Bakkies Botha has been banned from rugby for nine weeks for headbutting All Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan in the opening clash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAPE TOWN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - South Africa's Bakkies Botha, renowned for his fearsome physical presence in the second row, ...

It was an emotional farewell for Bakkies Botha, who played his last professional game against the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday. It was a game in which the World XV were made to work hard by the ...

Springboks Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha were both suspended after the Springboks vs. the British and Irish Lions second test at Loftus Versfeld. Schalk Burger was given an eight-week suspension for ...

Botha, that is. The Springboks veteran universally regarded as one of the most fearsome forwards to ever lace a rugby boot. Botha is hoping to win a spot in the Springboks squad to face the Wallabies ...