A few weeks before making his Springbok debut at the age of 20, Handre Pollard led the Junior Boks to two victories over New Zealand at the 2014 World Rugby U20 Championship – scoring a try in both the pool match and the semi-final of that year’s tournament.

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@handrepollard captained South Africa at U20 Championship 2014. ?? He’s done pretty well since ?

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