Botes goes out with a Bang
The Barbarians beat the Leicester Tigers 59 – 26 at Welford Road on Tuesday evening.
John Kirwan’s men out scored the hosts 9 tries to 4 in what was an exciting display of running rugby.
The game marked the end of a wonderful 13 year career for Jacques Botes, who scored a try and conversion on the night.
The Baabaas will be in action on the 11th November when they take on a Combined Forces side at Bath Rugby’s Recreation Ground.
Scorers:
Tigers: 26
Tries: Burns (29min), Gibson (31min), Loumanu (38min) Grant (71min)
Conversions: Williams -2, Bell
Barbarians: 59
Tries: de Jongh – 2 ( 7min, 71min) , du Toit (11min), Saili (23min), Brussow (60min), English (62min), Rhodes (68min), Li (78min), Botes (80min)
Conversions: Boshoff – 5, Saili, Botes
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