Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Frano Michael Botica
- Born
- Saturday, 3rd August, 1963
- Current Age
- 62 years and 239 days
- Place Of Birth
- Mangakino, Waikato, New Zealand
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs France 1991
- English Championship
- 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Premiership Trophy
- 1991/1992, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Challenge Cup
- 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Regal Trophy
- 1992/1993, 1994/1995
- Lancashire Cup
- 1992/1993
- World Club Challenge
- 1991, 1994
- Charity Shield - UK
- 1991/1992
Biography
Former All Black (7 Tests) was an ace goal-kicking winger/fullback during Wigan’s championship reign in the early 1990s. Botica returned to NZ with Wigan coach John Monie in 1995 for the Warriors’ debut season but left only one season and saw out his professional career with Castleford in 1996-97. He has since returned to rugby union, playing in Wales, NZ and France.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 7 | - | 25 | - | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 2 | - | 8 | - | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 4 | - | 19 | - | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 7 | - | 25 | - | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 5 | 2 | 19 | - | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | 5 | 109 | 41 | 483 | 8 | 1138 | 94 | 12 | 3 | 86.24% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 3 | 11 | 5 | 76 | 1 | 173 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| Super League | - | 21 | 5 | 84 | 2 | 190 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 5 | 27 | 12 | 135 | 1 | 319 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 96.30% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 2 | 16 | 4 | 70 | 2 | 158 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 1 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 130 | 46 | 567 | 10 | 1328 | 103 | 24 | 3 | 79.23% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 2 | 3 | - | 12 | - | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 208 | 72 | 946 | 15 | 2195 | 173 | 44 | 4 | 83.17% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1991, 1993 | 7 | - | 25 | - | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1991 | 2 | - | 8 | - | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Auckland | ARL 1995 | 5 | 2 | 19 | / | 26 | 73.08% | - | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |
ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Warriors | 1995 | 5 | 2 | 19 | / | 26 | 73.08% | - | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 1990/91 | 29 | 17 | 124 | - | 316 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 106.90% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 32 | 11 | 150 | 2 | 346 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 121.88% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 1 | - | 6 | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 38 | 15 | 177 | 5 | 419 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 126.32% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1993/94 | 39 | 13 | 169 | 6 | 396 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 115.38% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1994/95 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1994/95 | 32 | 9 | 185 | - | 406 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 128.13% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1996 | 21 | 5 | 84 | 2 | 190 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 1990-94 | 173 | 65 | 817 | 13 | 1907 | 151 | 18 | 4 | 87.28% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1996 | 21 | 5 | 84 | 2 | 190 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1990-1996 | 194 | 70 | 901 | 15 | 2,097 | 160 | 30 | 4 | 82.47% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Alan Katzmann
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
19 Apr 2014 7:39am
Best goal kicker I have ever seen the best of the best. That includes Wakefield Trinity Neil Fox, Leeds Lewis Jones, Wigan George Fairburn and Hull FC Sammy Lloyd.
8 Aug 2021 11:56am
When he missed there was a gasp of dis belief ????
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