David Pocock is defying the world’s most powerful sports manufacturers, religious lobbyists, and his parents.
By launching his own brand of football boots to protest against slave labour, and campaigning for same-sex marriage, Pocock has gone well beyond rival players and referees to take on the church and a multi-billion-dollar empire run by Nike, adidas and the rest.
It is an unparalleled stand by one of the world’s best rugby players, but Pocock says: “Desmond Tutu, who was huge in South Africa in fighting apartheid, said that to be neutral in injustice is to merely support the status quo.”
If you’re a Christian who supports marriage equality, click here.