Chris Botha (rugby union)
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Full nameChris Johannes Botha
Date of birth1 September 1968
Place of birthSalisbury, Rhodesia
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
| Full name | Chris Johannes Botha | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 September 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salisbury, Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Chris Johannes Botha (born 1 September 1968) is a Zimbabwean former international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Salisbury, Botha played his rugby as a forward and was a skilled line-out exponent.[2][3]
Botha represented Zimbabwe at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, playing pool matches against Ireland and Japan.[4]
In 1992, Botha joined London-based club Rosslyn Park and gained county representative honours with Surrey his first season, before suffering a serious knee ligament injury.[3][5]