BACK TO HIS ROOTS

New Bok assistant coach excited with the flyhalf talent he has been given to work with.

- Ross Roche

• BROWN: REDISCOVER POLLARD'S ATTACKING ACUMEN

New Springbok attack coach Tony Brown is aiming to take flyhalf Handre Pollard back to his roots and turn him into an attacking machine, like he was when he burst onto the scene in the 2012 U20 World Cup.

Brown was speaking to the media at a press briefing yesterday afternoon ahead of the first Test against Ireland in Pretoria this weekend and admitted he was eager to turn Pollard into a dominant force over the coming years.

"It has been really good (settling in). It has been a little bit different for them (the players), trying some new things and getting them to play the game a bit differently," explained New Zealander Brown, who joined the squad earlier this season.