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Wed 12 Dec 2009Humphreys insists Ulster expect Botha to honour contract with province
ULSTER HAVE seemingly dug their heels in with regard to their South African tighthead Brendon “BJ” Botha by reiterating that the player is under contract with them until the end of the 2010-11 season, and that he will be remaining with them next season.
Botha clearly had a renewed taste for the Test rugby after being called into the Springboks’ squad over the past few weeks, and after a strong cameo against the Azzurri was the destroyer in chief of Ireland’s scrum until his surprising removal early in the second half by Pieter de Villiers.
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