ON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER

On the move: Pollard

LEICESTER Tigers are locked in a battle to sign Springbok fly-half Handre Pollard after England star George Ford announced he was leaving for Sale Sharks next summer.
The Tigers could struggle to tempt Pollard, 27, to swap Montpellier, where he has played since 2019, for Leicester when his £700,000 a year contract expires at the end of the season.
Blindside understands that Bath are again keen on signing him and have put together a lucrative package, but a club in Japan’s Top League have tabled an offer worth seven ...