In the New Zealand Versus South Africa Match in Wellington, The
“In the New Zealand versus South Africa match in Wellington, the Springboks made a total of 220 tackles, 59% of which were dominant and 107(of the 220) were double tackles.” – Rugby Analytics via Oom Rugby writing on All Out Rugby. Volume 1, Number 8 27 September 2018 Register to receive your own free weekly newsletter at www.leopardnewsletters.co.za Not Jantjies OR Pollard; Jantjies AND Pollard Regular readers of this newsletter may recall that we suggested several weeks ago that, perhaps, just perhaps, Coach Rassie has been thinking of playing Elton Jantjies and Handré Pollard at 10 and 12 respectively. Well, he got the chance against the All Blacks in Wellington when Damian De Allende went off injured in the 47th minute. And so effective were Jantjies and Pollard that Derek Alberts was moved to tweet: It’s an interesting observation and, depending on Coach Rassie’s selections this weekend, we may learn more about it as all three are in the squad and no-one appears to have been called up as cover for De Allende. Ruhan Nel has been brought in but he’s perceived in most quarters as a 13 more than a 12. Indeed, as Sport24 chief writer, Rob Houwing, suggests that a starting 10-12 combo of Jantjies and Pollard suddenly looks incredibly close to fruition for the Springboks. And he’s not alone. Former Springbok fly half Hennie le Roux believes it’s a combination that can He writes: “Partly by process of simple elimination, work. You can read the English interpretation of his Handre Pollard has an excellent chance of being remarks here and the original Afrikaans comments selected at inside centre - it would be a first-time start here.
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