Handre Pollard admits he can't wait to return to action for the Springboks in his first appearance since lifting the Rugby World Cup trophy in France.

Handre Pollard erken hy kan nie wag om terug te keer na aksie vir die Springbokke in sy eerste verskyning sedert hy die Rugby Wêreldbeker-trofee in Frankryk gelig het nie.

UHandre Pollard uvumile ukuba akasakwazi ukulinda ukubuyela ekudlaleni kwiSpringboks kumdlalo wakhe wokuqala emva kokuba ephakamise indebe yehlabathi yombhoxo eFrance.

UHandre Pollard uyavuma ukuthi akasakwazi ukulinda ukubuyela emdlalweni wamaBhokobhoko okokuqala ngqa selokhu ephakamise indebe yomhlaba yeRugby ebiseFrance.

This Test also serves as a homecoming for the playmaker who spent seven years with the Bulls, making Loftus Versfeld a place close to his heart."Ah, it's lovely, man it's a special place, I keep it dear to my heart, and I spent seven good years at the Bulls, and I love playing at Loftus – one of the great stadiums in the world to play rugby, especially to play at a sold-out Loftus, a Test match, it is going to be a special day," he said.Pollard also insisted that despite the Boks' poor record against Ireland of late, they are not focused on settling any scores."Confidence in the group is good; we've really been training hard and preparing well, but we're not driven by revenge."Of course, we want to break that run of losses and beat them, but we don't focus too much on that."For now, it was very technical this week and making sure everything's in place in order to put ourselves in a position to win a rugby match."I'm sure that will be spoken about more on Friday, but for now it's been focused on the detail and the rugby stuff."In the 13-8 loss against Ireland at the World Cup the difference on the day was goal-kicking as the Springboks could have won the game but came up short. Pollard understands that this facet needs to be on point this time around."I mean the goal-kicking is the goal-kicking, that's just sort of a separate part of the game; we've got to focus on playing well and giving ourselves those opportunities again," he added."If we don't do that there won't be any kicks at goal anyway, so we know the opportunities are there, it was that day in Paris as well, we've just got to be a little bit more composed and try and get something out of every 22 entry we get."It's not going to be a lot, I think, it's going to be few and few apart for both teams, so whenever you get that shot, you got to be clinical."'Very, very impressed'Pollard also had high praise for Bok newcomer Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu after getting a chance to work alongside him in training. The Stormers star is on the bench for Saturday's clash, ready to provide cover at flyhalf, centre or fullback if required."I've been very, very impressed. I've watched him for a couple years now playing for the Stormers, but his understanding of the game, work ethic, and he's an unbelievably skilled player," Pollard added."I'm really excited to see how he goes with the longer he stays in the system, the more he plays and the more time he gets in the group."His inclusion is a really good thing, and it's just creating more depth in every position as he can play 10, 12, 15, so he is a great guy to have in the squad."

Hierdie toets dien ook as &#39;n tuiskoms vir die spelskepper wat sewe jaar by die Bulle deurgebring het, wat Loftus Versfeld &#39;n plek na aan sy hart maak. “Ag, dis heerlik, man dis &#39;n spesiale plek, ek hou dit na aan my hart, en ek het sewe goeie jare by die Bulle deurgebring, en ek hou daarvan om op Loftus te speel – een van die groot stadions in die wêreld om veral rugby te speel. om op ’n uitverkoopte Loftus, ’n toetswedstryd te speel, gaan dit ’n spesiale dag wees,” het hy gesê. Pollard het ook volgehou dat ondanks die Bokke se swak rekord teen Ierland die afgelope tyd, hulle nie daarop gefokus is om enige tellings af te reken nie. “Vertroue in die groep is goed; ons het regtig hard geoefen en goed voorberei, maar ons word nie deur wraak gedryf nie. “Natuurlik wil ons daardie loop van verliese breek en hulle klop, maar ons fokus nie te veel daarop nie. “Vir nou was dit hierdie week baie tegnies en om seker te maak alles is in plek om onsself in ’n posisie te plaas om ’n rugbywedstryd te wen. “Ek is seker daar sal Vrydag meer daaroor gepraat word, maar vir nou is dit gefokus op die detail en die rugbydinge.” In die 13-8-nederlaag teen Ierland by die Wêreldbeker-sokkertoernooi was die verskil op die dag doelskoppend aangesien die Springbokke die wedstryd kon gewen het, maar te kort gekom het. Pollard verstaan dat hierdie faset hierdie keer op die punt moet wees. &quot;Ek bedoel die doelskop is die doelskop, dit is net &#39;n soort aparte deel van die wedstryd; ons moet daarop fokus om goed te speel en onsself weer daardie geleenthede te gee,&quot; het hy bygevoeg. “As ons dit nie doen nie sal daar in elk geval geen skoppe na die doel wees nie, so ons weet die geleenthede is daar, dit was ook daardie dag in Parys, ons moet net &#39;n bietjie meer kalm wees en probeer en kry iets uit elke 22 inskrywing wat ons kry. &quot;Dit gaan nie baie wees nie, dink ek, dit gaan min en min uitmekaar wees vir albei spanne, so wanneer jy ook al daardie skoot kry, moet jy klinies wees.&quot; &#39;Baie, baie beïndruk&#39; Pollard het ook groot lof vir die Bok-nuweling Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu gehad nadat hy &#39;n kans gekry het om saam met hom in opleiding te werk. Die Stormers-ster is op die bank vir Saterdag se kragmeting, gereed om dekking op losskakel, senter of heelagter te verskaf indien nodig. &quot;Ek was baie, baie beïndruk. Ek het hom nou al &#39;n paar jaar lank vir die Stormers gekyk, maar sy begrip van die spel, werksetiek en hy is &#39;n ongelooflike vaardige speler,&quot; het Pollard bygevoeg. “Ek is baie opgewonde om te sien hoe hy gaan met hoe langer hy in die stelsel bly, hoe meer speel hy en hoe meer tyd kry hy in die groep. &quot;Sy insluiting is &#39;n baie goeie ding, en dit skep net meer diepte in elke posisie aangesien hy 10, 12, 15 kan speel, so hy is &#39;n wonderlike ou om in die groep te hê.&quot;

Olu vavanyo lukwasebenza njengowasekhaya kumdlali odlale iminyaka esixhenxe neBulls, esenza iLoftus Versfeld indawo esondele entliziyweni yakhe. “Iyathandeka, ndoda, yindawo ekhethekileyo, ndiyibeka entliziyweni yam, kwaye ndichithe iminyaka esixhenxe emnandi kwiBulls, kwaye ndiyakuthanda ukudlala eLoftus – elinye lamabala emidlalo ehlabathi okudlala umbhoxo, ngakumbi. ukudlala kwiLoftus ethengisiweyo, umdlalo woVavanyo, izakuba lusuku olukhethekileyo,” utshilo. UPollard ukwagxininise ukuba ngaphandle kwerekhodi elibi leBoks ngokuchasene neIreland mva nje, abagxilanga ekulungiseni nawaphi na amanqaku. “Ukuzithemba kwiqela kuhle; ngokwenene sizilolonge kwaye silungiselela kakuhle, kodwa asiqhutywa kukuziphindezela. &quot;Ewe, sifuna ukwaphula loo lahleko kwaye sibabethe, kodwa asijoli kakhulu kuloo nto. “Okwangoku, ibibubuchule kakhulu kule veki kwaye siqinisekisa ukuba yonke into ilungile ukuze sizibeke ethubeni lokuphumelela umdlalo wombhoxo. &quot;Ndiqinisekile ukuba oku kuza kuthethwa ngakumbi ngolwesiHlanu, kodwa okwangoku kugxilwe kwiinkcukacha nakwizinto zombhoxo.&quot; Kumdlalo owabethwa ngawo i-Ireland ngo’13-8 kumdlalo weNdebe yeHlabathi umahluko ngolo suku ibikukukhabela amagowuli njengoko iSpringboks ibingawuphumelela umdlalo kodwa ifike nganeno. UPollard uyaqonda ukuba eli candelo kufuneka libe seqongeni ngeli xesha. Ndithetha ukuba ukukhabela amanqaku kukukhabela amanqaku, luhlobo oluthile lomdlalo; kufuneka sigxile ekudlaleni kakuhle kwaye sizinike loo mathuba kwakhona, ”wongeze watsho. &quot;Ukuba asiyenzi loo nto akusayi kukhaba ezipalini, ke siyazi ukuba amathuba akhona, yayingaloo mini naseParis, kufuneka siqulunqwe kancinci kwaye sizame. kwaye sifumane into kuwo onke amangeno angama-22 esiwafumanayo. &quot;Ayizukuba ninzi, ndiyacinga, izakuba mbalwa kwaye ibembalwa ngokwahlukeneyo kuwo omabini la maqela, ke ngalo lonke ixesha ufumana udubulo, kufuneka ube yiklinikhi.&quot; &#39;Kakhulu, ndichukumiseke kakhulu&#39; UPollard uphinde wancoma umdlali omtsha weBok uSacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu emva kokufumana ithuba lokusebenza naye ekuqeqesheni. Inkwenkwezi yeStormers ikwibhentshi kungquzulwano lwangoMgqibelo, ilungele ukubonelela nge-flyhalf, embindini okanye ngasemva ukuba kuyafuneka. &quot;Ndiye ndachukumiseka kakhulu. Ndimbukele iminyaka embalwa ngoku edlala iStormers, kodwa ukuqonda kwakhe umdlalo, ukuziphatha komsebenzi, kwaye ungumdlali onobuchule obungakholelekiyo, &quot;uPollard wongezelela. “Ndichulumancile kakhulu ukubona indlela ahamba ngayo xa ehlala ixesha elide kwinkqubo, kokukhona edlala kakhulu kwaye uyalifumana ixesha elininzi kwiqela. Ukubandakanywa kwakhe yinto entle ngokwenene, kwaye kudala ubunzulu ngakumbi kwindawo nganye njengoko ekwazi ukudlala i-10, i-12, i-15, ke yindoda entle ukuba nayo kwiqela.

Le Test iphinde isebenze njengowokubuyela ekhaya kumdlali ohlale iminyaka eyisikhombisa neBulls, okwenza iLoftus Versfeld yaba indawo eseduze nenhliziyo yakhe. &quot;Ah, imnandi, ndoda iyindawo ekhethekile, ngiyigcina iyigugu enhliziyweni yami, futhi ngachitha iminyaka eyisikhombisa emnandi kumaBulls, futhi ngiyathanda ukudlala eLoftus - enye yezinkundla ezinkulu emhlabeni zokudlala ibhola lombhoxo, ikakhulukazi. ukudlala eLoftus esidayisiwe, umdlalo we-Test, kuzoba usuku olukhethekile,&quot; esho. UPollard uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi nakuba irekhodi elibi lamaBoks edlala ne-Ireland kamumva nje, abagxilile ekulungiseni amaphuzu. “Ukuzethemba eqenjini kuhle; besiziqeqesha kanzima futhi sizilungiselela kahle, kodwa asiqhutshwa ukuziphindiselela. “Yebo, sifuna ukugqashula kulo mjaho bese sibahlula, kodwa asigxili kakhulu kulokho. “Okwamanje, bekunobuchwepheshe obukhulu kuleli sonto nokwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi konke kumi ngomumo ukuze sizibeke ethubeni lokuwina umdlalo wombhoxo. &quot;Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi lokho kuzokhulunywa ngakho kakhulu ngoLwesihlanu, kodwa okwamanje kugxilwe emininingwaneni nasezintweni zebhola lombhoxo.&quot; Esehlulwe yi-Ireland ngo 13-8 koweNdebe yoMhlaba umehluko ngalolu suku kwakuwukukhahlelwa kwamagoli kwazise amaBhokobhoko abengawunqoba lo mdlalo kodwa afike ashoda. UPollard uyaqonda ukuthi le ngxenye idinga ukuba seqophelweni manje. &quot;Ngiqonde ukuthi ukukhahlela amagoli wukukhahlela amagoli, lokho kuyingxenye ehlukile yomdlalo; kufanele sigxile ekudlaleni kahle futhi sizinike lawo mathuba futhi,&quot; engeza. &quot;Uma singakwenzi lokho ngeke kube nokukhahlela emapalini noma kunjalo, ngakho-ke siyazi ukuthi amathuba akhona, kwakungalolo suku naseParis, kufanele sihlanganise kancane futhi sizame. futhi sithole okuthile kukho konke ukungena okungama-22 esikutholayo. &quot;Ngeke kube kuningi, ngicabanga ukuthi azoba yingcosana futhi ahlukaniswe ngamaqembu womabili, ngakho-ke noma nini lapho uthola lokho kudutshulwa, kufanele ube ngumtholampilo.&quot; &#39;Kakhulu, ngijabule kakhulu&#39; UPollard uphinde wancoma kakhulu umdlali osanda kungena kuBok, uSacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ngemuva kokuthola ithuba lokusebenza naye eziqeqesha. Isihlabani se-Stormers sisebhentshini kulo mdlalo wangoMgqibelo, silungele ukunikeza ikhava ku-flyhalf, maphakathi noma i-fullback uma kudingeka. &quot;Ngihlabeke umxhwele kakhulu. Sengike ngambuka iminyaka embalwa manje edlalela amaStormers, kodwa ukuqonda kwakhe umdlalo, indlela asebenza ngayo, futhi ungumdlali onekhono ngendlela emangalisayo,&quot; kwengeza uPollard. “Ngijabule kakhulu ukubona ukuthi uhamba kanjani njengoba ehlala isikhathi eside ohlelweni, edlala kakhulu futhi ethola isikhathi esiningi eqenjini. &quot;Ukufakwa kwakhe kuyinto enhle kakhulu, futhi kudala ukujula okwengeziwe kuzo zonke izindawo njengoba ekwazi ukudlala u-10, 12, 15, ngakho ungumdlali omuhle ukuba naye eqenjini.&quot;

Pollard set for emotional return to Springbok action after World Cup triumph

Handre Pollard is gereed vir emosionele terugkeer na Springbok-aksie ná Wêreldbeker-oorwinning

UHandre Pollard uzimisele ukubuyela ngokweemvakalelo kumdlalo weSpringbok emva koloyiso lweNdebe yeHlabathi

U-Handre Pollard usezimisele ngokubuyela emoyeni emdlalweni wamaBhokobhoko ngemuva kokunqoba iNdebe yoMhlaba

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