Gary Botha

Gary Botha
Full name	Gary van Ginkel Botha
Date of birth	12 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Senior career
Years	Team
2002–2006	Blue Bulls
2003	Sharks
2004–2007	Bulls
2007–2009	Harlequins
2009–2011	Bulls
2009–2011	Blue Bulls
2011–2013	Toulouse
	Correct as of 1 July 2015
International career
Years	Team
2005–2007	South Africa
	Correct as of 1 July 2015
	Rugby league career
Playing information
Representative

Gary van Ginkel Botha (born 12 October 1981 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former rugby union player, that professionally played as a hooker between 2002 and 2013. He spent the majority of his career at his home-town team the Blue Bulls and their affiliated Super Rugby team the Bulls, but he also had spells at the Sharks, at English side Harlequins and at French Top 14 side Toulouse. He also played in 12 test matches for South Africa from 2005 to 2007.^[1]

In 2015, he was appointed as a technical consultant for the Blue Bulls forwards.^[2]

Botha has won the Currie Cup with the Blue Bulls, the Super 14 title with the Bulls and was part of the Springbok squad that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Botha made his debut for the Springboks in 2005, in a match against Australia at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, replacing captain John Smit.

Botha has played rugby league for the South African Rhinos at the age of 18.^[3]