Paul Botha Rossouw (3 November 1969 – 29 August 2023) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Paul Botha Rossouw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 November 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 August 2023 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tom Naude Technical High School, Pietersburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Potchefstroom University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editRossouw represented Far North at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1987. He made his debut for Western Transvaal in 1990 and in 1994 he relocated to Northern Transvaal.[2] Rossouw toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992 but sustained an injury and had to return to South Africa and was replaced by FC Smit. Rossouw did not play in any test matches on tour, but played in two tour matches for the Springboks.[3]
Death
editBotha Rossouw died on 29 August 2023, at the age of 53.[4]
See also
edit- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 578
References
edit- ^ "Botha Rossouw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1997. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 120. ISBN 0620209607.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN 0620172940.
- ^ "RIP Botha Rossouw (1969–2023)". SA Rugby. Retrieved 30 August 2023.