'Best year': Handre Pollard's son turns one!
Hunter Andre Pollard is officially one! Proud parents Handre and Marise Pollard took to Instagram to celebrate their son's first milestone birthday as he turned one year old on Friday 25 April.
Marise expressed that this has been the best year of their lives.
'Congratulations on your FIRST birthday our sunshine boy ☀️💛 Thank you for the best year of our lives.
You came to change us, forever in the best way possible. It's the best thing in the world to be your mom and dad, we love you incredibly,' she wrote.
Marise also revealed that they celebrated Hunter's first birthday in the UK along with their friends. Handre and Marise moved to the UK as Handre signed a R14 million a year contract with Leicester Tigers in 2022.
'We got to celebrate Hunter's first & Milan's 2nd birthday together yesterday with our friends on this side of the world. We are beyond grateful for you guys and feel so blessed to have each and everyone of you in our lives ☀️,' she continued.
Take a look at the post here.
Handre and Marise now live in the town of Market Harborough, in England. The Springboks fly-half hails from Somerset West in the Western Cape. Marise was raised on a farm, Bloemendal in the Eastern Cape. The pair brought Hunter to South Africa last year, where they stayed for a few months before returning to the UK.
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