Youth rugby Born in
Nelspruit in the
Mpumalanga province of
South Africa, Boshoff is a graduate of Nelspruit Hoërskool and attended the
University of Pretoria. He was part of the youth team of Nelspruit-based side the
Pumas from 2005 to 2007, before joining the academy of the
Pretoria-based
Blue Bulls.
Blue Bulls Boshoff first played at provincial level for the
Blue Bulls, playing for them from 2009 to 2011 after coming through their youth side. During his time with the Blue Bulls, he played 24 times, scoring 130 points.
Griquas In 2012, Boshoff moved to the
Griquas. He spent one year there, making 13 appearances and scoring 37 points.
Golden Lions / Lions He joined the for 2013. He played in both legs of the '
promotion/relegation matches after the
2013 Super Rugby season, which saw the regain their spot in Super Rugby. After a season that saw him finish as the top points scorer for the in the
2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, he was then included in the squad for the
2014 Super Rugby season and made his
Super Rugby debut in a man-of-the-match performance in the opening match of the season, scoring all the Lions' points – including a last-minute drop goal – to help them beat the 21–20 in
Bloemfontein. He was the Golden Lions' first-choice fly-half during the
2014 and
2015 Currie Cup competitions, with the Lions reaching the final both times and winning the trophy in 2015, with Boshoff again finishing as the top points scorer.
Connacht In March 2016, Irish
Pro12 side
Connacht announced that they secured Boshoff's services on a two-year contract.
Representative rugby In May 2014, Boshoff was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a
Springbok training camp prior to the
2014 mid-year rugby union tests. Although not initially selected in the 36-man squad, Boshoff was called up to the squad when
Damian de Allende suffered a knee ligament injury. He played off the bench against
Scotland and scored his first points by converting a try. He was chosen to represent the
Barbarians to face
Australia on 1 November 2014 at
Twickenham. He came off the bench and scored two conversions and a try, but the Barbarians lost 36–40. ==References==