News24 | Pollard starts at No 10 against Tonga as Kolisi captains Boks for 50th time

South Africa’s Handre Pollard

• Handre Pollard will start at flyhalf for the Springboks when they take on Tonga this weekend at the Rugby World Cup.
• Manie Libbok, who has struggled with his goalkicking recently, is on the bench.
• Siya Kolisi captains South Africa for the 50th time as he runs out in the No 6 jersey.
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Handre Pollard will return to the Springboks for the first time in over a year after he was named in the starting XV to take on Tonga in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Sunday.

Pollard starts at flyhalf as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made several changes from the team that lost 13-8 to Ireland in Paris last Saturday evening. 

Cobus Reinach starts at scrumhalf and will partner Pollard at