Boetie Britz

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Boetie Britz
Full nameCoenraad Johannes Britz
Date of birth (1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Mossel Bay
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb)
School Oakdale Agricultural High School, Riversdale
University Elsenburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Youth career
2005 SWD Eagles
2006–2008 Western Province
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2009 Western Province 13 (10)
2011–2013 Eastern Province Kings 31 (20)
Correct as of 16 September 2013
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005 S.A. Schools
2006 South Africa Under-19
Correct as of 21 February 2013

Boetie Britz (born 28 July 1987) is a South African rugby union player, who can play as a loose-forward or a hooker. [1]

After representing the SWD Eagles at the Craven Week and making the South African schools team in 2005, as well as the SA Under-19 team in the 2006 World Championships, he then represented Western Province at Under 19, Under 21 and Vodacom Cup level between 2007 and 2009, where his career was hampered by a series of injuries. In 2009 and 2010, he played for Maties in the FNB Varsity Cup, helping them to two championships.

He joined the Eastern Province Kings for the 2011 season. He was named in the Southern Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad. [2]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Boetie Britz". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.