Botha Rossouw | |
Birth Name: | Paul Botha Rossouw |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1969 |
Birth Place: | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
Height: | 1.980NaN0 |
Weight: | 115kg (254lb) |
Position: | Flanker |
Province1: | Western Transvaal |
Province2: | Northern Transvaal |
Province3: | South Western Districts |
Provinceyears1: | 1990–1993 |
Provinceyears2: | 1994–1996 |
Provinceyears3: | 1997–1998 |
Provinceapps1: | 39 |
Provinceapps2: | 31 |
Provinceapps3: | 36 |
Repteam1: | South Africa (tour) |
Repyears1: | 1992 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
School: | Tom Naude Technical High School, Pietersburg |
University: | Potchefstroom University |
Paul Botha Rossouw (3 November 1969 – 29 August 2023) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
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]
Botha Rossouw died on 29 August 2023, at the age of 53.[4]