Arno Botha

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Arno Botha
Full nameArnoldus Francois Botha
Born (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 34)
Nylstroom, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight108 kg (17.0 st; 238 lb)
SchoolNylstroom High School
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Lyon
Youth career
2009 Limpopo Blue Bulls
2010–2012 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 UP Tuks 5 (10)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2016 Blue Bulls 34 (30)
2012–2017 Bulls 47 (5)
2017 Blue Bulls XV 1 (0)
2018 London Irish 7 (5)
2018–2020 Munster 43 (40)
2020–2022 Bulls 26 (20)
2020–2022 Blue Bulls 24 (30)
2022– Lyon 58 (65)
Correct as of 23 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 South Africa U20 5 (35)
2012–2013 South Africa 2 (0)
2016 South Africa 'A' 1 (0)
Correct as of 10 April 2018

Arnoldus Francois Botha (born 26 October 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer for Lyon in the French Top 14. His position is either flanker or number 8.

School and early career

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Botha began primary school at Laerskool Messina before moving to Nylstroom. He was captain of the rugby first team of Hoërskool Nylstroom for 2 years and he represented Limpopo at the Craven Week competitions in 2008 and 2009.

He represented the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.[1][2] In 2013, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the Blue Bulls until 2016.[3]

Representative rugby

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Youth

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He was captain of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy and was also named South Africa Under 20 player of the year.[4][5][6]

Botha made his debut for the Springboks against Italy on 8 June 2013 at Kings Park Stadium in Durban as the No. 7 flank.[7] In his second test against Scotland on 15 June 2013 in Nelspruit, Botha left the field after four minutes of play, having ruptured ligaments in his left knee.[8]

South Africa 'A'

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In 2016, Botha was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[9] He didn't play in their first match in Bloemfontein,[10] but started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat in George.[11]

Europe

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London Irish

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In January 2018, he joined English Premiership side London Irish.[12]

Munster

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Botha joined Irish Pro14 side Munster on a one-year contract for the 2018–19 season.[13] He made his competitive debut on 1 September 2018, starting at number 8 in their opening 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against South African side Cheetahs in Thomond Park, a game which Munster won 38–0.[14] Botha scored his first try for Munster in the provinces 49–13 win against Ospreys on 14 September 2018.[15] Botha made his Champions Cup debut for Munster on 20 October 2018, coming off the bench in the provinces 36–22 win against English side Gloucester in pool 2. He signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in December 2018.[16]

Botha was shown a red card for foul play in the 81st minute of Munster's 10–3 win against English side Saracens on 7 December 2019, and was subsequently banned for three weeks.[17] He scored a hat-trick of tries in Munster's 68–3 win against South African side Southern Kings in round 11 of the 2019–20 Pro14 on 14 February 2020.[18]

Return to South Africa

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Botha returned to South Africa to join Blue Bulls in July 2020,[19] and was part of the team that won back-to-back Currie Cup's in 2020 and 2021.[20][21][22]

Honours

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  • Super Rugby Unlocked winner 2020
  • Currie Cup winner 2020–21
  • United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22

References

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