Naas Botha

Naas Botha

Botha playing a game of rugby
Birth name	Hendrik Egnatius Botha
Date of birth	(1958-02-27) 27 February 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Breyten, Transvaal, South Africa
School	Hoërskool Hendrik Verwoerd
University	University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1987–93 Rugby Rovigo 119 (1731) Correct as of 11 August 2014 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1977–95 Northern Transvaal 179 (2511) Correct as of 11 August 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1980–92 1986, 1992 South Africa World XV 28 (312) Correct as of 11 August 2014

Hendrik Egnatius 'Naas' Botha (born 27 February 1958) is a South African former rugby union player, who played for Northern Transvaal and South Africa (the Springboks).

He was voted SA Rugby Player of the Year in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987.^[1] Botha mostly played in the fly-half position and is now a rugby commentator for the South African M-Net and Supersport TV channels.^[2] He is also the Director of Rugby at Hoërskool Eldoraigne.^[3]