The South African rugby team, the Springboks, have decided to start Manie Libbok at fly-half instead of the experienced Handre Pollard.
Handre Pollard’s presence in the Springboks vs Tonga game has been credited to Manie Libbok’s performance.Manie Libbok will start instead of Handre Pollard at fly-half for South Africa against France in this weekend’sSpringboks ditch ‘Bomb Squad’, opt for 5/3 bench split v FranceIn another surprise for Sunday’s game, Cobus Reinach will wear the No.
9 shirt instead of Faf de Klerk.
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