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Last December Handre Pollard, fresh from his starring role in a second Springbok World Cup triumph, got to measure himself against a young South African flyhalf in the form of Jurie Matthee when the DHL Stormers visited Welford Road.
Pollard’s Leicester Tigers held on for an opening Inves- tec Champions Cup win against what was effectively a second string Stormers team, but was impressed so much with the way Matthee shaped up that he spent some time chatting to him and giving him pointers after the game. After all, they are both old boys of Paarl Gimnasium, hav- ing matriculated six years apart.
This weekend Pollard will have another opportunity to measure up the potential of a fellow South African by playing in direct opposition, and this time it is a player he should be getting to know quite well after being in Springbok camp with him.
There is a chance of course Hollywoodbets Sharks coach John Plumtree might select Siya Masuku to play flyhalf against the Tigers, but Jordan Hendrikse is bound to play a role in the game regardless of whether he starts, which is more likely, or plays off the bench.
Hendrikse of course ended the international season playing No 10 for the Boks against Wales in Cardiff, with Pollard, as he has done for several other pivots in recent months, backing up from the bench. − SuperSport.
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