The Irish Times' Gerry Thornley believes Australia's David Pocock is proving to be far more than just a great rugby player.
"As the catchline on the heroesboots website says, “more than just another rugby player”, and talking with David Pocock makes for more than just another interview. It’s actually as humbling as it is interesting.
"A beast of a man, the 23-year-old has been shortlisted for the IRB’s world player of the year in each of the last two years. Pocock’s performance in the Wallabies’ quarter-final win over South Africa was assuredly the individual performance of the tournament and today he captains his country for the first time against the Barbarians.
"As someone reared in Zimbabwe until his family’s farm was confiscated by the government and the family uprooted to Australia when he was 14, his African roots very much continue to shape him."
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