BAKKIES BOTHA IS a rare breed in rugby. The enforcer dishes out a fair bit of punishment from Toulon’s second row but he has also shown a remarkable pain threshold over the years.
Earlier in the season he got a punch to the nose but he seem to revel in the physicality.
Advertisement
Physical first half & nobody 'nose' it more than the big bad @BakkiesBotha4
Today, he broke his finger in Toulon’s 32-23 win over Racing Metro and once again, he seemed to shrug his shoulders even with his finger bent at an unnatural angle.
(Squeamish people might not want to see the photo below)
Example number 1,043 of why Bakkies Botha is the toughest man in rugby
BAKKIES BOTHA IS a rare breed in rugby. The enforcer dishes out a fair bit of punishment from Toulon’s second row but he has also shown a remarkable pain threshold over the years.
Earlier in the season he got a punch to the nose but he seem to revel in the physicality.
Today, he broke his finger in Toulon’s 32-23 win over Racing Metro and once again, he seemed to shrug his shoulders even with his finger bent at an unnatural angle.
(Squeamish people might not want to see the photo below)
And this tweet is probably a pretty accurate reflection of Botha’s reaction.
‘You need 2 eyes to play but I seem to be doing okay with just one’ – Ian McKinley’s rugby return
Rugby’s a short, intense career and Alan Quinlan says it can be hard to adjust to life afterwards
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Bakkies Botha Top 14 Injury Teak Tough Toulon tinjury