Bok No 10 poser: 'Fortunate' Faf happy to partner either Libbok or Pollard
- Handre Pollard was a noticeable absentee when South Africa faced France in Marseille last year, and with that game being reprised in the form of a Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris on Sunday, halfback partner Faf de Klerk said there wasn't a better time to have him back in the saddle.
The Boks may have missed his goalkicking, which was one of the major reasons he, not Joseph Dweba, was called up as Malcolm Marx's injury replacement in the second week of the tournament, but in Manie Libbok, the Boks added a different dimension to their attacking game.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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