Fourie, Libbok tick boxes in Tonga outing as business end at World Cup nears
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Rassie gamble on Pollard pays off after 'rollercoaster'
Rassie Erasmus' gamble on drafting in experienced World Cup winner Handre Pollard as a replacement for injured hooker Malcolm Marx looks set to reap dividends as the flyhalf gave a controlled display in South Africa's victory over Tonga.
South Africa beat Tonga to secure quarter-final spot
Defending champions South Africa saw off Tonga 49-18 to pick up a bonus-point win in Marseille which moved them temporarily top of Rugby World Cup Pool B.
Springboks beat feisty Tonga 49-18 to close on quarters
MARSEILLE, France: Defending champions South Africa scored seven tries and moved a step closer to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a bruising 49-18 victory over impressive Tonga in their Pool B clash on Sunday.
Pollard starts for much-changed Springboks against Tonga
:Handre Pollard will start at flyhalf in one of 12 changes for South Africa in their must-win Rugby World Cup Pool B clash against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, as coach Jacques Nienaber picked no specialist hooker and Duane Vermeulen at flanker.
Pollard starts at No 10 against Tonga as Kolisi captains Boks for 50th time
Handre Pollard will return to the Springboks for the first time in over a year after he was named in the starting XV to take on Tonga at the Rugby World Cup Pool B clash in Stade Velodrome in Marseille.
Pollard starts for Springboks against Tonga
Handre Pollard will start at out-half in one of 12 changes for South Africa in their must-win Rugby World Cup Pool B clash against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, as coach Jacques Nienaber picked no specialist hooker and Duane Vermeulen at flanker.
South Africa 8-13 Ireland: Andy Farrell's side edge past reigning world champions in epic match
Ireland edged past South Africa in a brutal and breathless World Cup pool clash in Paris.