Quinten Strange

Quinten J. Strange is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock.

Early career

Strange was born in Tākaka and raised in Collingwood. He attended Nelson College where he captained their top side.

Strange was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup aged just 19 and instantly established himself as a regular, making 11 appearances, 10 of which were starting and scoring 2 tries as the side finished runners up in the Premiership division. Strange was vice captain of the Tasman Mako side that won the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup. Strange was again part of the Mako side that won the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, again vice captain in a 12–13 win over in the final. Strange was named as co captain of the Tasman Mako squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC alongside Mitchell Hunt with the absence of regular captain David Havili due to All Blacks duties. In the premiership semifinal of the competition against Strange played his 50th game for Tasman in a 27–33 win for the Mako. The next week the side lost 23–20 to in the final.

After just one season and 11 appearances at provincial level, he was handed a Super Rugby contract by the ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season. The move saw him link up with his former New Zealand Under 20 coach Scott Robertson who was in his debut season with the Crusaders having formerly coached. Strange was part of the team that won Super Rugby three times in a row in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and also the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition in 2020. Strange only played 4 games in the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season as the won their fifth title in a row with a 24–13 win over the in the final. Strange captained the side in Round 3 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season against. The Crusaders made it six in a row with a 7–21 win over the in the final.

Strange was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which competed in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in England where he made seven appearances and scored three tries. Strange was named in the All Blacks squad for the 2020 Rugby Championship but later suffered an ankle injury which saw him miss the tournament.