Wallaby David Pocock arrested in Maules Creek coalmine protest

Injured Wallaby flanker David Pocock has been arrested after chaining himself to a digger to protest against a controversial coalmine in north-west NSW, according to activists.

The former captain was chained to the digger with seven others, part of a group of 30 protesters who have converged on the Maules Creek coalmine in the Leard Forest, joining a long-running blockade at the site.

After 10 hours occupying the super digger, Pocock and farmer Rick Laird were arrested and taken into custody by Narrabri police, the Leard Forest Alliance said in a statement.

A police media spokeswoman confirmed two men had been arrested at Sunday's protest but would not confirm their identities.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/wallaby-david-pocock-arrested-in-maules-creek-coalmine-protest-20141130-11...

Did they achieve their goal?

how lame that David has got a formal warning from the ARU, they should be happy and proud - makes a nice change to see a footballer in the media for something good rather than some alcohol related act of dumbness.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/wallabies-david-pocock-warned-by-aru-after-arrest-20141...

"While we appreciate David has personal views on a range of matters, we've made it clear that we expect his priority to be ensuring he can fulfil his role as a high-performance athlete," an ARU statement said.

They reckon he looks better with a ball too...... oh well.