Handré Pollard expects England to take their intensity and physicality to a “whole new level” in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final but the South Africa flyhalf insists the reigning champions are ready for it.
‘This is not really pressure, this is more privilege to be a part of these occasions,’ says Handré Pollard of Saturday’s showdown with England.‘This is not really pressure, this is more privilege to be a part of these occasions,’ says Handré Pollard of Saturday’s showdown with England.Last modified on Wed 18 Oct 2023 12.22 CESTto a “whole new level” in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final but the South Africa fly-half insists the reigning champions are ready for it.
“I think they will be ruthless, I think they will take their intensity and physicality to a whole new level. But that said, we’re prepared for that, we’re ready for that and we enjoy that. That’s always a part of the game we love and if there’s going to be beef, there’s going to be beef. It’s Test rugby, it’s 80 minutes and we’ve just got to go out and play the game.”
“We love it. It’s not always been easy for a lot of our guys in our squad growing up so when we get to this position and get to this point where there should be a lot of pressure on us, we refer back to it a lot, this is not really pressure, this is more privilege to be a part of these occasions.
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