Handre Pollard closes gap on Percy Montgomery in Springbok points list
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has closed the gap to Percy Montgomery in the list of Springbok Test all-time points scorers.
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Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has closed the gap to Percy Montgomery in the list of Springbok Test all-time points scorers.
Pollard scored 10 points (five conversions) in the Springboks’ 42-28 defeat of Scotland at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Thanks to his perfect night off the kicking tee, Pollard was named man of the match after the final whistle.
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Time on his side
Handre Pollard now has 835 points in the 86 Tests he has played in the green and gold jersey at an average of 9.7 points per match.
His Test points have come via eight tries, 129 conversions, 174 penalties and five drop goals.
Percy Montgomery remains the top scorer in Springbok history with 893 points in 102 Tests.
Pollard trails Montgomery by 58 points. Should he continue at his current points-per-Test rate, he’ll have to play around six more Tests to assume the No 1 spot.
Still only 32 years of age, Handre Pollard has ample time on his side.
SPRINGBOKS TO HAVE SCORED 200 TEST POINTS OR MORE
| Player | Points | Tests |
| Percy Montgomery | 893 | 102 |
| Handré Pollard * | 835 | 86 |
| Morné Steyn | 742 | 68 |
| Bryan Habana | 335 | 124 |
| Elton Jantjies | 331 | 46 |
| Naas Botha | 312 | 28 |
| Joel Stransky | 240 | 22 |
| Braam van Straaten | 221 | 21 |
* denotes still playing
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