Handré Pollard

Handré Pollard (born 11 March 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. His regular playing positions are fly-half, where he started for South Africa in their 2019 Rugby World Cup Final win, and inside-centre. He has previously played for the Bulls and Blue Bulls in his native South Africa, Osaka Red Hurricanes in Japan and Montpellier in France. He is one of 43 players who have won the Rugby World Cup on multiple occasions, 24 of whom are South Africans.

Handré Pollard
Pollard kicking a conversion at the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994
Place of birthSomerset West, Cape Town, South Africa
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
SchoolPaarl Gimnasium
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Spouse
Marise Malherbe
(m. 2017)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Inside-Centre
Current team Leicester Tigers
Youth career
2007–2011 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 UP Tuks 8 (52)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2017 Blue Bulls 12 (94)
2014–2019 Bulls 62 (629)
2015–2016 Osaka Red Hurricanes 7 (29)
2017 Blue Bulls XV 1 (6)
2019–2022 Montpellier 29 (175)
2022- Leicester Tigers 29 (266)
Correct as of 7 April 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2014 South Africa U20 14 (141)
2012 South Africa Schools 3 (37)
2014– South Africa 69 (698)
2015 Springboks 1 (7)
Correct as of 1 November 2023
Medal record
Rugby union
Representing  South Africa
Rugby World Cup
2015 EnglandSquad
2019 JapanSquad
2023 FranceSquad
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