That's, that's not the story that people hear about. (Footage of David and Eliot in four-wheel drive vehicle, driving past properties occupied by liberation war veterans)DAVID POCOCK: So on the left and right from here for the next sort of kilometre. Steve probably took it the hardest. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: Back in about 2000, president Mugabe decided that the land should go back to the people who had fought for the liberation of Zimbabwe. David Pocock is the only Australian to feature in World Rugby's team of the decade, as the All Blacks dominated the star-studded lineup at the 2020 World Rugby Awards. Woo! ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: Never told David to do his homework, ever. And they shot him nine times. We were always passing with Dad or kicking to Dad or watching rugby on TV. (Home video footage of David Pocock as a toddler, jumping on a bed. DAVID POCOCK: A lot of farm workers got beaten up, (Excerpt from news report, Zimbabwe, 2000)ROBERT MUGABE, ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT (2000): Down with British imperialism and neo-colonialism.REPORTER: They set the houses on fire, destroying everything the owners couldn't save. With Tom Barker, Mick Fanning, Pop Ferguson, Stephen Larkham. As a professional surfer, I meet champions from many sports. DAVID POCOCK: We were all dealing with stuff when we arrived in Australia. I think we were very much ready to move on and leave Zimbabwe by that point. As you can see we've no desk, so it's quite tough. We've seen a zebra. But there's one who stands out: Wallabies star David Pocock. DAVID POCOCK: There were a lot of staff working on the farm and they were a huge part of our lives. ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: They lived about 20 kilometres away. Pocock has two brothers named Mike and Steve. ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: The first year of Dave's life: when we look back on it, it was just idyllic. He played primarily at openside flanker, and was vice captain of the Brumbies in Super Rugby. And I just looked round it and I, I just couldn't handle it. ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: We moved about 500 kilometres north to Gweru, which is right in the middle of Zimbabwe. And for us, after that, there was no turning back. Though I think just being guilty about it does nothing. True Grit, a documentary of Pocock's life to date has aired on Australian TV and is a captivating watch. He, he just loves it out here. Part 2 will be posted next week MIKE POCOCK, BROTHER: I know that Pop doesn't even go back to his citrus farm anymore because it just upsets him. You are scrum half; fly half; centre; wing. But a lot of, a lot of grief, a lot of loss. Directed by Winsome Denyer. I try not to think about it. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: My Dad and my brother still find themselves in a situation where their land has been, um, acquired but yet not properly taken away. DAVID POCOCK: I think when it really sort of sunk in was going to the house a few months later and seeing the, the ute with all the bullet holes sort of sprayed along the one side of the car. MIKE POCOCK, BROTHER: Growing up on the farm was... it was a great childhood. David Pocock (born 23 April 1988) is a retired Australian rugby union player. DAVID POCOCK: I have lots of fond memories. What are you doing with one hand! Successive knee injuries in 2013 and 2014 pretty much scuttled two seasons in a row but he worked even harder to quell the doubts - external and personal - and come back. And we had, I remember at the airport we picked up 11 suitcases and that was us. I wouldn't say it's anger: I think it's more disappointment and just sadness, really, seeing the decline. Beautiful. That trauma has left a lasting impact on them all. Um, and in the meantime we've got this half-tyre...DAVID POCOCK: I've never used one of these before.EMMA POCOCK, PARTNER: ...which is going to make life more interesting. (Footage ends). And the police would do nothing. It's not what defines him as a person. (Footage ends). JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: It wasn't a total, total "white against black": it was very much a politically driven thing from Mugabe. We might have to just back away slightly when she gets a bit close. (Footage ends). Um, it, it's just in him. IAN ‘POP’ FERGUSON, GRANDFATHER: Of course, I'm too old to move anywhere but in retrospect, it's the finest thing that ever happened for those boys. We knew that we were here and there was no Plan B: this had to work. And you get extreme. We knew it was a problem. I'm Mick Fanning. DAVID POCOCK: I think since probably, like, seven or eight, I knew that's what I wanted to do after school was play rugby professionally and one day play for the Springboks. But we are now the conquerors of those who conquered us yesterday. The Zimbabwean youngster set off for a new life with his family in Australia but his passion for rugby came with him, and flourished. Pocock's father, Adam, explains how his son's desire to make it in rugby seeped into family life, and holidays. ABC News article | "450 crunches a night, or else I was going to get fat" David Pocock's youthful determination has seen him rise to the top ranks of the Wallabies, and catch the eye of cashed-up clubs worldwide. Australian flanker, and wildlife documentary lover, invites Sir David to Twickenham final EMMA POCOCK, PARTNER: I had said to him, "Oh, Dave, so what do you do?" The Butterfly Foundation - 1800 33 4673 | Support for Australians experiencing eating disorders. DAVID POCOCK: I knew I had some trauma stuff in there or some experiences that I needed to actually tell people about and talk through. He's got a tremendous passion for the wildlife farm. (David Pocock and Ian Ferguson continue to listen to birdsong by the riverbank)IAN ‘POP’ FERGUSON, GRANDFATHER: Now, that's a Natal francolin calling. When Dave was born, Andy and I had been married for just over two years and, um, Andy was managing on my Dad's citrus estate. Documentary We Don't Deserve Dogs. )(Footage ends). Or, like, if I didn't do it, I was mentally weak. Get in the car. David Pocock is a difficult man to pigeonhole. Documentary And Pop helped out and paid the first year's school fees for us. DAVID POCOCK: I guess it showed that it really, it wasn't about land redistribution: it was about votes and it was about a number of other things. (Footage of David playing rugby)VOICES OFF-SCREEN: Go, David! We were all just doing it in very different ways. Documentary D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary. I mean who does that?". For the 13 years that we've been away from Zimbabwe, it's just been this long, involved struggle to try and keep his land. My grandfather and uncle are still trying to run a citrus farm and a game farm, a wildlife conservancy. Zimbabwe is very, very different now to when David was a boy. And he was, he was shot and killed. His baby brother lies nearby)JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: David, who's your brother? But definitely, after we came to Australia, um, probably it became a lot more obsessive: a lot more extreme. The bird sits on his outstretched hand for a moment. Check out part two of True Grit right here. (Home video footage of the boys assembling bed bases)JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: OK, so the big day has arrived: we've got beds.ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: Beds to sleep on! But, at the same time, it's something that I'm incredibly glad I've gone through and dealt with. (Excerpt from news report, Zimbabwe, 2000)REPORTER: Farm workers are continuing to abandon their homes, fearing attacks by independence war veterans. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: When Dave was about a year old, Andy wanted to go up and join his dad and his brother on a joint farming venture. (Footage ends). Films in Documentary. (Footage of David and Emma driving)DAVID POCOCK: We're heading from Bulawayo down towards Beitbridge. ', You'd swear the world was ending as Spanish tv host goes after Eden Hazard, League preview, internal V challenge games & Sean Finn’s rest, Dan Leavy talks turnovers, taking chances and what he learned from David Pocock this summer, David Pocock shares class post-match dressing room picture with Conor Murray, Analysis: Peter O'Mahony's breakdown masterclass, How Ireland treated David Pocock in Melbourne was eye-opening, David Pocock battle will prove if Dan Leavy has well and truly arrived, Peter O'Mahony comments on David Pocock should put an end to the bullshit. Within two years, according to his high school rugby coach, Pocock had jumped from 78 to 95kg. (Footage ends). And what do you do for work? ... "It reminds me of the documentary 2040. (Laughs). I think the final straw for us was when neighbours of ours who Andy had grown up with were ambushed at their gate. Go! Wallabies' star David Pocock (pictured center) has had a revealing wardrobe malfunction during Australia's opening match of the Rugby World Cup in … SPORTS COMMENTATOR 1 (archive): Pocock is arguably the best in the world. It was terrifying: the fact that we were leaving our farm, but then the fact that we were leaving Dad behind on the farm, not knowing what he was going to encounter. And I had this weird thing that, in my head, I had to do 450 crunches a night or else I was going to get fat. I had some other farmers telling me I was running away. We're going.". It still is happening to a degree, um, but it's just living in a time now where, yeah, anything still can happen in Zimbabwe - and that must be quite tough. (Excerpt ends). And eventually we had this rule: 100 more. IAN ‘POP’ FERGUSON, GRANDFATHER: On the wildlife farm we're basically surrounded with farms that the farmers just packed up and left. ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: Our closest labourer came out. And I think we'd bought a fridge and a kettle. And I guess looking back on it now, I was a, you know, a privileged white kid. And, ah, it's very rarely you get a man who gets so dedicated from a very, very young age. James Haskell put in arguably the best performance of his career as he helped England to a famous victory over the Wallabies in Brisbane. And you know, I don't know how many were beaten and killed as well. They've had to let most of the citrus trees die, just because they couldn't afford to keep watering them with all the uncertainty. STEVE POCOCK, BROTHER: It was no longer home and it wasn't really somewhere that we, yeah, wanted to be or felt safe. Pocock’s gentlemanly behaviour has been known to irate his Wallabies team mates, who dread to room with him on tour. (Footage ends). But in my mind it was: "Pff, there's people way worse off. It is a fascinating insight into not only the life of modern rugby great, but the documentary also covers an important piece of history, an unfortunate circumstance that has shaped Pocock’s drive for effecting social and enviromental change in both Australia and Africa. David Pocock is the son of the parents, Jane (mother) and Andy Pocock (father). (Footage ends). EMMA POCOCK, PARTNER: We've definitely talked about living in Zimbabwe for a time. Just being able to do whatever you want. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: We could hear them chanting. For more information about David Pocock … LUKE O'KEEFE, EIGHTYTWENTY VISION: Dave, when I first met him, was very mature for his age and a deep thinker. BRENDAN DAWSON, FMR NATIONAL RUGBY COACH: We've opened up a little rugby academy to try and develop the skill level at a junior level, because, you know, I feel that in Zimbabwe our skills levels have really deteriorated. Documentary Stab in the Dark: All Stars. You'll always find a bird book under his arm or, or something like that. For me, as a kid growing up in Zimbabwe, it's one of those things where you grow up in a place: um, you always have that connection to it. (Home video footage of Andy and his sons playing rugby. David plays with them) BRENDAN DAWSON, FMR NATIONAL RUGBY COACH: Two hands on the ball! And, "How have we allowed our world to get to this?" At 27, David Pocock made headlines around the world for his stand-out performances with the Wallabies during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Australia’s back-row David Pocock has invited “legend” David Attenborough to Saturday’s World Cup final against New Zealand at Twickenham. We didn't know if he'd been killed. The Garry Ringrose narrative around the Lions Tour is complete bull, The English media reaction to Lions squad announcement was suitably spiky, Jake Paul set upon by Floyd Mayweather and security staff after confrontation, Gatland comments give insight as to why CJ Stander missed Lions call, 'Jesus Christ! (Footage of David and Emma driving at sunset)EMMA POCOCK, PARTNER (On phone): Yeah, we just had a flat tyre but we're about half an hour away. STEVE POCOCK, BROTHER: School holidays: we wouldn't leave the farm for... what, four or five weeks sometimes. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: I'd say Dave always had a special relationship with my Dad. True Grit follows David Pocock’s epic journey from an idyllic childhood on a Zimbabwean farm, ... Music Documentaries Sacred Cow. And he said, "Oh, I play a bit of rugby." Just the way it was done was really, unjust. David Pocock Genres Documentary Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English. DAVID POCOCK: I've always been teased in my family for my love of birds. David takes a photo of it. And I was like, "Oh, great. (Home video footage of the boys in school uniforms)ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: Good morning, Australia. We saw a black-backed jackal. (Excerpt ends). And by the time I joined him, we had 100,000 citrus trees on the farm. (Excerpt from news report, Zimbabwe, 2000)REPORTER: Conflict has already spilled onto the streets of Harare as an opposition march turned violent. DAVID POCOCK: By the end of the World Cup, I was certainly looking forward to a break. David W. Pocock (Gweru, 23 aprile 1988) è un ex rugbista a 15 e attivista zimbabwese naturalizzato australiano, in carriera attivo come terza linea ala giocando in Australia e Giappone e internazionale per l'Australia; in ambito sportivo si è segnalato per il suo attivismo contro l'omofobia e fuori dal campo è sostenitore del matrimonio gay e propugnatore di istanze ambientalistiche But it's what he does off the field that makes him a real hero to me. Above is part two, completing the series. (Footage ends). Special Interest The Biggest Little Farm. ABC Back Story feature | Australian Story on safari With David Pocock - Behind the scenes blog written by ABC Nairobi Bureau producer Dingani Masuku and Australian Story producer Winsome Denyer. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Go, David! DAVID POCOCK: You talk to the younger generation of Zimbabweans, here in Zimbabwe and overseas, and they know that the old way was never going to work - and it isn't going to work. Then after we've been evicted, they started to take almost everything that was on the property. There has to be some sort of, some sort of healing and reconciliation. And they'd say, "No, just, just some more." That was probably the hardest goodbye. David, go back a bit. Yes, it did. This country belongs to 12,000,000 people, not 50,000 war veterans. The veteran flanker started the match with huge intent, making a crushing tackle on David Pocock within minutes of kick off. There's David in all his glory. We have some very, very smart future Churchie boys going to school. (Home video footage of David playing rugby at school. (Footage of David walking around abandoned houses at 'Benfer'. ADVERTISEMENT The 32-year-old had been chronicling his career in pictures on social media over the past week, so there was the sense that his retirement was impending. And then what ends up being of us boys? Rent HD $1.99. DAVID POCOCK: I don't really remember developing an interest in rugby. MIKE POCOCK, BROTHER: His training took first seat to everything else. Documentary All the President's Men. (End of excerpt). Gasolin' Documentary 7 Years of Lukas Graham. David is changing a tyre)EMMA POCOCK, PARTNER: Ah, so we came through the gate two and have been driving. Australian rugby captain David Pocock started out as a skinny 78kg teen with a passion for rugby. It provided a wonderful life for us. Rugby World Cup 2015 final: Come and see Wallabies, David Pocock tells Sir David Attenborough. I guess it's a very white southern African thing: you play rugby at school. DAVID POCOCK: Moving to Australia, you were just looking for the easy way out. It's, it's like a death. (Footage ends), JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: Sibling rivalry was quite strong with the boys because they're all quite strong. The campaign of intimidation on the farm shows little sign of easing. Freddie Mercury: The Ultimate Showman. Black and white were clubbed, kicked and beaten.ZIMBABWEAN PROTESTER: We are really disappointed. International rugby union star David Pocock and his partner Emma take Australian Story back to his homeland Zimbabwe where, as a child, dramatic events shaped the passion that drives him both on and off the field. MIKE POCOCK, BROTHER: I think Dave just threw himself into sport. Music:Survivor - Eye Of The TigerThe Wombats - Moving To New York(I do not own the music used in this video. He was a wonderful young man. And it was life as normal. (Home video footage of David playing rugby at school)ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: Go forward, David! (Excerpt ends). IAN ‘POP’ FERGUSON, GRANDFATHER: Sad. Steven Moore has said that David is often known to watch him wake up, and then apologise profusely for waking him up. And I try and get to Zimbabwe once a year. I remember one time there was a mob of people that we could hear in the area, sort of coming along one of the farm roads from a neighbour's farm. While we were running the citrus farm, early 80s: he bought the game farm. And he just loves the country. My folks lived here. We could hear them shouting. And then we got a flat tyre.DAVID POCOCK: What's a road trip without a flat tyre?EMMA POCOCK, PARTNER: We borrowed this car from some people in South Africa and they... they've been very kind, but we've been so busy trying not to scratch it and now we've stuffed one of the tyres. I've got this sport, um, and there's other things that I can control.". (Footage ends), JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: So Dave's one of three brothers: he's the eldest of three. Well, that's all gone now. ", (Home video footage of Andy amidst crops)JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: When will we start picking this, Andy?ANDY POCOCK, FATHER: We're picking on Friday. Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham marvels that Pocock is physically defined in all the right areas and 'doesn't have an ounce of fat on him'. But things changed and things happened politically that, that have changed all of that. Come off it, man.DAVID POCOCK (laughs): They are!IAN ‘POP’ FERGUSON, GRANDFATHER: Oh, no. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: Rugby isn't defining for Dave. ", (Footage of rugby union World Cup match, archive)SPORTS COMMENTATOR 2 (archive): He needs to steal from Pocock.SPORTS COMMENTATOR 3 (archive): How good is he? And I think land will be a huge part of that, because there really is so much potential. He was always busy doing some sort of sport, so that's how he dealt with it. I threw myself into, I became obsessed about. We'd just be out there and we'd wake up and go on our own, own adventures every day. Enthralling documentary reveals David Pocock's monstrous gym routine 'Determined, dogged, determined, obsessed. I've got this opportunity. MIKE POCOCK, BROTHER: The land distribution system is still going on in Zimbabwe and it's still affecting Pop's game farm and the citrus farm. It was terrible. (Home video footage of the family arriving in Brisbane, 2002)DAVID POCOCK: The city centre of BrisbaneJANE POCOCK, MOTHER: There's the Brisbane River, David.DAVID POCOCK: OK.(End of footage). JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: David was often just doing something that little bit differently. So he always used to play up an age group or two, or else all the mums would complain. (Footage ends). So I think part of it was: lost the accent pretty quickly. At 27, David Pocock made headlines around the world for his stand-out performances with the Wallabies during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. (They laugh)(David drinks from a fresh water pipe spilling into a brick-and-concrete reservoir)(End of footage). (Footage ends). Pocock's obsession with gaining lean muscle mass extended to his family traipsing around town(s) to find low-fat meals on days out. Note: 27 minutes long. 'Cause (laughs) he was just a bit obsessed at the time. DAVID POCOCK: Going back there: it's such a mix of emotions. So it wasn't: "Oh, maybe this is a problem." We felt relatively safe. While many of … She always looked after us and came on holiday with us. So she kind of was always there. He simply keeps it healthy; keeps it clean. STEVE POCOCK, BROTHER: Dad actually stayed out on the farm at that, at that moment. When Pocock was 14, Adam explains, he refused to go on a trip to the Whitsunday Islands unless his gym gear made the trip: "The only way we could get David on the yacht for the week was by renting a trailer and bringing David's whole bench press and weights on putting it onto the back of the yacht. (David points to his baby brother)DAVID POCOCK: Here.JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: What's his name?DAVID POCOCK: Coco.JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: What's your name?DAVID POCOCK: Coco.JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: David Pocock.DAVID POCOCK: David Coco. (Footage ends). david pocock is not human. DAVID POCOCK: On both my Mum and Dad's side, they've been in southern Africa for at least five generations. MIKE POCOCK, BROTHER: People used to get to school and their back windows were smashed in 'cause there were riots in town. In this television exclusive, David Pocock and his family share their rich archive of home movies, and speak candidly about their journey to become Australians. Australian rugby union player, David Pocock was born on 23 April 1988, in Zimbabwe. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: We've always really tried not to hold any bitterness or- and really practise gratitude. How am I going to put up with this lad for nine weeks?! Some of them lost their lives and some of them have lost everything and some of them are destitute. We are keen to hear your story ideas and follow-ups, as well as suggestions. Ah, I had one farmer's wife telling me I had a yellow line, a yellow stripe painted down my back and I was a coward. IAN ‘POP’ FERGUSON, GRANDFATHER: We didn't really know what was going on, you know, but, um, he had it in his mind he wanted to get right to the top. JANE POCOCK, MOTHER: Then we realised that could potentially really blow up in his face with his rugby career. Watch for $0.00 with Prime. (A rhinoceros appears out of the bush. So that was an indicator (laughs) that he was going to achieve something. DAVID POCOCK: Given what was happening in other areas of the country, Dad had installed, like, a big security door in the sort of sleeping area of the house, where the rooms were, that we'd lock each night. (Footage of David on safari in Zimbabwe)SAFARI GUIDE: Let's carry on slowly. 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