David Strettle

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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. He joined Quins 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, Strettle was a talented footballer, appearing on the books of Liverpool FC, Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra.^[1] He is known as "Ducks".^[2] at Harlequins 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 suprise 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.

Strettle grew up in Lymm, Cheshire, attending Lymm High School until 2001, and he played for Lymm RFC.

Though not blessed with the natural straight line pace as a figure such as Martin Offiah, Strettle has been compared more accurately with a young Jason Robinson and his inside running for Wigan and also on the international scene.