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'''Renaldo Bothma''' (born 18 September 1989) is a [[South Africa]]n-born [[Namibia]]n [[rugby union]] footballer. He |
'''Renaldo Bothma''' (born 18 September 1989) is a [[South Africa]]n-born [[Namibia]]n former [[rugby union]] footballer. He played mostly as a [[Rugby union positions#6. flank|flanker]]. Formerly, he represented the {{Rut|Bulls}} in [[Super Rugby]] and the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} in the [[Currie Cup]], the {{Rut|Golden Lions}}, {{Rut|Leopards}}, {{Rut|Sharks}} and {{Rut|Pumas}}. |
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Alberton, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Volkskool Heidelberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Renaldo Bothma (born 18 September 1989) is a South African-born Namibian former rugby union footballer. He played mostly as a flanker. Formerly, he represented the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup, the Golden Lions, Leopards, Sharks and Pumas.
Career
[edit]In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[1] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[2]
He initially joined the Sharks for the 2015 and 2016 Super Rugby seasons,[3] with a clause to return to the Pumas for the Currie Cup competition in those seasons.[4] However, due to his involvement with Namibia at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, he didn't play for the Pumas in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division. In March 2016, during the 2016 Super Rugby season, he gained an early released from his contract with the Sharks to join Pretoria-based Super Rugby side the Bulls.[5]
He signed a deal to join English Premiership side Harlequins prior to the 2017–18 season, signing a three-year deal.[6]
He made his Debut for Harlequins on 3 December 2017, against European Champions Saracens, in the Aviva Premiership.
Namibia
[edit]Qualifying for Namibia through his mother, Renaldo made his international debut in 2014 against Kenya.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Bothma joins Sharks" (Press release). Sharks. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Sampie word 'n Leeu" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Bull surprise with Bothma signing". SuperSport. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Harlequins sign Namibian captain Renaldo Bothma" (Press release). Harlequins. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Kenya v Namibia".
External links
[edit]- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Renaldo Bothma". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- Renaldo Bothma at European Professional Club Rugby
- Renaldo Bothma at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Renaldo Bothma at ESPNscrum
- Renaldo Bothma at ItsRugby.co.uk
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- South African rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- People from Alberton, Gauteng
- Golden Lions players
- White Namibian people
- Namibian Afrikaner people
- Afrikaner people
- Namibian people of Dutch descent
- South African people of Dutch descent
- Pumas (Currie Cup) players
- Leopards (rugby union) players
- Namibian rugby union players
- Namibia international rugby union players
- Toyota Verblitz players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Rugby union players from Gauteng
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- Blue Bulls players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Harlequin F.C. players
- Tel Aviv Heat players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- South African expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Israel
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in England
- South African rugby union biography stubs
- Namibian rugby union biography stubs