South Africa will be ready for rivals’ ‘intensity’, says fly-halfSemi-final sees reunion with 2019 finalists seeking revenge
Handré Pollard expects England to take their intensity and physicality to a “whole new level” in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final but the South Africa fly-half insists the reigning champions are ready for it.
Pollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory with a 32-12 win and still remembers the disappointment etched on the faces of the beaten finalists that day.
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