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BJ Botha
Birth nameBrendon James Botha
Date of birth(1980-01-04)4 January 1980(age 44)
Place of birthDurban,South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2in)
Weight112 kg (17.6 st; 247 lb)
SchoolDurban High School,Durban
Kloof High School,Durban
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2011 Ulster 58 (10)
2011–2016 Munster 111 (20)
2016–2017 Lyon 17 (0)
2017–2018 Biarritz 15 (5)
Correct as of 11 January 2018
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2008 Sharks 32 (10)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2010 South Africa 25 (5)
Correct as of 30 June 2011

Brendon James Botha,better known asBJ Botha(born 4 January 1980) is a South African formerrugby unionplayer. He played as aprop.He is now a housemaster and rugby coach atGlenstal Abbey School.[1]

Professional career

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Sharks

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Botha played in theCurrie CupandSuper 14theSharks.He played in all 13 Super 14 matches in2006and was one cap shy of a half-century in the domesticCurrie Cup.

Ulster

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He signed for Ulster on Thursday 14 August 2008 on a three-year deal, and left the province in May 2011.

Munster

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Botha signed for the Irish province Munster on a two-year contract in February 2011, starting in the 2011–12 season.[2]

He made hisMunsterdebut againstScarletson 17 September 2011.[3]His firstHeineken Cupgame for Munster was againstNorthampton Saintsin November 2011. He scored his first try for Munster in January 2012, in the Heineken Cup round 6 game against Northampton.[4]

Botha scored a match-winning try for Munster in their finalPro12game againstZebreon 3 May 2013.[5]He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in May 2013.[6]Botha signed a six-month contract extension with Munster in March 2015, meaning he will stay with the province until at least December 2015.[7]He won his 100th cap for Munster in the2015 Pro12 Grand Finalon 30 May 2015.[8]In November 2015, it was announced that Botha's contract with Munster had been extended to June 2016.[9]Botha started Munster's opening pool game of the2015–16 European Rugby Champions CupagainstTrevisoon 14 November 2015, scoring a try in his team's 32–7 win.[10]On 9 January 2016, Botha ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during Munster's match againstStade Français.The injury ruled him out for the foreseeable future.[11]In May 2016, it was announced that Botha would leave Munster at the end of the 2015–16 season.[12]

Move to France

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After leaving Munster, Botha joined FrenchTop 14clubLyonas a medical joker ahead of the2016–17season,[13]before joiningBiarritz,who played in theRugby Pro D2,France's second tier league, ahead of the2017–18season.[14]Botha retired from rugby at the end of the 2017–18 season.[15]

South Africa

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Botha has played 25 times for theSpringboksand has one try to his name. He was a member of the South Africa squad that won the2007 Rugby World Cup.

Barbarians

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In May 2009, Botha was named in theBarbarianssquad to playEnglandandAustralia.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^"Glenstal have too much for Villiers but plenty for coach Botha to work on".11 January 2024.
  2. ^"Botha Signs".munsterrugby.ie.25 February 2011.Retrieved23 January2012.
  3. ^"RaboDirect Pro12: Munster 35–12 Scarlets".BBC Sport. 17 September 2011.Retrieved17 September2011.
  4. ^"Munster Close The Deal".munsterrugby.ie.21 January 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 26 January 2012.Retrieved23 January2012.
  5. ^"Botha Try Seals Win".munsterrugby.ie.5 May 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 2 September 2013.Retrieved10 May2013.
  6. ^"Injury Forces Howlett To Retire".munsterrugby.ie.14 May 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved14 May2013.
  7. ^"Front Row Trio Sign Up".munsterrugby.ie.11 March 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2015.Retrieved12 March2015.
  8. ^"Munster Well Beaten As Warriors Claim Title".munsterrugby.ie.31 May 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 1 June 2015.Retrieved31 May2015.
  9. ^"Side Named For European Opener".munsterrugby.ie.13 November 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 16 November 2015.Retrieved13 November2015.
  10. ^"Job Done in Thomond".munsterrugby.ie.14 November 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 17 November 2015.Retrieved14 November2015.
  11. ^"Botha Injury Update".munsterrugby.ie.14 January 2016.Retrieved15 January2016.
  12. ^"Departing Players".munsterrugby.ie.10 May 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2016.Retrieved10 May2016.
  13. ^"BJ Botha signs with Lyon as a medical joker".Ultimate Rugby.31 August 2016.Retrieved29 June2019.
  14. ^"Biarritz Olympique: BJ Botha, the pillar of the fray".Sud Ouest(in French). 5 January 2018.Retrieved29 June2019.
  15. ^"What happened to former Springboks and Sharks prop BJ Botha?".SA Rugby Magazine.21 November 2019.Retrieved19 February2020.
  16. ^"England v Barbarians: Teams".skysports.com. 29 May 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 23 January 2014.Retrieved25 June2014.
  17. ^"Australia v Bass-Baas: Teams".skysports.com. 5 June 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 25 June 2014.Retrieved25 June2014.
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