Meyer throws rookie flyhalf Pollard into deep end


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 10 Sep 2014

Argentina's Joaquin Tuculet (R) and South Africa's Handre Pollard battle for possession of the ball during their Rugby Championship match at the Padre Ernesto Martearena stadium in Salta August 23, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has thrown rookie Handre Pollard to the wolves, naming him starting flyhalf against the All Blacks for their pivotal Rugby Championship clash in Wellington on Saturday.

With the tournament hanging in the balance after three rounds, the promise of three-cap Pollard has been preferred to the lethal boot and experience of seasoned flyhalf Morne Steyn, who has been dumped from the team altogether.

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