Schalk Burger made his feelings clear on Henry Pollock

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Sunday, 12 April 2026 at 16:24
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Henery Pollock is never far from the headlines — whether it’s for off-field antics or on-field brilliance.
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The England flanker is the definition of a marmite player, embodying some unholy merge between Mike Brown’s snarl, Joe Marler’s wind-up merchant energy and James Haskell’s unapologetic volume.
Ability. Aggression. Zero sh*ts given.
And occasionally stepping over the line.
He plays rugby like he’s got something to prove and lives life like he’s already proved it.
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Burger’s Brutal Assessment

During the Autumn internationals, Springbok legend Schalk Burger delivered a damning verdict on the back-rower.

“There was a lot going on in that head,” Burger said of Pollock. “He’s a busy bloke.”

It wasn’t just about rugby.
Pollock, alongside England teammates Freddie Steward, Fin Smith and Tommy Freeman, had taken part in a TikTok dance after the All Blacks clash.
The video — posted on Freeman’s account — has since racked up more than 10.5 million views.
Burger wasn’t impressed.

“It’s a different era,” he added. “He’s a TikTok dancer or whatever he is and he plays a bit of rugby on the weekend. His main gig is to be on social media.”

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