{"id":12906,"date":"2012-07-29T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-29T11:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/rugby-the-force-is-without-pocock-after-flanker-joins-brumbies\/"},"modified":"2012-07-29T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T11:43:50","slug":"rugby-the-force-is-without-pocock-after-flanker-joins-brumbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-the-force-is-without-pocock-after-flanker-joins-brumbies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-The Force is without Pocock after flanker joins Brumbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">July 29<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; David Pocock will swap Perth for<br \/>\nCanberra in the next Super Rugby season after the Wallabies<br \/>\ncaptain ended a seven-year association with the Western Force by<br \/>\nsigning a three-year deal with the Brumbies, local media said on<br \/>\nSunday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The move is likely to present the openside flanker, who made<br \/>\nhis debut with the Force when they were established in 2006,<br \/>\nwith a greater opportunity to win the Southern Hemisphere&#8217;s most<br \/>\nprestigious club rugby title.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The chance to work under South African World Cup-winning<br \/>\ncoach Jake White from the 2013 season also played a part in his<br \/>\ndecision.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Brumbies have a good coaching and management team of<br \/>\nJake White, Laurie Fisher, Stephen Larkham and Tony Thorpe,&#8221; the<br \/>\n24-year-old told Australia&#8217;s AAP.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The opportunity to learn from them and challenge myself was<br \/>\nappealing,&#8221; said Pocock, who added that the move would also<br \/>\nallow him to spend more time with his family.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the last seven years, I have travelled long distances<br \/>\nto visit my family in Brisbane,&#8221; he said. &#8220;With the Wallabies<br \/>\nschedule there is more and more of my time required on the east<br \/>\ncoast with training camps.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being based in Canberra will make it easier to travel to<br \/>\nBrisbane and Sydney.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>White said: &#8220;To have a guy like David Pocock want to be<br \/>\ninvolved with the Brumbies is very encouraging. I see David<br \/>\nthriving in this environment. He will fit in here perfectly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> (Writing by Alastair Himmer in Tokyo; Editing by John O&#8217;Brien)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 29 (Reuters) &#8211; David Pocock will swap Perth for Canberra in the next Super Rugby season after the Wallabies captain ended a seven-year association with the Western Force by signing a three-year deal with the Brumbies, local media said on Sunday. 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