Ruan Botha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
10 January 1992 Brakpan, South Africa | ||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb)[1] | ||
| School(s) attended | Jeugland Hoërskool | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Sharks | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Falcons | ||
| 2011–12 | Golden Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–12 | Golden Lions | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Lions | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–15 | Western Province | 19 | (5) |
| 2014–15 | Stormers | 21 | (5) |
| 2016– | Sharks | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012 | South Africa U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015. | |||
Ruan Botha (born 10 January 1992) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock for the Sharks in Super Rugby. He made his provincial debut on 31 March 2012 as the Golden Lions thrashed the Griffons 71-25 in Johannesburg. Botha started the match before being replaced in the 62nd minute by Hendrik Roodt.[2]
His first call-up to the Lions Super Rugby team came ahead of the side's Australian tour during the 2012 Super Rugby season. He made the starting fifteen for the first time in the match against the Chiefs in Pukekohe on 5 May 2012.[3]
Botha was named in the South Africa Under 20 team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[4]
He joined Western Province for the 2013 season.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Player Profile – Ruan Botha". SA Rugby. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.sarugby.net/component/match_centre/?view=match&id=103851&leagueid=1211&homeid=11391&awayid=11401
- ↑ http://www.supersport.com/rugby/super-rugby/news/120502/Lions_make_five_changes
- ↑ http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/11321?view=news
- ↑ "Lions lose fourth player in a week". SuperSport. 28 Aug 2012. Retrieved 28 Aug 2012.
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