BJ Botha
Full names: Brendon James
Date of birth: 1 Apr 1980
Place of birth: Durban
School: Durban High School
Springbok no: 778
Springbok debut province: Sharks
Physical: 1.82m, 116.0kg
Current age: 44
Test summary: Tests: 25 Tries: 1
First Test: 26 Aug 2006 Age 26 - Reserve against New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Last Test: 24 Jul 2010 Age 30 - Tight-head Prop against Australia at Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane
Tours Ireland & England 2006 IRB Rugby World Cup - France 2007 France, Italy & Ireland 2009
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
26 Aug 2006 26Reserve New Zealand Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Lose: 26-45  Sharks
02 Sep 2006 26Tight-head Prop New Zealand Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Win: 21-20  Sharks
09 Sep 2006 26Tight-head Prop Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 24-16  Sharks
11 Nov 2006 26Reserve Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 15-32  Sharks
18 Nov 2006 26Tight-head Prop England Twickenham, London Lose: 21-23  Sharks
25 Nov 2006 26Tight-head Prop England Twickenham, London Win: 25-14  Sharks
26 May 2007 27Tight-head Prop England Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 58-10  Sharks
09 Jun 2007 27Tight-head Prop Samoa Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 35-8  Sharks
16 Jun 2007 27Tight-head Prop Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 22-19  Sharks
23 Jun 2007 27Tight-head Prop New Zealand Kingspark, Durban Lose: 21-26  Sharks
15 Aug 2007 27Reserve Namibia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 105-13  Sharks
25 Aug 2007 27Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 27-3  Sharks
09 Sep 2007 27Reserve Samoa Parc des Princes, Paris Win: 59-7  Sharks
14 Sep 2007 27Tight-head Prop England Stade de France, Paris Win: 36-0  Sharks
22 Sep 2007 27Reserve Tonga Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens Win: 30-25  Sharks
30 Sep 2007 27Tight-head Prop USA Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Win: 64-15  Sharks
14 Jun 2008 28Tight-head Prop Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 37-21  Sharks
21 Nov 2009 29Reserve Italy Stadio Friuli, Udine Win: 32-10  Ulster
28 Nov 2009 29Tight-head Prop Ireland Croke Park, Dublin Lose: 10-15  Ulster
05 Jun 2010 30Tight-head Prop Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 34-31  Ulster
12 Jun 2010 30Tight-head Prop France Newlands, Cape Town Win: 42-17  Ulster
26 Jun 2010 30Reserve Italy Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 55-111 try Ulster
10 Jul 2010 30Reserve New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 12-32  Ulster
17 Jul 2010 30Reserve New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 17-31  Ulster
24 Jul 2010 30Tight-head Prop Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 13-30  Ulster

Munster profile – BJ Botha

  • Senior Debut: v Scarlets, September 2011, Musgrave Park
  • Heineken Cup Debut: v Northampton Saints, November 2011, Thomond Park
  • Previous Clubs: The Sharks (Super 14), Ulster
  • International Honours: South Africa (25)
  • Twitter: @BJBotha

South African prop Botha signed with Munster at the start of the 2011/12 season after spending three seasons with Ulster Rugby.

He played Super 14 with the Sharks and was capped 26 times by South Africa after making his debut against the All Blacks in Pretoria in 2006. He last played for the Sprinboks against Australia in the Tri Nations game played in Brisbane in July 2010.

Of the 23 appearances he made for Munster in 2011/2012 season, 18 were as starting tight-head including all seven Heineken Cup games. Similarly in 2012/13 Botha was the starting tight-head in all eight of Munster's Heineken Cup games.

BJ sigend a two year contract extension at the end of the 2012/13 season.