Gary Botha

Gary van Ginkel Botha , born the October 12th 1981 with Pretoria (South Africa), is a player of Rugby to XV South-African, which plays with the team of South Africa. It evolves/moves at the station of talonnor, it measures 1m80 for 106kg. He plays with bulldozers in the Super 14, a frankness from Rugby to XV of South Africa based with Pretoria. Former team of Northern Transvaal, the bulldozers are mainly made up of the team of the Blue bulldozers (Currie Cup).

Gary Botha thus plays with Blue bulldozers in Currie Cup until 2007.

2007 are a great year. Gary Botha takes part in the good season of bulldozers in Super 14 with 15 disputed matches, competition which they gain after having started slowly to finish in waterspout. They face finally other South-Africans, the Sharks. They gain the Super 14 in the stops of play.

For the World cup of Rugby to XV 2007, Gary Botha is aligned only against the team of the Tonga, it is however world champion. And it has strong competition with John Smit captain irremovable.

Career

In club

  • Since 2007: England

In province

  • 2002 - 2006: (Currie Cup) South Africa

In frankness

  • 2003 : (Super 12) South Africa
  • 2004 -2007: (Super 12 then Super 14 since 2006) South Africa

In national team

It carried out its first test match with the Springboks the July 30th 2005 at the time of a match against the team of Australia.

Prize list

In province

  • Victorious of the Currie Cup: 2002,2003,2004,2006 with Blue bulldozers

In frankness

  • Victorious of the Super 14: 2007 with the bulldozers

In national team

(at November 5th, 2007)
  • 12 selections in team of South Africa
  • Selections per year: 2 in 2005,10 in 2007.
  • World champion 2007 with South Africa. Finale gained against England, on October 20th, 2007

In world cup :

External bonds

  • Statistical by itsrugby.fr

  • Profile of the player by sarugby.net
  • Springboks Site to see 2007

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