BJ Botha

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BJ Botha
Personal information
Full name Brendon James Botha
Date of birth January 4, 1980 (1980-01-04) (age 28)
Place of birth Durban, KZN, South Africa
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Nickname BJ
School Durban High School, Durban and Kloof, Durban
Occupation(s)    Professional rugby player
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Provincial/State sides    
2001-present Natal Sharks
Super Rugby Caps (points)
2001-present Sharks 32 (10)
National team(s)    
2006-present Flag of South Africa South Africa 11

Brendon James Botha, better known as BJ Botha (born 4 January 1980 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player. He is a prop for the Natal Sharks in the country's domestic competition, the Currie Cup, the Sharks in the Super 14, and for the country's national team, the Springboks.

Botha realised his potential last year when he was rewarded with a well-deserved Springbok selection, gaining three Tri-Nations caps, and winning both games he started. He is highly-rated by his peers as a technically correct and powerful scrummager, playing in all 13 Super 14 matches in 2006 and is one cap shy of a half century in the domestic Currie Cup. In 2008 Ulster Rugby of Northern Ireland confirmed the signed of Botha on a two year deal


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