Bakkies Botha to join Toulon after the RWC

[ZeFrenchy]

Ah, I thought Bastareaud was in inside, not outside for some reason
That settles it then

Mine was an honest question though, it seemed odd at the beginning to see him play 12, but many people seem to think that's where he's best suited (see http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_7023108,00.html for instance)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

He does seem, on paper, to be a traditional crash ball centre,
However he does work well at 13, so with Giteau inside him I think he should go well

 

[nickdnz]

I think he is better suited as an inside centre, although he played at outside centre during his best period for the 2009 Six Nations.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

He does seem, on paper, to be a traditional crash ball centre,
However he does work well at 13, so with Giteau inside him I think he should go well

Yeah, Giteau is a playmaker as much as a linebreaker- maybe more even- so maybe they will work well together.

 

[TNT88]

Eventually Giteau will pick up an injury throughout the season as well, so both will get a good number of games at 12. (Just a guess, but i doubt Giteau will be able to last the whole French season without an injury).

 

[welshglory]

The french tend to be play footballers at 12 and the crashers at 13 it seems to suit there style. So that may be why they insist on playing Bastareaud at 13, but at Toulon there not very conventional so i would like to see him at 12 but Gits will probably play there because of his price.

Anyway if Toulon want to have immediate success signing a player like Botha isn't exactly going to hinder them. That is if he stays on the field