Legal twist in Botha saga

World Cup-winning second row Bakkies Botha must join French second division club Toulon by April 1 or face the prospect of legal action.

The ’will he or won’t he’ saga regarding the towering Springbok has now dragged on for weeks although it looked as though he would remain with his South African Super 14 franchise the Bulls for the foreseeable future when recent reports suggested that Toulon did not have any signed contract with the player.