Sydney — The All Blacks are on "high alert" over the threat David Pocock could pose at the breakdown when they meet the Wallabies in Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener, flanker Sam Cane says. Pocock missed the 2017 championship while on a sabbatical but was back to his ball-poaching best upon his international return in the June Tests against Ireland. "He’s always a big threat when he plays," Cane said of his fellow loose forward on Monday ahead of Saturday’s championship opener in Sydney. "The way he continually bounces back and plays at a high level is pretty outstanding. It just creates an awareness — we’re on more of a high alert than normal around the breakdown." The Wallabies have some concerns about their back row, however, with captain and openside flanker Michael Hooper lacking match fitness after being sidelined with a serious hamstring injury since June. Cane felt the abrasive Waratahs skipper would have no trouble slotting back in. "He’s played so much footy for his ag...
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