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Pocock backs Sables World Cup 2023 bid

FORMER Australian rugby captain, David Pocock has donated a signed Wallabies shirt to Zimbabwe Rugby's fundraising initiatives for the country's senior national rugby team's bid to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup to be held in France.…

Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:09hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Global rugby stars back Sables

SEVERAL former and current international rugby stars, who trace their roots to Zimbabwe have thrown their weight behind the Sables' bid to qualify for the 2023 World Cup to be held in France after taking up roles as ambassadors of the team…

Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:54hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean born shows why he is the class act of international rugby

Wallaby David Pocock has again shown why he is the class act of international rugby.According to the Stuff website, rather than chasing play, Pocock went to the aid of All Black Ryan Crotty immediately after the centre was floored by a hit…

Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 08:28hrs | 56 | by Sport24

Pocock in emotional Zimbabwe homecoming

Zimbabwean-born Australia rugby star David Pocock will, for a year, trade his place in the Wallabies set up to help resuscitate his 80-year-old grandfather's citrus farm in Beitbridge.One of the top citrus farmers in Matabeleland, David's …

Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 06:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

David Pocock trains with anti-poaching Malilangwe Scouts

AUSTRALIAN rugby star - David Pocock spent the better part of his off season training in Zimbabwe with an anti-poaching unit known as the Malilangwe Scouts.The ribbed Wallabies star spent his holiday training with the Malilangwe scouts, a …

Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

David Pocock flies to Zimbabwe to hunt for Rhino poachers

Battered and bruised with two black eyes, a broken nose and bandaged fingers, you'd expect Wallabies superstar David Pocock to put his feet up while he's got the chance.But Pocock is not what you'd expect.The 27-year-old will fly to Zimbab…

Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 09:46hrs | 3 | by Liam Croy

Zimbabwean-born activist in Rugby World Cup final

Teddington - The Australia squad heading into the Rugby World Cup final is an eclectic mix, described by coach Michael Cheika as "jokers, lovers, and fighters."David Pocock, the Zimbabwe-born climate-change activist, nature lover, gay-righ…

Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 18:52hrs | 5 | by AFP

Australian rugby player recalls Zimbabwe's farms violence

THE threats David Pocock's family experienced in Zimbabwe, driven from their family farm as their friends died around them, led to a fear of failure and a fanatical approach to his diet and exercise.Pocock opened up about the childhood exp…

Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 15:19hrs | 2 | by David Polkinghorne

Wallabies star Pocock returns to Zimbabwe

Australia's Zimbabwean-born rugby international David Pocock is on a private visiting to his homeland and has expressed commitment to help the game thrive in the country.The 25-year-old Wallabies star flanker, who was born in Gweru but imm…

Published: 11 Sep 2013 at 08:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

David Pocock flying the Zimbabwean flag in Australia

EDUCATION, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart has congratulated Zimbabwean born Qantas Wallabies and Western Force flanker David Pocock for being named Western Australia's Young Australian of The Year.The Gweru-born 23-year-old…

Published: 25 Nov 2011 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Noel Munzabwa

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