David Pocock returns to tackle crucial change in ruck law

With the stroke of a pen law-makers may succeed where the world’s best backrowers have failedDavid Pocock will face his greatest challenge when he makes his comeback for the Brumbies against the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby game in Canberra on Saturday night. Yet Pocock’s test will not be his head-to-head clash with Waratahs openside flanker Michael Hooper or any other member of the NSW backrow, but the new ruck laws, which threaten to make breakdown specialists obsolete.The best breakdown forward in world rugby, Pocock is the master of pilfering the ball at the tackle-contest, his enormous…

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