An athlete with purpose beyond the game.

David Pocock has played over 80 tests for the Australian Wallabies since making his debut in 2008 and has been recognised as a once-in-a-generation player as an openside flanker. While his international career has continued for over a decade, David’s increasingly used his profile to raise awareness for social justice and environmental conservation – fights he passionately purses off the field.

He’s publicly protested against controversial coal mines and inaction on climate change, was a central advocate for marriage equality and is often a voice for endangered species and their habitats. He co-founded an organisation in the country of his childhood, Zimbabwe, called EightyTwenty Vision, established to support maternal health, food and water security, and is a patron of Save African Rhino Foundation. With wife, Emma, the pair have written In Our Nature, a collection of essays, photos and stories from the frontier of environment protection with all proceeds going to conservation.

David continues a bachelor degree in Ecological Agricultural Systems and it’s during these studies he was introduced to the Tarkine - the largest cool temperate rainforest in the southern hemisphere. As a passionate hobbyist photographer, the chance to explore the Tarkine with Canon Australia, photograph and protect the rainforest was the ultimate opportunity for David.

David is set to retire from international rugby after the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.