Statistics show that Handre Pollard has a higher strike rate than Manie Libbok, but the Boks have only had a handful of perfect kicking days since winning the World Cup in 2019.
Bok flyhalf Handre Pollard prepares for a conversion attempt during the Rugby Championship match against New Zealand in Townsville, Australia in 2021. Picture: Matt Roberts/Getty Imageshad a 100% kicking return in a Test match they smashed the All Blacks 35-7, with the under-fire Manie Libbok slotting all five conversions.Boks’ kicking has been under a microscope
While Libbok’s kicking for the Boks can best be described as up-and-down, finishing a Test with a 100% kicking return has been rare for the Boks in recent times — irrespective of the man fulfilling the kicking duties.Before the five out of five conversions slotted against the All Blacks in the World Cup warm-up match, the last time the Boks registered a 100% return was on the 2022 end of year tour, against France in Marseille in November last year when the home team won 30-26.
The last time the Boks enjoyed a string of Test matches with all the kicks going over was in the early stages of last season whenIn the third Test against Wales in Cape Town Pollard converted three penalties and three conversions , in the Test against the All Blacks in Mbombela, he slotted three penalties and two conversions and the next week in Joburg, also against the All Blacks, in a 23-35 loss, he converted three penalties and two conversions.
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