth Titans Harlequins |
18 (50) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2007 ‐ | England | 5 (5) |
| Sevens National teams | ||
| England | ||
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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David Strettle, (born July 23, 1983), is an English rugby union player who plays on the wing for Harlequins and England. Noted for his acceleration, Strettle's running has drawn comparisons to a young Jason Robinson. He was educated at Lymm High School.
He joined the Harlequins from Rotherham in the summer of 2006 and made his club debut in the pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont on August 6 that year.
As a teenager, he was a talented footballer, appearing on the books of Liverpool FC, Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra.[1]
Strettle scored a hat trick on his Rotherham debut against Rugby Lions and made his Premiership debut for the Titans against Bath in October 2003.
He was Rotherham's top try-scorer in National One in the 2004-05 season scoring 18 tries in 22 appearances.
He is known as "Ducks" at Harlequins after David Duckham, a player to whom Strettle has drawn comparison,[2] and was touted as a future England winger. He recently scored a hat trick in the game against Newcastle falcons and has been included in the England Saxons squad for their games against Italy and Ireland, scoring in both games.
Strettle was a regular in the England sevens squad throughout the 2005/06 IRB World Seven Series. He won a surprise call up to the England starting XV for in their 2007 Six Nations game against Ireland at Croke Park in the place of the injured Jason Robinson, and scored England's only try in the 43-13 defeat. He also started in the win over France and the defeat to Wales.
On 2 May 2007, Strettle was named as the Professional Rugby Player's Association Young Player of the Season. He was also named in the Sky Sports Dream Team for the Guinness Premiership season 2006-07, along with fellow Harlequin and England hopeful Mike Brown.
Also in May 2007, David Strettle was named in the England Rugby squad to tour South Africa. Unfortunately Strettle came down with food poising along with other members of the squad which prevented him starting in England's record 58-10 defeat to South Africa.
Strettle grew up in Lymm, Cheshire, attending Lymm High School and playing for Lymm RFC. Strettle then went on to Sheffield Hallam University.
On August 16 2007, a confusing article appeared on Harlequins official site. It seems to suggest that Strettle had crossed codes and signed for Harlequins Rugby League. The basis of the story was that he is also a registered Harlequins Rugby League club player, as many players in Harlequins Rugby Union side are.[3] [1]
He returned to play for Harlequins after recovering from the injury that put him out of the 2007 Rugby World Cup and was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.[4] [5] He started the game against Wales but was withdrawn early on following a metatarsal break, which ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.
[edit] References
- ^ Cleary, Mick (2007-02-24). Strettle is fast-tracked into the England squad. Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ Slot, Owen (2007-03-15). Laid-back Strettle earns comparisons to England legend. The Times. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ The loss of David Strettle will be a huge disappointment, not only to Quins but also to England RU. Quins (2007-06-20). Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ Vainikolo named in England squad. BBC (2008-01-09). Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ Vainikolo - named in England squad. Sportinglife (2008-01-09). Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
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