Who will be at flyhalf now that Springbok Pollard is injured?
With Springbok flyhalf Handré Pollard out injured with a knee injury, the question is who will wear the 10 jersey, ahead of the British Irish Lions tour?
With Springbok flyhalf Handré Pollard out injured with a knee injury, the question is who will wear the 10 jersey, ahead of the British Irish Lions tour?
Handré Pollard is looking forward to playing for the Springboks against the All Blacks in front of a capacity crowd at Loftus Versfeld.
The character shown by a team full of inexperienced players and some tactical changes on the field were two of the main reasons Rassie Erasmus felt the Springboks managed to overturn a significant deficit to beat England by 42-39 in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Emirates Airline Park.
Experienced flyhalf Handré Pollard, scrumhalf Ross Cronje and utility back Dillyn Leyds have been included in the Springbok touring squad for the Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship as coach Allister Coetzee opted for continuity.
If there’s one player who is able to bury a bad performance and raise his game, it’s flyhalf Elton Jantjies, who has bounced back from indifferent performances.
Does a solid break from rugby leave a side rusty or rejuvenated when they return to action?
Experienced flyhalves Handré Pollard and Lionel Cronjé are amongst 14 players invited to a Springbok medical and conditioning assessment camp, which will be held in Stellenbosch next week.
It’s a long Super Rugby season, but it’s not going to be a boring season. And on on early showing the Stormers appear to be the team to watch.
Due to the peculiar mid-season revelation that Adriaan Strauss would retire from the international scene, a new candidate to lead the Green & Gold is required.
Wellington, Nouvelle-ZĂ©lande | AFP | South Africa will field fledgling international fly-half Handre Pollard against New Zealand in the only change to their line-up for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash. Pollard, with only three Tests under his belt, has been thrust into the crucial game-maker role ahead of the veteran Morne Steyn who was omitted from … Read more