Andrew David "Butch" James was born on 8 January 1979 and is a South African former professional rugby union player who represented South Africa 40 times and was a member of the team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
12 Facts About Butch James
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Butch James has taken up amateur mountain biking and has now completed two Absa Cape Epics.
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Butch James was born on 8 January 1979 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and was schooled at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
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Butch James played for the Sharks in the Currie Cup and for the Sharks in Super Rugby.
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Butch James was a part of Springboks in November 2002, and was a reserve against a Test against France at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, and was moved to starting fly-half for a Test against Scotland.
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Butch James was switched to inside centre for the following match against England.
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Butch James made an impact in the first half, though one of his cross-field kicks was intercepted and led to a Mark Gerrard try.
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Butch James was selected for the end-of-year tour to Ireland and England.
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Butch James was named in the Springboks squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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Butch James played in three pool matches, including those against Samoa and England, and in all three games in the knock-out stages.
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Butch James was awarded "Man-of-the-Match" after scoring a superb individual try and setting up another with a deft cross-field chip-kick.
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On 1 February 2011 it was announced that Butch James would be joining the Lions back in South Africa at the end of May.