Botha Rossouw

Paul Botha Rossouw (3 November 1969 – 29 August 2023) was a South African rugby union player.^[1]

Botha Rossouw

Birth name	Paul Botha Rossouw
Date of birth	(1969-11-03)3 November 1969
Place of birth	Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Date of death	29 August 2023(2023-08-29) (aged 53)
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
School	Tom Naude Technical High School, Pietersburg
University	Potchefstroom University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1993 Western Transvaal 39 () 1994–1996 Northern Transvaal 31 () 1997–1998 South Western Districts 36 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992 South Africa (tour) 2

Playing career

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]

Death

Botha Rossouw died on 29 August 2023, at the age of 53.^[4]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 578