Springbok no. 778 · Tight-head Prop

BJ Botha

Brendon James Botha · Sharks, Ulster

25Tests

1Tries

3Tours

26Age at debut

Test career

200620082010

First test

26 Aug 2006, age 26 · Reserve v New Zealand, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Last test

24 Jul 2010, age 30 · Tight-head Prop v Australia, Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane

Biography

BJ Botha was a strong tight-head prop who played 25 Tests between 2006 and 2010 and won 17. Born in Durban on 1 April 1980 and educated at Durban High School, he played for the Sharks and later Ulster and Munster. He scored a try against Italy in 2010.

Test history

25 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
26 Aug 2006	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	L 26–45	Sharks
02 Sep 2006	New Zealand	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	Tight-head Prop	W 21–20	Sharks
09 Sep 2006	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 24–16	Sharks
11 Nov 2006	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Reserve	L 15–32	Sharks
18 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	L 21–23	Sharks
25 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 25–14	Sharks
26 May 2007	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Tight-head Prop	W 58–10	Sharks
09 Jun 2007	Samoa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 35–8	Sharks
16 Jun 2007	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 22–19	Sharks
23 Jun 2007	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	L 21–26	Sharks
15 Aug 2007	Namibia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 105–13	Sharks
25 Aug 2007	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 27–3	Sharks
09 Sep 2007	Samoa	Parc des Princes, Paris	Reserve	W 59–7	Sharks
14 Sep 2007	England	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 36–0	Sharks
22 Sep 2007	Tonga	Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens	Reserve	W 30–25	Sharks
30 Sep 2007	USA	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	Tight-head Prop	W 64–15	Sharks
14 Jun 2008	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 37–21	Sharks
21 Nov 2009	Italy	Stadio Friuli, Udine	Reserve	W 32–10	Ulster
28 Nov 2009	Ireland	Croke Park, Dublin	Tight-head Prop	L 10–15	Ulster
05 Jun 2010	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 34–31	Ulster
12 Jun 2010	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 42–17	Ulster
26 Jun 2010	Italy	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Reserve	W 55–11	Ulster
10 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Reserve	L 12–32	Ulster
17 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Reserve	L 17–31	Ulster
24 Jul 2010	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Tight-head Prop	L 13–30	Ulster