Bulls pivot Handré Pollard enters his fourth Super Rugby season in good physical condition and the stage is set for him to finally show rugby fans what the fuss is all about. The 23-year-old wunderkind‚ who made his Springboks debut aged 20 in 2014‚ is yet to fulfil his potential because of a spate of injuries. But he starts the 2018 campaign on the back of a good preseason and coach John Mitchell says he is healthy and raring to go. Last season he spent most of the time idling on the sidelines after he ruptured knee ligaments that also cost him some matches for the Springboks. "He is looking very healthy‚" Mitchell said. "He has done something about how he deals with his body. "He is working on his game and he is becoming resilient‚" said Mitchell when he announced the Bulls squad to face the Hurricanes at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday. The squad includes four Springboks in the starting line-up and four potential debutants on the bench. "We are not going to get 18 games out of him...
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