Jacques Botes Sharks
Jacques Botes Sharks

Jacques Botes

28th Nov 1980 1.82m/99kg Openside Flanker

Barbarians turn to South Africa for November games

9 years ago by ESPN Scrum

The Barbarians will have a South African flavour for their matches against the Wallabies and Leicester Tigers in early November. Barbarians coach Sir John Kirwan has called up former England prop...

Botes in as Sharks change three

9 years ago by Planet Rugby

Veteran Jacques Botes returns to the Sharks' starting XV for what will be his Kings Park swansong when the defending Currie Cup champions host the Golden Lions in Durban on Friday. The return of the...

Sharks beef up for Lions

9 years ago by Super Sport.com

Veteran Jacques Botes returns to the Cell C Sharks' starting XV for what will be his Kings Park swansong when the defending Absa Currie Cup champions host the Xerox Golden Lions in Durban on Friday.

Mvovo swimming with the Sharks

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Springbok Lwazi Mvovo's availability headlines the Sharks team for their Currie Cup crunch match with the Golden Lions in Durban on Friday. Mvovo, unwanted by the Boks, was again released for domestic...

Bye Bye Botes

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Louis Jacques Botes, the most capped player in Sharks and Currie Cup history, will play his final home game against the Lions before his retirement. Over the last few years, words such as "Mr Reliable",...

Sharks 'rate' the Kings

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Sharks' coach Brad Macleod-Henderson is surprised that the Eastern Province Kings have failed to win a single Currie Cup match this season ahead of their meeting in Durban on Saturday. The men from...

Majola gets his Shark start

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Khaya Majola will start for the first time in the absence of Jacques Botes, who is suffering with a SC Joint injury, when the Sharks take on the Kings.  

Chadwick: Sharks now believe

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Prop Dale Chadwick believes there is a new sense of belief in the Sharks' camp, following their vital Currie Cup victory over the Blue Bulls in Pretoria last week. The Durban side were heading to a...

Sharks still missing their tank

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Sharks will have to do without the services of destructive prop Thomas du Toit for at least another week. Team doctor Alan Kourie confirmed that Du Toit is still suffering from a toe injury. He...

Sharks rule at Loftus

9 years ago by Planet Rugby

The Sharks outscored the Blue Bulls two to tries to none as they claimed a 26-15 Currie Cup win at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. While the scoreline favoured the Sharks, it was not so much their own...