Player Profile

[Ecky]

OK, here's a start:

David Pocock
Nickname: Bam Bam
Date of Birth: 23rd April 1988 (Taurus)
Place of Birth: Gweru, Zimbabwe
Occupation: Rugby Player/Student

Rugby (& other relevant) Info:
Somewhere between 178 & 183cm tall - depending on which research facility
Preferred Position: Openside Flanker (7)
Anglican Church Grammar School (East Brisbane, QLD) 1st XV - undefeated champions
Australian Schoolboys 2005
Australian U/19 World Champions 2006 - played 4 of the 5 matches - scored 2 tries v Scotland
Emirates Western Force 1 game 2006 - v Sharks, ABSA, Durban

More to come - enquiries continue - stay tuned...

[Shaun]

Take good care of Bam- Bam's Profile Ecky, he is sure to be a star player sooner rather than later. Line Break says that Bam Bam is 182cm tall, this would be the most recent and reliable measurement.

[Ecky]

I'll treat him as my own Shaun, no worries.

RWA website has him at a different height than Line Break, IRB website different again! must be a growing lad........

[Burgs]

I don't think they have updated the RWA profile for him from 2006 yet Ecky, I'd go for the Line Break stats: 182cm & 102kg.

[Thequeerone]

At the tender age of 18.5 he may well have a few more cm to go - Like to think that the force actually have it right at 182cm

[Ecky]

OK, here's a start:

Updated (finally) 3 April 2007

David Pocock
Nickname: Bam Bam
Date of Birth: 23rd April 1988 (Taurus)
Place of Birth: Gweru, Zimbabwe - one of three sons, their father having a farm growing flowers for export
Occupation: Rugby Player/Student
Moved with his family to Qld in 2002 when Mr Mugabe decided land reforms in Zim required the Pocock farm to be vacated by the Pococks.

Rugby (& other relevant) Info:
182cm tall, 102kg
Preferred Position: Openside Flanker (7)
Anglican Church Grammar School (East Brisbane, QLD) 1st XV - undefeated champions (started life as outside back then discovered flanking - as most late-teens do)
Qld under-age rep (unsure what age group/s yet, stand by...)
Australian Schoolboys 2005
Australian U/19 World Champions 2006 - played 4 of the 5 matches - scored 2 tries v Scotland
Emirates Western Force 1 S14 game 2006 - v Sharks, ABSA, Durban
Also played as reserve in 2006 pre-season game v Cheetahs, Subi
Emirates Western Force 9 S14 games 2007 - and counting.

Has made the starting XV a couple of times in 2007 and taken the field as a reserve in the others.

Extraordinary strength for such a young man makes Bam Bam an ideal impact player who has produced the goods in most of his time on-field in 2007.

Is probably the record holder for the player sin-binned latest in a game....

More to come - enquiries continue - stay tuned...

[Moses]

Hey Ecky, I cross-posted this on a Zimbo expat site, hopefully dig up some more info for you over there..

[poasa]

This Guys a GUNNN!!!!! d next rocky elsom!

[frontrow]

G'day Poasa, we all agree with you there, he is certainly a man with plenty of potential, and we are glad to have him on our team...Welcome along mate...

[The Man]

A star without a doubt

[GIGS20]

Bamm-Bamm is sure to start at 7 a whole lot in 2008, the only downside to that is that we have a host of good loose forwards who also deserve a spot.

Gotta be a nice problem for Mitch to have!

[jazza93]

lets hope he doesnt get injurd he must be training heaps for this season

[Ecky]

WA PLAYERS NOMINATED FOR AUSTRALIAN U20s

Ten WA players have been nominated to trial for the Australian U20s side that will play in the iRB World Championships in June 2008 inWales.

Selectors will name a training squad this month before trimming the squad during a series of camps in 2008.

The WA players are:

David Pocock Aust A 2007
Sam Wykes Aust U19s 2007
James O’Connor Aust Schools 2007
Dane Haylett-Petty Aust A Schools 2007
Cruze Ah Nau Aust A Schools 2007
Justin Turner Aust A Schools 2007
Tom Murday Emirates Western Force Academy 2007/8
Marlen Walker NZ Schools 2006
Angus Nielsen Aust U19 2007 Final Camp
Brenden O’Dea Aust U19 2007 Final Camp

[Shaun]

Bam- Bam wihtout a doubt will be selected.

Just like to point out that there are 3 Hale boys on that list- Dane, Justin and Angus.

[Skiza]

Is probably the record holder for the player sin-binned latest in a game....

Interesting bit of trivia there Ecky!