Rugby World Cup-winning outhalf Handre Pollard called up to the Springboks squad

Handre Pollard was a member of the 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning team in Japan. Photograph: Steve Haag/Gallo ImagesWorld Cup

-winning outhalf Handre Pollard has been called up to the Springboks squad and will link up with them on Monday ahead of their momentous Pool B clash with Ireland in Paris next Saturday night. Pollard has been called up to fill the vacancy created by hooker Malcolm Marx, who was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup in France earlier this week due to a knee injury.

The inclusion of Pollard, who returned to the field on Friday for Leicester after a calf injury ruled him out of contention for selection for the World Cup squad, brings the full complement of players available to South Africa back to 33. Pollard, who was a member of the 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning team in Japan, spent some time in camp with the squad for their final two warm-up games against Wales and the All Blacks in August.

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