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Pocock not going anywhere: manager

David Pocock has been ruled out with an eye injury. (Photo: AFP)
10th November, 2015
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Rugby World Cup superstar David Pocock is attracting offers but his manager says the flanker remains committed to Australian rugby for at least another season.

Pocock has reportedly been approached by Bordeaux, while fellow French Top 14 clubs Toulouse and Racing 92 were also said to be interested.

“There are a number of offers that have landed,” manager Brian Levin Levine told Reuters. “None are being considered at this stage.

“David will be taking a break for four weeks, getting over the niggles he picked up during the World Cup.

“He is firmly committed to the 2016 season with the Brumbies and the ARU.”

Pocock was a standout performer at the recent World Cup, securing more breakdown turnovers than any other player.

He signed a one-year deal with the ARU and and Brumbies for 2016 in August.

That will likely take him past the 60-Test mark, which would allow him to represent the Wallabies even if he were playing for a club overseas.

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Pocock hinted he may be interested in moving on when he signed his latest deal.

“I tried to be pretty upfront and honest during negotiations; that I feel like I can fully commit to next year,” he told Fairfax Media at the time.

“But I’d be lying at this stage if I said I wanted to sign a two or three-year deal and I can fully commit to those years.”

Levine said Pocock was reassessing all aspects of his life post-2016, including study options.

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