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Handré Pollard Welcomes Daughter Isabella, Set to Rejoin Springboks After Paternity Break

The flyhalf will link back up with the 36-man year-end tour squad after spending a few days at home.

Overview

  • Isabella Tanya Pollard was born on Monday, 20 October, at Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt in Bellville, Cape Town.
  • Marise Pollard announced the birth on Instagram, sharing a short video and the newborn’s name.
  • The hospital posted images of Pollard raising a pink flag outside, a new-father tradition, and noted that Marise was born there as well.
  • Pollard has taken brief paternity leave but has been named in the Springboks’ 36-man squad that regroups this week for the year-end tour.
  • The Pollards are now a family of four with their son, Hunter, who turned one in April.