Bakkies Botha

'People get me wrong'

IOL (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

Bakkies Botha, one of the best lock forwards world rugby has seen, insists there is still a lot more for him to achieve.

Blood and battle is what Boks live for

IOL (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

Bakkies Botha says the Boks are willing to bleed for victory in France if that's what it takes.

Botha defends 'bone-crunching' tackles

The Age (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

Boks chief enforcer Bakkies Botha has insisted that what goes on during a game of rugby was neither "violence" nor anything to do with his normal life.

'I don't bite the wife or kick the kids'

IOL (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

South Africa's chief enforcer Bakkies Botha has insisted that what goes on during a game of rugby was neither "violence" nor anything to do with his normal life.

‘Bakkies is our trump card’

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

Victor Matfield believes the Springboks’ uncompromising physicality is typically inspired through the performances of Bakkies Botha. The most prominent theme in the build up to Friday’s Test between France and South Africa is the physical nature of the bout. The French play hard, but do they have the men capable of standing toe-to-toe with Botha? It’s no [...]

De Villiers defends selection of jaded Bok stars

France24 (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has defended a decision to take his jaded stars on a three-Test tour of Europe that starts on Friday against France in Toulouse. Some South African medical experts believe the world and Tri-Nations champions are playing with fire by including veterans like skipper John Smit and locks Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha, and scrum-half Fourie du Preez.

Weary but up for war

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

Fourie du Preez admits that he and the Bulls’ Springbok contingent are in need of rest but insists they are determined to break their drought against France and Ireland. It has been a taxing year for the scrumhalf and his team-mates, the likes of Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana, Bakkies Botha and Morne Steyn – the players [...]

Nallet up for Botha battle

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

Lionel Nallet is ready to exact revenge on Bakkies Botha for an incident between the two in 2005. The last time the sides met in France – four years ago in Paris – the Tricolores beat the Boks 26-20, but one memory sticks out for the French lock. Nallet took a blow to the sternum from [...]

Revenge is sweet for Botha

Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Coaches and captains will deny any reference to "revenge" sought for a previous defeat, but not lock Bakkies Botha following the Blue Bulls' Currie Cup win.

• Great revenge fro 2005, says Bakkies - IOL

Botha revels in revenge

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Bakkies Botha says beating the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup final was ‘like the knife has been removed from my heart’. Botha is never one to pull any punches, and while his team-mates consistently declared that their defeat in the 2005 final at Loftus had long been erased from their memory, the big lock revealed publicly [...]

Bulls vs Cheetahs (17:30 k/o)

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

Keo.co.za brings you commentary from the Currie Cup final at Loftus. More to follow… Blue Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner [...]

• Currie Cup final teams - IOL

Fantastic weekend in sport

Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

By Nomava Nobumba 31 October 2009 South Africa faces a super sporting weekend with the Currie Cup final being played in Pretoria and Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs clashing at Orlando Stadium. Tickets for both matches are completely sold out. The Blue Bulls are reportedly the hot favourites to take the Currie Cup. Featuring match winners like Morné Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield,...

Cheetahs ready for lineout kings

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

Lock Nico Breedt says the Cheetahs’ jumpers are looking forward to facing the ‘best lineout in the world’ at Loftus on Saturday. Cheetahs locks Breedt and David de Villiers will be up against the Bulls’ Springbok second row of Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha – a lock combination that is considered the best in world rugby. Breedt [...]

50 not out for Blue Bulls trio

Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Springbok trio Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez will celebrate their 50th appearance for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup final on Saturday.

• Blue Bulls trio to mark milestone in Currie Cup final - Mail & Guardian

Boks ‘on a knife edge’

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

Tim Noakes believes the Boks will have a nightmare 2010 if leading players aren’t rested for the upcoming end-of-year tour. The likes of John Smit, Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez are all expected to play against France and Ireland – the two biggest games of the tour – but Noakes says they are [...]