Botha Rossouw

Paul Botha Rossouw (3 November 1969 – 29 August 2023) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Botha Rossouw
Birth namePaul Botha Rossouw
Date of birth(1969-11-03)3 November 1969
Place of birthPretoria, Gauteng, Soth Africa
Date of death29 August 2023(2023-08-29) (aged 53)
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
SchoolTom Naude Technical High School, Pietersburg
UniversityPotchefstroom University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1993
1994–1996
1997–1998		 Western Transvaal
Northern Transvaal
South Western Districts		 39
31
36		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992 South Africa (tour) 2

Playing career

Rossouw represented Far North at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1987. He made his debut for Western Transvaal in 1990 and in 1994 he relocated to Northern Transvaal.[2] Rossouw toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992 but sustained an injury and had to return to South Africa and was replaced by FC Smit. Rossouw did not play in any test matches on tour, but played in two tour matches for the Springboks.[3]

Death

Botha Rossouw died on 29 August 2023, at the age of 53.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Botha Rossouw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1997. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 120. ISBN 0620209607.
  3. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN 0620172940.
  4. "RIP Botha Rossouw (1969–2023)". SA Rugby. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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