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Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard will feature in his first Test since August 2022, and Marco van Staden will wear the No. 16 jersey as a replacement hooker for the first time when the Springboks meet Tonga in Marseille on Sunday.
The outcome of this match will be crucial as it will determine which two teams from Pool B advance to the quarterfinals and who they will play in the top-eight playoff.
Coach Nienaber made 12 changes to the starting team that played Ireland, retaining forwards Siya Kolisi, who will make his 50th appearance as captain, Eben Etzebeth, and Jasper Wiese for the must-win clash.
Pollard makes his first Springbok appearance since playing against Australia in Adelaide before an injury forced him out of the subsequent 16 Tests. The clash against Tonga is his second match in 19 weeks since suffering a calf injury for English club Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership in May. He returned to action last week as a replacement in Leicester’s match against the Sale Sharks.
The calf injury ruled Pollard out of the initial 33-man RWC squad, but he now partners scrumhalf Cobus Reinach at halfback, while Andre Esterhuizen and Canan Moodie are reunited as a hard-running centre combination. Makazole Mapimpi and Grant Williams will play on the wings, as they did against Romania.
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