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As we gear up for the Super Rugby decider in Hamilton, among all the excitement and build up I can’t help but think of David Pocock.
The guy has been desperately unlucky in his short yet promising career.
It was gut wrenching for him to be lost for the season early in Super Rugby, this meant missing a once in a lifetime opportunity to play the Lions and now a Super Rugby grand final.
He battled hard in six losing seasons with the Force hence the move to Canberra.
His first season in the nation’s capital they make the Super Final but he will be watching from the sidelines.
He is only 25 and will have other opportunities you would think but then he may not. Qualifying for a grand final is difficult in any sport.
Who would have thought it would take the Brumbies nine years to make another final?
Pocock is one of the good guys of Australian rugby, my respect and admiration for him has increased since he has been sidelined. Married and focused off the field he is at the opposite end of the spectrum to the three amigos who are the same age.
His high character and great leadership would have been invaluable in the Lions series, not to mention his brute strength and poaching abilities at the breakdown.
I might get castigated for this but I honestly think if Pocock played in the series the Wallabies win.
Neither team had much impact at the breakdown in Brisbane, this is where Pocock would have come into his own. Both he and George Smith were sorely missed.
Anyway, back to the Super Final, if the Brumbies pull off the upset in Hamilton spare a thought for the guy they call bam bam.
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