Monday Round-Up
1 decade agoClean sweep for Duane: South African back rower Duane Vermeulen has cleaned up at the annual awards ceremony for South African rugby, earning himself a trio of the most coveted awards on offer. Having...
Bulls bench their Boks
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comPierre Spies, Handre Pollard and Marcel van der Merwe will all get game time when the Vodacom Bulls face English Premiership giants Saracens in their pre-season friendly this weekend, but only from the...
Springboks beat Italy in rugby Test
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThree tries helped South Africa to a 22-6 win over Italy on Saturday at Stadio Euganeo in the hosts’ final Test of the November series. Coenraad Oosthuizen, Jacobuns Reinach and Bryan Habana scored...
Lambie back at No.10 as Boks ring the changes
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumSouth Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has selected Pat Lambie to face England at fly-half in place of Handre Pollard, one of five changes to the Springboks side beaten in Ireland
How Handre Pollard went from committed young hopeful to South Africa's rugby messiah
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsDaniel Schofield: Remember the hysteria that first surrounded Wayne Rooney and you get an idea of the sky-high hopes that Springbok fans have of Handre Pollard
Five southern hemisphere stars set to light up November
1 decade ago by The GuardianJulian Savea provides All Blacks with tries, Handre Pollard gives South Africa balance and Australia has their own Fijian flier in Tevita KuridraniWith 29 tries in 30 Tests for the All Blacks, the 24-year-old...
Thinus Delport claims "Pollard has become our Sexton"
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentFormer South African full-back Thinus Delport has backed Handre Pollard to become as crucial to the Springboks as Johnny Sexton is to Ireland.
Springbok starlet Pollard is ready to take on Sexton
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbySouth African head coach Heyneke Meyer has no fears about pitching a rookie out-half into the fray against Ireland on Saturday in opposition to what he labels one of the outstanding pivots of world rugby,...
Ireland talk up Pollard and Hougaard
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Irish scrumhalf Conor Murray has said that the Springboks present a great danger when Francois Hougaard and Handre Pollard are at the helm.
No regrets for Ludeke
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke stood by his decision to play Handre Pollard at inside centre in the Currie Cup semifinal at Newlands.
