Former Wales back-rower Josh Navidi has named his Ultimate XV, an understandably Welsh-biased selection peppered with legends such as South Africa’s Bakkies Botha, Australia’s Matt Giteau and Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll.
Seals of approval don't come much bigger in South African rugby than that of Springboks great Bakkies Botha, that's what he's done in the case of Lions centre Henco van Wyk.
Bryan Habana has given his verdict on the row earlier this year between Bakkies Botha and Eben Etzebeth, two fellow Springboks legends who had a falling out over the fortunes of Toulon during the early part of the 2021/22 season.
Former England No.8 Nathan Hughes has recalled how a video of Springbok hardman Bakkies Botha shown to the England squad prior to a match left him terrified before his debut.
Legendary Springboks second-rower Bakkies Botha has taken to Twitter to mourn the weekend Top 14 result that has left Toulon - the club with whom he won three successive Champions Cup tournaments and a French league title - bottom of the table and