David Pocock has admitted to being nervous at taking over as Australia's first-choice No.7 from George Smith. The Sun-Herald's Josh Rakic reports.
"Speaking with The Sun-Herald from Perth, where he is in a training program devised by Wallabies coaching staff before the team's assembly next week, Pocock said he was excited at the prospect of wearing the No.7.
''I've really enjoyed progressing through and learning from guys like George Smith,'' he said. ''But when he retired last year, I guess I was pretty nervous. He's obviously been such a big part of the Wallabies for so long and whoever played No.7, there were massive shoes to fill.
''But I've tried to use that as motivation to become more consistent and really worked on trying to make a big contribution to the team's performance every week."
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