Michael Hooper & David Pocock – Australian Destroyers
8 years ago by EatSleepRugby.co.ukA great tribute video to Wallabies back rowers Michael Hooper and David Pocock. Credit – BsporTV Rugby The post Michael Hooper & David Pocock – Australian Destroyers appeared first on EatSleepRugby.
The Wallaby back five has taken five steps back
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auI would blame David Pocock. ‘Poey’ started his six-month sabbatical away from rugby earlier this year, and the Wallaby selectors’ previous ideas of how to construct their back-five forwards...
SPIRO: ARU madness! Pocock earns three times more than McMahon for not playing
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auEarly last year, at the finish of the Randwick Rugby Club’s meeting to launch the new rugby season, I approached Bill Pulver, the chief executive of the ARU, to ask him an important question: “How...
Super Rugby Top Performers Round 7
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCobus Reinach The Sharks faced a visit from the high-flying Jaguares team this weekend in a bruising encounter that saw only 31 points being scored in total, with the home team edging it out 18-13. The...
If Michael Hooper is hit by a bus tomorrow, who’s next in line?
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auWith David Pocock off doing David Pocock things in 2017, the Wallabies selectors this year are getting a glimpse of what life might be like post-Rugby World Cup 2019. By the end of that event, Pocock will...
Super Rugby Preview: Brumbies
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Brumbies were the top performing Australian side in last year’s Super Rugby tournament with 10 wins out of their 16 games (including the quarter-final). The Canberra side will soon find out...
Higginbotham hasn’t given up on Test recall yet
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auFormer Wallabies No.8 Scott Higginbotham is not giving up hope of a Test return this year. The 30-year-old is back with the Queensland Reds after wrapping up his two-year stint with Japanese Top League...
Wallabies win percentages tell the Pooper story
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auWith David Pocock’s 2017 sabbatical sure to fire up the debate on what back row arrangement will replace the ‘Pooper’, I crunched some stats on win percentages associated with the different...
McMahon should get first crack at replacing the ‘Pooper’
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auThe ‘Pooper’ is no more. Suddenly Australian rugby is without the crutch upon which it has relied for so long, outstanding openside flank David Pocock. Pocock is due to spend three seasons...
David Pocock dominant in second match for Panasonic Wild Knights
9 years ago by Rugby DumpAs David Pocock sets his sights on a sabbatical from competitive Rugby, he hasn't let the idea of time away slow him down as he's taken on his new role with the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan. Coming...