Write All Blacks off at your peril, warns Pollard

By PAUL REES

Handre Pollard says that anyone writing off New Zealand for next year’s World Cup after their struggles this year should think again.
Pollard, the South Africa outside-half who has joined Leicester this season, played twice against the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship in August.
The Springboks won the first match comfortably to increase the pressure on head coach Ian Foster after the home series loss to Ireland but New Zealand rebounded in Johannesburg the following week with a bonus point victory.
“You can never write off New Zealand,” said Pollard. “They have had their ...

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