Arno Botha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnoldus Francois Botha | ||
| Born |
26 October 1991 Nylstroom, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Nylstroom High School | ||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flank / Number Eight | ||
| Current club | Bulls / Blue Bulls | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | ||
| 2010–2012 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011 | UP Tuks | 5 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–present | Blue Bulls | 34 | (30) |
| 2012–present | Bulls | 46 | (5) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2011 | South Africa U20 | 5 | (35) |
| 2013 | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | South Africa 'A' | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016. | |||
Arnoldus Francois Botha (born 26 October 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer. He can operate either as a flanker or number eight.
Career
School career
Botha began primary school at Laerskool Messina before moving to Nylstroom. He was captain of the rugby first team of Hoërskool Nylstroom for 2 years and he represented Limpopo at the Craven Week competitions in 2008 and 2009.
Blue Bulls
He represents the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.[1][2] In 2013, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the Blue Bulls until 2016.[3]
Representative rugby
He was captain of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy and was also named South Africa Under 20 player of the year.[4][5][6]
Botha made his debut for the Springboks against Italy on 8 June 2013 at Kings Park Stadium in Durban as the No. 7 flank.[7] In his second test against Scotland on 15 June 2013 in Nelspruit, Botha left the field after four minutes of play, having ruptured ligaments in his left knee.[8]
South Africa 'A'
In 2016, Botha was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[9] He didn't play in their first match in Bloemfontein,[10] but started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat in George.[11]
Reference List
- ↑ "Arno Botha Bulls Player Profile". Bulls.co.za. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Arno Botha itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Young stars extend Bulls stay". Sport24. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Arno Botha IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "SA Under 20 squad named". Sport 24. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Arno Botha". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 44-10 Italy". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Botha ruled out for season". Sport24. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "'Oupa' Mohoje named captain of SA 'A' team". South African Rugby Union. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26-29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.