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Gavin Henson is currently taking part in the popular Saturday night dance show Strictly Come Dancing Doug Peters/Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment
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Ospreys ponder legal action as Henson trains with Sarries

Wales centre may have to quick-step it to his lawyer after pairing off with Premiership club.

IT TAKES TWO to tango but Welsh star Gavin Henson could find himself cutting in on an ugly legal wrangle.

Ospreys are considering their options in a week when their player trained with Premiership club Saracens – without their knowledge, according to The Guardian.

The former Wales and Lions centre has not played for a year and a half after taking a sabbatical to get over injuries and look after his two young children with former partner, singer and TV presenter Charlotte Church.

His contract with Ospreys lasts until the end of this season but his lawyers have argued that it has become void because he has not been paid – at his own insistence – for more than a year.

The Guardian reports:

The Ospreys maintain that the contract is still binding, which would mean Henson could not leave without their consent and a transfer fee and that by talking to Saracens, never mind training with them, he is in breach of it.

And for a Brucie bonus, the switch is yet more complicated by Henson’s current involvement in the BBC light entertainment programme Strictly Come Dancing.

Said Saracens chief executive, Edward Griffiths:

There are obstacles but we hope to make an announcement by the end of the week. We’re in contact with the Ospreys because they hold his registration and have been involved in developing the player.

We’re having discussions with the BBC too. He’s on Strictly Come Dancing, which takes a lot of time to prepare for each week. We want Gavin to train during the week and for him to be available for selection on Saturday.

But the reality is that he has a commitment to the dance programme and we respect that.

And rather than working on his famous kicking routine or his upper body strength in the gym daily, here’s what he’s been learning: