Popeye poacher Pocock takes a stand for Australia


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

Australia's Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika conducts a training session at Stade Jean Moulin in Suresnes, Western Paris November 13, 2014. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's David Pocock was widely considered the heir apparent to Richie McCaw as the best openside flanker in the world before successive knee injuries robbed him of the best part of the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Back in the gold of the Wallabies this season, Pocock has done enough to suggest that he will still be in line to land the title of "finest fetcher" if, as expected, the All Blacks captain retires after the World Cup.

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