Jacques Botes
{{short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use South African English|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
| name = Jacques Botes
| image =
| fullname = Louis Jacques Botes
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.82}}
| weight = {{convert|99|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Potchefstroom Gymnasium
| university = University of Pretoria
| relatives =
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2001
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}
| years1 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Pumas}}
| apps1 = 42
| points1 = 30
| years2 = 2005–2014
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks}}
| apps2 = 115
| points2 = 135
| years3 = 2005–2014
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}
| apps3 = 135
| points3 = 247
| totalyears = 2002–2014
| totalapps = 292
| totalpoints = 412
| repyears1 = 2009
| repteam1 = Emerging Springboks
| repcaps1 = 1
| reppoints1 = 0
| repyears2 = 2014
| repteam2 = Barbarians
| repcaps2 = 1
| reppoints2 = 5
| clubupdate = 24 March 2015
| repupdate = 24 March 2015
}}
Louis Jacques Botes (born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional rugby union player. He played domestic rugby for the {{Rut|Pumas}} between 2002 and 2004 and for the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} between 2005 and 2014 and also played Super Rugby for the {{Rut|Sharks}} between 2005 and 2014. He usually played as a flanker or a number eight.
In 2014, he broke Helgard Müller's Currie Cup appearance record, eventually going on to play in 156 Currie Cup matches. In addition, he played in 115 Super Rugby matches for the {{Rut|Sharks}}, made one appearance for the Emerging Springboks during the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa and played in a further 21 first-class games, mainly in the Vodacom Cup and Vodacom Shield competitions.
Career
=Pumas=
After a spell in Pretoria where Botes played for the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U21}} side in 2001,{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2001/09/21/28/5.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20141021130833/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2001/09/21/28/5.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 October 2014 | title=Dié Bloues sal nie grootkop kry nie, verseker hul afrigter | publisher=Beeld | date=21 September 2001 | access-date=21 October 2014 | language=Afrikaans }} as well as club rugby for the University of Pretoria second team the Fezelas{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/04/10/14/1.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20141021130842/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/04/10/14/1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 October 2014 | title=Fezelas kraai koning | publisher=Beeld | date=10 April 2002 | access-date=21 October 2014 | language=Afrikaans }} and their main side {{Rut|UP Tuks}} in 2002,{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/04/17/14/12.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20141021130839/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/04/17/14/12.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 October 2014 | title=Likkewanne steeds aan die wenkant | publisher=Beeld | date=17 April 2002 | access-date=21 October 2014 | language=Afrikaans }} Botes moved to Witbank to join the {{Rut|Pumas}} for the 2002 Currie Cup competition.{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/09/12/22/6.html | title=Klem op vaart in Pumas se agterlyn teen Arende | publisher=Beeld | date=12 September 2002 | access-date=21 October 2014 | language=Afrikaans | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023149/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/09/12/22/6.html | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/09/18/20/1.html | title=Jacques Botes kry oplaas kans vir Pumas | publisher=Beeld | date=18 September 2002 | access-date=21 October 2014 | language=Afrikaans | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023154/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2002/09/18/20/1.html | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }} He became a regular for the Pumas, making 42 appearances for them in the 2003 Vodacom Shield, 2003 Currie Cup, 2004 Vodacom Shield and 2004 Currie Cup competitions.
=Sharks=
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Botes made the move to Durban to join the {{Rut|Sharks}} prior to the 2005 Super 12 season.{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2004/11/09/B1/14/01.html | title=Elf nuwes in Sharks-groep | publisher=Beeld | date=9 November 2004 | access-date=21 October 2014 | language=Afrikaans | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702084828/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2004/11/09/B1/14/01.html | archive-date=2 July 2015 | url-status=dead }} He made his Super Rugby debut in the opening match of the competition, a 26–12 defeat to the {{Rut|Stormers}} in Cape Town,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=11267 | homeid=5059 | awayid=5058 | leagueid=369 | hometeam=Investec Stormers | homescore=26 | awayscore=12 | awayteam=Sharks | matchdate=25 February 2005 | date=22 July 2016}} the first of many as he established himself as a regular for the Sharks over the next decade at both Super Rugby and Currie Cup level.
During the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, he broke the record for the most number of Currie Cup appearances when he played in his 143rd match against {{Rut|Western Province}}.{{cite web | url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/news/131010/Botes_could_break_a_significant_record | title=Botes could break a significant record | publisher=SuperSport | date=10 October 2013 | access-date=15 October 2013}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=107204 | homeid=12644 | awayid=12614 | leagueid=1294 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=13 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=12 October 2013 | date=22 July 2016}}
The following season, he became the first ever player to appear in 150 matches in the Currie Cup, when he was named in the starting lineup for their Round Four match against former side the {{Rut|Pumas}}.{{cite web | url=http://www.rugby365.com/article/61820-botes-breaks-new-ground | title=Botes breaks new ground | publisher=Rugby365 | date=28 August 2014 | access-date=29 August 2014}} He increased this record to 156 before his retirement at the end of the 2014 season.
=Barbarians=
His final ever appearances was for the Barbarians against the Leicester Tigers on 4 November 2014 in a match celebrating Barbarians' 125th anniversary. He scored the final try in a 59–26 victory and also slotted the resultant conversion.{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/11209389/Leicester-26-Barbarians-59-Tigers-downed-in-13-try-spectacular-in-revival-of-traditional-fixture.html | title=Leicester 26, Barbarians 59: Tigers downed in 13-try spectacular in revival of traditional fixture | work=The Telegraph| date=4 November 2014 | access-date=5 November 2014}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080619080637/http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/default.asp?Id=15303&des=content Sharks profile]
- {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=26204 | name=Jacques Botes | date=30 May 2016}}
- [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_2096.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]
References
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Category:Rugby union players from Johannesburg
Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Sharks (rugby union) players
Category:Sharks (Currie Cup) players
Category:Pumas (Currie Cup) players
Category:University of Pretoria alumni