Mouritz Botha

Mouritz Botha
Mouritz Botha (left) and Tom Palmer of the England Rugby Union team share a smile after beating the Barbarians 57–26 in a friendly match at Twickenham Stadium.
Date of birth (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birthVryheid, South Africa
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2009
2009–2014
2015–2017		 Bedford Blues
Saracens
Newcastle Falcons		 73
142
26		 (55)
(15)
(0)
Correct as of 26 June 2018
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Sharks 11 (0)
Correct as of 14 June 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012
2011–2012		 England Saxons
England		 10
10		 (0)
(0)
Coaching career
Years Team
2017– Germany

Mouritz Botha (born 29 January 1982) is a former[2] rugby union player who played for the Saracens and Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.[3] He joined English club Bedford Blues in 2006 and made 73 appearances before moving to Saracens in 2009.[4] Botha was named in the 2011 England Saxons squad for the Churchill Cup after qualifying for England on residency grounds.[5] He was forced to retire on 30 September 2017, on medical advice related to concussion.[2]

  1. ^ "Saracens – First Team Squad". Saracens. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Concussion forces Botha retirement". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ Hewett, Chris (17 May 2010). "Goode calls tune as Saints learn Sarries' victory song off by heart". The Independent. London. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Saracens sign Botha from Bedford". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Saracens prop Matt Stevens included in England Saxons squad". BBC Sport. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.