Australian star David Pocock may not play for the Brumbies again this season and may not appear in the Super Rugby again.
Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has had to leave Pocock out of his squad for this Friday’s match against the Bulls and has admitted that he may not feature again this season.
Pocock hasn’t played in 10 weeks since sustaining a calf injury and McKellar has confirmed that the Australian and Brumbies medical staff will decide what to do with the flanker in the next couple of weeks.
“The Wallabies medical staff and Brumbies medical staff will have a chat over the next few days and we’ll come to some sort of clarity there as to where he heads over the next two weeks. There’s things we’ve got to look at to see whether he plays Super Rugby or whether we now put his attention towards the World Cup,” he said.
With that in mind and with Pocock’s contract due to expire at the end of the Super Rugby season, it is expected that he will sign for an overseas team which means he may not feature in the competition again.
The 31-year-old would be a huge loss for the Brumbies, however, the team has performed well without him and are in control of their own destiny in the Australian conference.
The return of Wallabies lock Rory Arnold and back-rower Lachlan McCaffery will be a big boost to the side while Pocock’s future is decided.
