Namibia international rugby union player
Rugby player
Chrysander Botha
Full name Chrysander Antonio Botha Date of birth (1988-07-13 ) 13 July 1988 (age 35) Place of birth Walvis Bay , South Africa [a] Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Weight 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb) School Walvis Bay High University Boland College University of Johannesburg
Chrysander Antonio Botha (born 13 July 1988) is an international rugby union player for Namibia . He plays full-back and plays for the Welwitschias in the South African Rugby Challenge competition.[1]
Rugby career
He previously played for the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and for the Lions in Super Rugby .
He made his test debut against Zimbabwe in 2008 and also played against Fiji in the 2011 Rugby World Cup , scoring a try.
He played in both legs of the Lions ' promotion/relegation matches after the 2013 Super Rugby season ,[2] [3] which saw the Lions regain their spot in Super Rugby.
He was then included in the Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season [4] and made his Super Rugby debut in a 21–20 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein .[5] [6]
It was announced on 31 July 2014 the Botha had signed for Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs .[7]
Botha is currently an assistant coach of the Namibia rugby team under Allister Coetzee
Notes
^ In 1988, Walvis Bay was a South African exclave , but is part of modern-day Namibia .
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