Renaldo Bothma (born 18 September 1989) is a

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footballer. He plays mostly as a flanker. Formerly, he represented the in

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and the in the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

, the , , and .

Career

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches. He initially joined the for the

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and

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seasons, with a clause to return to the Pumas for the Currie Cup competition in those seasons. However, due to his involvement with at the

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, he didn't play for the Pumas in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division. In March 2016, during the

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, he gained an early released from his contract with the Sharks to join

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-based

side the . He signed a deal to join

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side Harlequins prior to the 2017–18 season, signing a three-year deal. He made his Debut for Harlequins on 3 December 2017, against European Champions Saracens, in the Aviva Premiership.

Namibia

Qualifying for Namibia through his mother, Renaldo made his international debut in 2014 against Kenya.

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* * Living people 1989 births South African rugby union players Rugby union flankers People from Alberton, Gauteng Golden Lions players White Namibian people Namibian Afrikaner people Afrikaner people Namibian people of Dutch descent South African people of Dutch descent Pumas (Currie Cup) players Leopards (rugby union) players Namibian rugby union players Namibia international rugby union players Toyota Verblitz players Expatriate rugby union players in Japan Rugby union players from Gauteng Sharks (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players Harlequin F.C. players Tel Aviv Heat players {{Namibia-rugbyunion-bio-stub