Jacques Nienaber insists Manie Libbok and Damian Willemse have performed well in the absence of Handre Pollard
“In those 13 months that Handre wasn’t available, there were 16 Test matches and we won 75 per cent of those. Only three of those matches were played at home.
“Yes, we are not consistent off the tee, but the guys that stepped in, I don’t think they did a bad job.” “He hasn’t played top-level rugby since the first week in May, which is 19 weeks ago. In saying that, he’s a quality rugby player and we all know that. He has won a World Cup and a British & Irish Lions series before.
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