Picture: Instagram @marisepollard
The Springboks sure timed their family-planning very well, ensuring they can spend quality time with their wives before their babies are born.
While Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth and his wife, Anlia, are already on nappy duty, his fellow teammate, Handré Pollard is still enjoying sipping on a beer pool side and travelling with his wife before their little ‘bokkie’ arrives.
Eben and Anlia’s little one was born on 16 January 2024 in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. While there are speculations that the Etzebeths had a baby girl, the parents haven’t revealed the name or gender of their baby to their social media followers yet.
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Last week, Mzansi’s jaws were left wide open when Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk’s wife, Miné, took to her Instagram account to share photos of her baby shower. It was a very unexpected, but welcome surprise to their followers.
One Instagram user commented that the Springboks were pretty busy making babies, also congratulating the couple.
“I suspect this is probably another reason why the Boks won the World Cup match because they knew there were Bok babies coming,” another user commented.
Fellow Springbok WAG, Marise couldn’t contain her excitement: “Look how beautiful you look! Yeaaaaaay our baby’s bestieeeeee,” she commented.
Pollard who is playing for English Premiership club, Leicester Tigers, is on a two week break as The Six Nations Championship is set to kick off on Friday.
The rugby player, who is also a soon-to-be dad, and his wife Marise, made the best of his off time and headed to Dubai for their last holiday before they become parents.
Taking to his Instagram account on Tuesday morning, Pollard shared some snaps and video clips of their holiday.
The couple is staying at Bab Al Shams, a luxury resort in the Dubai desert. Pollard is taking full advantage of the activities on offer at the resort, even getting on the back of a camel.
In the short video clip, Handré is seen riding on the back of a camel, wearing dark jeans, a white dress shirt and his vellies. He smiles from ear to ear as the two camels are led past his wife who captures the special moment.
Handré and Marise’s son is due in April 2024.
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