The inclusion of Handre Pollard within the Springbok workforce brings the entire variety of gamers again to 33. Pollard, who lately returned to the sector for his English membership Leicester following a calf damage, was unable to be thought of for choice for the Rugby World Cup (RWC) squad. Nevertheless, he was capable of spend a while in camp with the workforce for his or her remaining warm-up video games towards Wales and the All Blacks in August.

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made the choice to name up Pollard as a substitute of a ahead. Nienaber expressed confidence within the cowl they’ve at hooker with Bongi Mbonambi and Deon Fourie, and highlighted that Marco van Staden has been filling in that place since February. Nienaber emphasised Pollard’s expertise as a member of the workforce that gained the World Cup in 2019 and his familiarity with the bodily and psychological calls for of the match. Pollard has been working onerous to regain full health and his current recreation time for Leicester will assist him combine again into the workforce.

The Springboks will now journey from Bordeaux to Paris, the place they’ll start their preparations for his or her upcoming RWC match towards Eire on Saturday.