Springboks legend Victor Matfield refuses to buy into the Henry Pollock hype despite his two-try showing against the Wallabies at the weekend.
England went into the clash without out-and-out wing cover, which meant the 21-year-old loose forward came on for the injured Immanuel Feyi-Waboso at half-time.
Pollock is the latest hybrid player being trialled in Test rugby following the likes of Kwagga Smith, Andre Esterhuizen and, before that Springboks duo, Fiji’s Levani Botia.
The English back-rower has never played out wide but he did a mightily impressive job and ended with a brace to his name.
It helped the hosts to
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