PLAYER PROFILE
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PERSONAL DETAILS
FULL NAME Arnoldus Francois
SURNAME Botha
HEIGHT 190 cm
WEIGHT 103 Kg
BIRTH DATE 26 October 1991
BIRTH PLACE Modimolle
MARITIAL STATUS Single
FAVOURITE FILM Never Back Down
FAVOURITE MUSIC Enya
FAVOURITE FOOD Ribs, steak
PRIMARY SCHOOL Nylstroom Primary School
SECONDARY SCHOOL Nylstroom High School
TERTIARY EDUCATION University of Pretoria
PLAYER WRITE-UP
Arno Botha captained the South African Under-20 team at the Junior World Championship in Italy in 2011 and was also named the SA Under-20 Player of the Year. He is a very quick and abrasive loose forward with a superb skill set and got his first taste of Springbok rugby in June, when he trained with the squad for three weeks as one of six promising youngsters invited by the national selectors. In October 2012 he was called up as injury replacement into the squad but has not played for the Boks yet, an honour that will surely follow soon.

Position: Loose forward
Province: Blue Bulls
Springbok number: 843
Test debut:
Total tests:
Tour matches:
Total Springbok matches:
Win ratio:
Honours: SA Under-20 Player of the Year (2011).
RUGBY CAREER
POSITION Loose forward
PROVINCE Blue Bulls
TRIES 22
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 110
 
SQUAD LIST
Bulls Vodacom Super Rugby - 2013
South Africa Castle Outgoing Tours - 2012
Vodacom Blue Bulls ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2012
Blue Bulls ABSA Under 21 Competition - 2012
Vodacom Blue Bulls Vodacom Cup - 2012
Vodacom Bulls Vodacom Super Rugby - 2012
Blue Bulls ABSA Under 21 Competition - 2011
Vodacom Blue Bulls ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2011
South Africa IRB Junior World Championships - 2011
Tuks FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International - 2011
Blue Bulls ABSA Under 19 Competition - 2010
Limpopo U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week - 2009
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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