David Pocock meets 'incredible human' Desmond Tutu in South Africa

By Chris Dutton
Updated May 28 2015 - 10:18am, first published May 22 2015 - 8:00pm
ACT Brumbies and Wallabies flanker David Pocock meets South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Photo: supplied
ACT Brumbies and Wallabies flanker David Pocock meets South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Photo: supplied
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama meet the media in Cape Town in 1996.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama meet the media in Cape Town in 1996.
ACT Brumbies and Wallabies flanker David Pocock meets South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Photo: supplied
ACT Brumbies and Wallabies flanker David Pocock meets South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Photo: supplied
Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela in Cape Town in 1994.
Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela in Cape Town in 1994.

David Pocock has led the fight against homophobia in sport, overcome two knee reconstructions and faces a World Cup selection battle, but meeting one of his heroes in South Africa made him weak at the knees.

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