Flyhalf Handre Pollard crossed the whitewash in his maiden begin for Leicester Tigers after pouncing on a free go from Sale Sharks rival Robert du Preez on Friday.
Putting with a debut strive 🤩
Handré Pollard secures the intercept and will get @LeicesterTigers on the board 🌟
Bear in mind to catch the motion on @btsportrugby 📺#GallagherPrem | #SALvLEI pic.twitter.com/63ed4m8UYd
— Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) December 30, 2022
Du Preez, although, made up for his error, the one-cap Springbok scoring 18 factors that included a last-minute strive as Sale demolished Leicester 40-5 at Salford Metropolis Stadium.
du Preez on the dying! 🔥#SALvLEI | @Connectus_Group pic.twitter.com/kNyisQD9dr
— Sale Sharks 🦈 (@SaleSharksRugby) December 30, 2022
Pollard, who was making his long-awaited return from damage, was withdrawn early within the second half of the English Premiership conflict.
“Handre was solely resulting from play 40 minutes however we managed him for so long as we might,” Leicester interim boss Richard Wigglesworth stated.
“He’s new to this group and new to us, however you’ll be able to see his class. He’ll solely get higher and higher for us.”
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