Retshegofaditswe Ox Nche: Already a Springboks cult hero

Retshegofaditswe Ox Nche scrummaged England into the ground to help the Springboks into Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final. He’s become an overnight sensation.

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Ox Nche is a huge hit

It’s only fair that all South Africans know how to spell Retshegofaditswe and how to pronounce it. Here’s the man himself to lend a hand. It’s not really rocket science either, so there’s no excuse, seeing as though there are only 16 letters in the name. Meanwhile, Woolworths has since come to the party and offered the big man a year’s supply of cake. Well deserved. As Ox said, salads don’t win scrums.

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There’s also a massive case for Pollard starting that final. Of course, there is. Just look what he produced last night, and what he managed four years ago in Japan. He showed his priceless value off the bench against England, scoring exactly half of South Africa’s 16 points, including a gobsmackingly cool penalty from around 50 metres to ultimately win the game.

In 2019, the ice-cold Pollard kicked 22 of South Africa’s 32 points against England in Yokohama, including six out of eight penalties and two conversions from two attempts. This man really does have what it takes on the grandest occasions. What we’ve also seen is that Springbok management isn’t shy to make tough calls for the good of the team. If Libbok starts the final, Pollard is an absolutely sensational get-out-of-jail-free card.

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