It has delivered the best game it could. It won’t be bettered, even if these two teams make the final. Ireland and South Africa captured every shot, nailed every line, hit every mark.This was rugby as if Hollywood had suddenly got its best script writers round a table and the juices had started to flow. It was Balboa rugby: as outrageous as it was enveloping.
The inevitable and predictable reaction to the Springboks’ narrow 13-8 loss to Ireland has led to chorus of South Africans swooning after their golden boy Handre Pollard.
The goal-kicking ace who can save the Springboks because 11 points were left out on the table, never mind that Pollard doesn’t have the distance to nail them from 50 plus metres out like Faf de Klerk tried to twice.
And it’s not like he’s ever missed a goal either, a career kicker at around 75 per cent in Test rugby.
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23 September 2023; Ireland players, from left, Hugo Keenan, Josh van der Flier, Bundee Aki and Caelan Doris celebrate a scrum penalty during the 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Ireland at Stade de France in Paris, France. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
The Pollard saviour complex is ridiculous. He would’ve missed both shots from way over 50m, at best makes the conversion and one pen for 13-all. Could easily miss one of those and Ireland win 13-10. Y’all forget he bottled the high pressure pool game against NZ in ‘19. #RSAvIRE
— Ben Smith (@bensmithrugby) September 24, 2023
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