Callum Botchar

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Callum Botchar
Date of birth (1997-10-03) October 3, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ottawa, Canada
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
School Magee Secondary School
University University of British Columbia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– NOLA Gold ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Canada 2 (0)

Callum Botchar (born October 3, 1997) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1]

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Botchar, born in Ottawa, grew up in Vancouver and attended Magee Secondary School. [2]

A back-row forward, Botchar came through the Pacific Pride academy. He had a season in New Zealand with New Plymouth Old Boys in 2023 and the following year was signed by NOLA Gold to play Major League Rugby. [3]

Botchar was capped twice for Canada in 2022, playing matches against Belgium and Netherlands. [4]

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  1. "Rugby Canada names rosters for summer Test matches". Times Colonist . July 6, 2023.
  2. "Rugby: Unstoppable Grey Ghosts win third city title". Vancouver Is Awesome. May 7, 2014.
  3. Davidson, Neil (October 17, 2023). "Canada men's rugby team to play in new four-team tournament in Spain in November". Penticton Herald .
  4. "NOLA Gold Signs Callum Botchar". djcoilrugby. January 4, 2024.