Earlier this year it came to light that legendary former Springbok flyhalf Naas Botha had stepped back from his role as Director of Rugby at Hoërskool Eldoraigne after relocating to the United States.

Naas and his wife Karen Botha (a former Olympic athlete) have settled in Kansas where two of their three daughters, Gaeby and Lee-Gre, are attending university there on soccer scholarships.

Showing no signs of slowing down, the 68-year-old has now been named as the director of rugby at American club Kansas City Blues rugby club.

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“A new chapter for the Kansas City Blues,” a statement read. “We’re proud to