"I'm sure in the near future that will come up. "With the long international tour and season, just getting back playing again there are no discussions about that yet," he said. Pollard's deal on the Mediterranean coast finishes at the end of the season and the 2014 World under 20 player of the year has been linked with a move back to South Africa with the Sharks, as well as an unnamed franchise in Japan. "He's got a funny way of getting the best out of us," the former Bulls stand-off added. "But it's going to be great to have him back, we really missed him. "Rassie hasn't been as hands on, with the World Rugby court case and all that referee stuff," Pollard said. This weekend, South Africa's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus will be the subject of a World Rugby misconduct hearing having criticised referee Nic Berry's performance in an online video after July's first Test defeat to the British and Irish Lions. I really can't wait to get stuck in," the 27-year-old added. "We want three out of three, that would be perfect.
"Scotland are always a difficult side to play." "We haven't beaten Wales in a very long time in Cardiff, so it's going to be one of our big objectives," Pollard said. A week later they travel to Murrayfield before a rerun of the 2019 Rugby World Cup final against England on November 20. I'm really looking forward to the contest," he added. "It's going to be somebody we have to be sharp about and look after, if he plays. He's got a great kicking game," Pollard said. "He's brilliant, a great fly-half, really skillful. Sopoaga, who joined the French club from Wasps in the summer, made his All Blacks debut in July 2015 against Pollard. We're very blessed to have them playing scrum-half for us," the 57-time capped Pollard added.Īgainst Lyon, Pollard should pit his wits against former New Zealand fly-half Lima Sopoaga. "Luckily it's not my decision to make, I'll leave that up to the coach. "We know what we've got in Herschel, we know what we've got with Cobus, and with Grant the new guy coming through. Regular scrum-half Faf de Klerk will be missing from the Springbok squad after hip surgery with the Stormers' Herschel Jantjies and the Sharks' Grant Williams also in Jacques Nienaber's squad.Īgainst Racing, Reinach, Pollard told AFP this week, "played an unbelievable game, showing all the X-factor that he's got." In the impressive win at Racing 92, Cobus Reinach scored twice. Saturday's match could influence who starts at scrum half alongside Pollard in those games.
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