PLAYER PROFILE
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PERSONAL DETAILS
FULL NAME Brendon James
SURNAME Botha
HEIGHT 182 cm
WEIGHT 116 Kg
BIRTH DATE 04 January 1980
BIRTH PLACE Durban
MARITIAL STATUS Married
FAVOURITE FILM The Hangover, Gladiator
FAVOURITE MUSIC David Gray, Maroon 5, Light House
FAVOURITE FOOD Italian
PRIMARY SCHOOL Grey College, Bloemfontein
SECONDARY SCHOOL Kloof & Durban High Schools
PLAYER WRITE-UP
BJ Botha is a specialist tighthead prop who has plied his trade for Munster and Ulster in Ireland over the past couple of years. He answered an emergency call to join the Boks on the 2009 European tour after a spate of injuries in the front-row and was part of the Springbok squad in 2010. Botha, a Rugby World Cup winner in 2007, is short, stocky and powerful, proving a handful for his opponents.

Position: Prop
Province: Munster (Ireland), previously KwaZulu-Natal and Ulster (Ireland)
Springbok number: 778
Test debut: 26 August 2006 vs New Zealand in Pretoria aged 26
Last test: 24 July 2010 vs Australia in Brisbane aged 30
Total tests: 25
Tour matches: 1
Total Springbok matches: 26
Win ratio: 17-8-0
RUGBY CAREER
POSITION Prop
PROVINCE Munster
TRIES 8
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 40
 
SPRINGBOK CAREER
CAPS 25
TRIES 1
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 5
TEST RECORD
OPPOSITION P W D L T C PE DG PTS
Australia 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
England 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
France 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Samoa 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tonga 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SQUAD LIST
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2010
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2010
South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2009
The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div - 2008
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2008
The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 - 2008
South Africa IRB Rugby World Cup - 2007
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2007
South Africa Vodacom Incoming Tours - 2007
Wildebeest Vodacom Cup - 2007
The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 - 2007
South Africa World Cup warm-up matches - 2007
The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2006
The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 - 2006
South Africa Vodacom Tri-Nations - 2006
South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2006
The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2005
The Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round - 2005
Natal Wildebeest Vodacom Cup - 2005
Sharks Vodacom Super 12 - 2005
Sharks Vodacom Super 12 - 2004
Sharks ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2004
Natal Sharks ABSA Currie Cup - Premier Div. - 2003
Natal Vodacom Cup - 2003
Sharks Vodacom Super 12 - 2003
Natal Sharks Bankfin Currie Cup - 2002
Natal SA 'A' SA Cup - 2002
Natal Vodacom Cup - 2002
South Africa Sanzar U21 - 2001
MATCH CENTRE
FIXTURES
     
RESULTS
     
Castle Lager Incoming Tour
Saturday, June 08 2013
17:15 - South Africa vs Italy
Kings Park, Durban
Saturday, June 15 2013
17:15 - South Africa vs Scotland
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Saturday, June 22 2013
00:00 - South Africa vs Italy/Scotland/Samoa
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
The Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Saturday, August 17 2013
15:00 - South Africa vs Argentina
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Saturday, August 24 2013
21:10 - Argentina vs South Africa
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Saturday, September 07 2013
12:05 - Australia vs South Africa
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday, September 14 2013
09:35 - New Zealand vs South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday, September 28 2013
17:00 - South Africa vs Australia
DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Saturday, October 05 2013
17:00 - South Africa vs New Zealand
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Castle Lager Outgoing Tour
Saturday, November 09 2013
00:00 - Wales vs South Africa
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
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