Nienaber urges fans to get real about Pollard return

Pollard's elevation into the South African first XV comes on the back of some atrocious goal-kicking by his colleagues

South Africa’s Handre Pollard before the game against Ireland

Jacques Nienaber has joined Rassie Erasmus in calling for both patience and a dose of realism from fans ahead of out-half Handre Pollard’s return to the Springbok line-up for the first time in over a year.

The 28-year-old missed the original South African squad with injury but was called up this month after an injury to Malcolm Marx and he starts the World Cup Pool B game against Tonga in Marseille this Sunday.