BJ Bails

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Ulster Rugby have confirmed the departure of BJ Botha at the end of the season as follows:

Ulster Rugby today confirmed that prop BJ Botha will be leaving the club at the end of the season.

BJ, who is currently sidelined with an elbow injury, joined Ulster at the start of the 2008-09 season from the Natal Sharks and has been an integral part of the Ulster Squad throughout his time with the club

BJ is currently working hard in rehab with our medical staff to be fit for our Heineken Cup quarter-final against Northampton Saints in early April and for our remaining Magners League fixtures as we aim to progress to the knockout stages of the competition.

Personally I’m in too minds about this one. There is no doubt that he did the business off the pitch having helped develop a series of youngsters and always appeared the consummate gentleman with the supporters but on the pitch I was always left a little disappointed.

As a (comparatively) small player in the world of international props there can also be no doubting that he has excellent technique but he took a long long time to adapt . . .

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4 responses to “BJ Bails”

  1. the mote

    My take on this would be that given the number of props currently on the books of Ulster Rugby the IRFU were unwilling to meet his demands if still playing for Ulster

    The IRFU want those props to be developed not sitting on the bench or playing AIL games

    Turnipstan on the other hand are about to lose Hayes Horan and Buckley with what in the pipeline?

    And if he helped to bring others in I wish him well

  2. the mote

    My take on this would be that given the number of props currently on the books of Ulster Rugby the IRFU were unwilling to meet his demands if still playing for Ulster

    The IRFU want those props to be developed not sitting on the bench or playing AIL games

    Turnipstan on the other hand are about to lose Hayes Horan and Buckley with what in the pipeline

  3. johnny king

    Very gracious of you. I would not have been quite so.

    1. @johnny king – He did a job.

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