Pollard opens up on coping with the demands of a near year-round rugby calendar — relevant reading for anyone tracking his form and longevity at the highest level.
With professional rugby's calendar leaving players almost no off-season, Handré Pollard has spoken candidly about how he manages the relentless grind of club and international commitments stacked back-to-back through the year.
The piece is light on detail in its excerpt, but for supporters interested in the welfare and longevity of one of the Boks' most important players — and the broader question of player load management at the elite level — the full interview is worth a read.
Pollard says Papier's only job is to keep playing the way he is — but the scrumhalf queue is longer than ever. The piece breaks down what's at stake.
For the Bulls and Stormers to meet in a historic Investec Champions Cup quarter-final in Cape Town, Handre Pollard and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu must be the perfect 10s.
Ackermann says discipline failures and missed opportunities in Glasgow's 22 — not the conditions — ultimately cost the Bulls their Champions Cup campaign.
Ackermann identifies poor discipline and wasted chances in Glasgow's 22 as the decisive factors in the Bulls' 25-21 Champions Cup exit, with brutal second-half conditions compounding self-inflicted errors.
Pollard calls for SA franchises to convert European disappointment into a URC title push, while making a compelling case — perhaps unintentionally — for Embrose Papier's Springbok recall.