Frano Botica

Frano Botica
Birth nameFrano Michael Botica
Date of birth (1963-08-03) 3 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birthMangakino, New Zealand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
SchoolWestlake Boys High School
Notable relative(s)Ben Botica (son)
Jacob Botica (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
North Shore ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985-2001 North Harbour 88 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998 Chiefs 1 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1989 New Zealand 7 (6)
1997–1998 Croatia 2
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–95 Wigan 179 65 817 13 1931
1995 Auckland 5 2 19 0 46
1996 Castleford 21 5 84 2 190
Total 205 72 920 15 2167
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991–93 New Zealand 7 0 25 0 50

Frano Michael Botica (born 3 August 1963) is a New Zealand-Croatian rugby union and rugby league coach[1][2] and former player in both codes, who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the head coach of the Philippines sevens team.

He represented New Zealand at both codes, and later also played for Croatia in two rugby union World Cup qualifying matches.

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.