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    BIG GAME HUNTER

    Jul 13, 2021 5 minutes
    Words Jon Cardinelli
    Main Picture Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images

    HANDRÉ POLLARD was 15 years old when the British & Irish Lions toured South Africa in 2009. Obsessed with the Springboks, as well as the mythology around the famous northern hemisphere team, he made his way to Newlands and watched with wonder as Western Province pushed the Lions close.

    “South Africa’s win in the 2007 World Cup made a big impression on me,” Pollard says. “It was only after I watched that Lions tour in 2009, however, that I started to dream about pursuing a career in rugby and becoming a Springbok.

    “I grew up watching Morné (Steyn) slot all those kicks for South Africa that meant the difference between winning and losing matches. That kick to beat the Lions left

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