Pollard makes successful Tigers return from injury as Bok call-up beckons
In Bordeaux
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Handre Pollard, Lukhanyo Am and Lood de Jager's respective dreams of playing in this year's World Cup are officially and unequivocally over, as things stand.
Springbok scrum coach Daan Human said injuries are part of the game and they can't deter players from giving their all from a performance perspective in warm-up games.
Springbok scrum coach Daan Human said team captain Siya Kolisi was very close to returning to playing action for the world champions, but he was coy over whether he would feature in Saturday's Test against Wales in Cardiff.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber defended the decision to pick four scrumhalves in his World Cup 33, saying it allows him to have a selection and versatility cushion in the event of injuries while main flyhalf Handre Pollard gets back to full fitness.
Apart from lacking a coat of lotion and a fresh scar running down his left shin, there was little wrong with the legs Springbok captain Siya Kolisi presented at his final media briefing before the team departed for the final phase of its Rugby World Cup defence on Saturday.
What was expected to be a relatively serene and uneventful Springbok squad announcement turned into an exercise marred by the exclusion of three key players.
New (injury) flies in the ointment.