Springboks call up out-half Handre Pollard ahead of key Ireland clash

HUGE ADDITION: South Africa's Handre Pollard during the 2019 Rugby World Cup final match at Yokohama Stadium.

The Springboks, who take on Ireland in a crucial Pool B encounter in Paris next weekend, have called up out-half Handré Pollard in place of the injured Malcolm Marx.

The replacement of a hooker with a ten may be unorthodox but it was well-flagged and it is perfectly in keeping with the way Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber have gone about their business here in France and prior to arrival.