Handré Pollard

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Handré Pollard
Personal information
Handré Pollard at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.
Full name	Handré Pollard
Born	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 Somerset West
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School(s) attended	Paarl Gimnasium
Club information
Playing position	Fly-half / Inside-Centre
Current club	Blue Bulls
Youth career
2007–11	Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2013–	UP-Tuks	8	(52)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2013–	Blue Bulls	8	(77)
2014–	Bulls	0	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2012–	S.A. Under-20	7	(58)
2012	S.A. Schools	3	(37)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 13 October 2013. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 13 June 2013.

Handré Pollard (born 11 March 1994) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls.^[1] His regular position is fly-half or centre.

History

Youth level

He represented Western Province at various youth levels, from the Under-13 Craven Week in 2007 to the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011.

S.A. Under-20

He earned a call-up to the victorious S.A. Under-20 team at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, where he finished fourth top scorer overall with 42 points.^[2] He also scored 37 points for the S.A. Schools team in 2012.

He was also included in the training group that toured Argentina in preparation for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.^[3] He was then included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.^[4]

Blue Bulls

He joined the Blue Bulls in July 2012,^[5] making his provincial first class debut in the 40–32 victory over Griquas.^[6] He also represented UP-Tuks in the 2013 Varsity Cup.^[7]

In 2013, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the Blue Bulls until 2017.^[8]

References

↑ "Player Profile Handré Pollard". sarugby.net. South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
↑ "2012 IRB Junior World Championship Top Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
↑ "SA U20 training group named for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
↑ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
↑ Nel, Brenden (2 July 2012). "Pollard signs with Bulls". SuperSport. SuperSport. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
↑ "GWK Griquas vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
↑ "2013 UP-Tuks Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
↑ "Young stars extend Bulls stay". Sport24. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

Squads

v t e Bulls (training squad) – 2014 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Arno Botha David Bulbring Jacques du Plessis Jacques Engelbrecht Dean Greyling Grant Hattingh Frik Kirsten Werner Kruger Wiaan Liebenberg Bandise Maku Victor Matfield Bongi Mbonambi Morné Mellett Jono Ross Pierre Spies Deon Stegmann Flip van der Merwe Marcel van der Merwe Hencus van Wyk Callie Visagie Paul Willemse

Backs	Bjorn Basson Ulrich Beyers Clayton Blommetjies JJ Engelbrecht Louis Fouché Francois Hougaard Travis Ismaiel Jesse Kriel Sampie Mastriet Waylon Murray Akona Ndungane Ryan Nell Rudy Paige Handré Pollard Jacques-Louis Potgieter Jan Serfontein William Small-Smith Piet van Zyl Jürgen Visser

Coach	Frans Ludeke

v t e Blue Bulls – 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

Forwards	David Bulbring Jean Cook Jacques du Plessis Jacques Engelbrecht Dean Greyling Grant Hattingh Frik Kirsten Werner Kruger Wiaan Liebenberg Bandise Maku Bongi Mbonambi Morné Mellett Jono Ross Wilhelm Steenkamp Marcel van der Merwe Callie Visagie Jaco Visagie Willie Wepener Paul Willemse Did not play: Shaun Adendorff Deon Stegmann Dawie Steyn Schalk van Heerden Hencus van Wyk

Backs	Bjorn Basson Ulrich Beyers Clayton Blommetjies JJ Engelbrecht Travis Ismaiel Lohan Jacobs Tony Jantjies Sampie Mastriet Waylon Murray Akona Ndungane Rudy Paige Handré Pollard Jan Serfontein William Small-Smith Ruan Snyman Francois Venter Jürgen Visser Did not play: Willie du Plessis Danie Faasen Rohan Janse van Rensburg Tian Schoeman Courtnall Skosan Dries Swanepoel

Coach	Pine Pienaar

v t e Blue Bulls – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Shaun Adendorff Louis Albertse Jean Cook Jacques du Plessis Dean Greyling Kurt Haupt Cornell Hess Jannes Kirsten Wiaan Liebenberg Bongi Mbonambi Jacques Potgieter Stephan Pretorius Basil Short Roelof Smit Wilhelm Steenkamp Dawie Steyn Jason Thomas Sidney Tobias Nardus van der Walt Schalk van Heerden Hencus van Wyk Jacques Verwey Callie Visagie Jaco Visagie Willie Wepener Paul Willemse Mike Williams Nqubeko Zulu Did not play: Christiaan de Bruin Gerrit Engelbrecht Justin Forwood Christoph Gouws Marvin Orie Jono Ross Juan Schoeman Dennis Visser

Backs	Ulrich Beyers Clayton Blommetjies Christopher Bosch Willie du Plessis Travis Ismaiel Lohan Jacobs Rohan Janse van Rensburg Tony Jantjies Piet Lindeque Kobus Marais Sampie Mastriet Burger Odendaal Rudy Paige Handré Pollard Courtnall Skosan Ruan Snyman Heinrich Steyl Jade Stighling Dries Swanepoel Emile Temperman Francois Tredoux Damian van Wyk Francois Venter Vainon Willis Did not play: Jesse Kriel William Small-Smith Rudi van Rooyen

Coach	Nollis Marais

Persondata
Name	Pollard, Handré
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby player
Date of birth	11 March 1994
Place of birth	Somerset West, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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