In a blow to the Springboks, flyhalf Handre Pollard may miss the end of year tour after he limped off the field just 27 minutes into his debut for Leicester Tigers against Saracens over the past weekend.
The Boks had received a boost last week when it emerged that a second opinion on Pollard’s knee injury had cleared him to return to action, with him coming on at halftime in Saturday’s game, however he couldn’t see out the half and it seems like he may have been rushed back.
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If it is eventually confirmed that Pollard has aggravated the knee injury he suffered against Australia in Adelaide, it will almost certainly mean he will be unavailable for the Boks games against Ireland, France, Italy and England in November.
However it is not all doom and gloom as this will likely open the door for Bulls flyhalf Johan Goosen to possibly be backed as the starting flyhalf on the end of year tour.
Goosen has long been earmarked as the Boks third choice flyhalf behind Pollard and Elton Jantjies.
