Its raining Springbok babies in Mzansi at the moment and the country is rejoicing at the news of the birth of Handr Pollards son. The 2023 Rugby World Cup winning Springboks certainly made the best of the time they got to spend with their families in between training to bring home the Webb Ellis Cup last year.
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth and his wife Anlia were the first couple to subtly share their baby news moments after the Boks defeated New Zealand to win the Rugby World Cup for a fourth time. The couples baby girl was born on 16 January 2024.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anlia Etzebeth (@anliastar)Mzansi barely recovered from the celebrations when news of scrumhalf Faf de Klerk and his wifes baby news was shared on Instagram. The couple also welcomed a baby girl, Remi-R De Klerk on 27 February.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mine De Klerk (van Niekerk) (@minevanniekerk) Handr Pollard a proud dad View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marise Pollard (@marisepollard)Handr is currently playing for Leicester Tigers in England as fly-half.
Congratulations Handr and MariseNaturally, the country is rejoiced by the news of a little Springbok boy being born, and friends and fans streamed to the comments section to congratulate the new parents.
Rachel Kolisi was among the first to congratulate Handr and Marise. Congratulations family, she commented with several red heart emojis.
Afrikaans singer Karlien van Jaarsveld also congratulated the new mom and dad, telling them to enjoy their son.
Instagram user Zeln commented that she has been waiting the whole of April for this announcement while Ziyaad Joosab commented that the 2043 World Cup is coming home.
Welcome our Hunter boy! We cannot wait to meet you, Cheslin Kolbes wife, Layla wrote.
