Renaldo Bothma

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Renaldo Bothma
Renaldo Bothma 2015 RWC.jpg
Date of birth (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Alberton, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School Volkskool Heidelberg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Golden Lions 7 (10)
2011 Golden Lions XV 6 (5)
2011 Leopards 1 (0)
2012–2014 Pumas 54 (110)
2015–2016 Sharks 15 (5)
2015 Toyota Verblitz 9 (5)
2016–2017 Blue Bulls XV 4 (10)
2016–2017 Bulls 7 (10)
2016 Pumas 7 (10)
2017–2020 Harlequins 27 (5)
Correct as of 11 April 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 South Africa President's XV 2 (5)
2014–present Namibia 16 (40)
Correct as of 16 November 2018

Renaldo Bothma (born 18 September 1989) is a South African-born Namibian former rugby union footballer. He played mostly as a flanker. Formerly, he represented the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup, the Golden Lions, Leopards, Sharks and Pumas.

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Career

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup [1] and won the tournament after winning all three matches. [2]

He initially joined the Sharks for the 2015 and 2016 Super Rugby seasons, [3] with a clause to return to the Pumas for the Currie Cup competition in those seasons. [4] However, due to his involvement with Namibia at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, he didn't play for the Pumas in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division. In March 2016, during the 2016 Super Rugby season, he gained an early released from his contract with the Sharks to join Pretoria-based Super Rugby side the Bulls. [5]

He signed a deal to join English Premiership side Harlequins prior to the 2017–18 season, signing a three-year deal. [6]

He made his Debut for Harlequins on 3 December 2017, against European Champions Saracens, in the Aviva Premiership.

Namibia

Qualifying for Namibia through his mother, Renaldo made his international debut in 2014 against Kenya. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bothma joins Sharks" (Press release). Sharks. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sampie word 'n Leeu" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bull surprise with Bothma signing". SuperSport. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Harlequins sign Namibian captain Renaldo Bothma" (Press release). Harlequins. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kenya v Namibia".


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