Bakkies Botha says he is yet to face his hardest tackle

Bakkies Botha says he is yet to face his hardest tackle

Rugby legend Bakkies Botha joined the #JacaBreakfast team and shared his fondest memories of his rugby career and his hardest tackle to date.

bakkies botha image with martin and Tumi

Bakkies Botha is a South African rugby union player who played as a lock for the Springboks until 22 November 2014. 

He was a member of the national team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France in addition to winning two Tri Nations titles in the 2004 Tri Nations Series and the 2009 Tri Nations Series.

Nominated as South African player of the year in 2003, 2004 and 2005, he is one of the most decorated players in world rugby. 

He joined 'Breakfast with Martin Bester and Tumi Morake' and reflected on being his own boss and enjoying family time after retiring from rugby.

While speaking to Martin Bester and Tumi Morake, Botha said that the person who tackled him the hardest is yet to be born. 

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