Wallabies flanker and fellow Zimbabwean native David Pocock believes centre Kyle Godwin is ready to wear a gold jersey, after the 24-year old was called into the Wallabies 33-man squad ahead of Tests against South Africa and Argentina.

Pocock played with Godwin at the Force before leaving for the Brumbies in 2013 and said he has kept a close eye on his former teammate in recent years.

“He has a huge amount of talent. Injuries have hampered his development a bit and I think at the Force, he hasn’t been part of a team that has allowed him to play his natural game and that has been tough for him,” Pocock said.

“Everyone knows what he can do as a player, so if he can step up this week and contribute, we’ll have to wait and see what the coaches reckon.

“Obviously I spent a lot of time with him at the Force and it has been good to watch his development over the last few years and get another opportunity in camp this week.”

Godwin was called into the Wallabies wider training squad ahead of the June Test series against England but returned to finish the season with the Western Force before joining the NSW Country Eagles for the opening two rounds of the National Rugby Championship.

“I spent that week with the squad (earlier this year) and it was a great experience. I spent a lot of time with Cheik and Bernie and worked on a few things in my game and I focussed on those at the end of the Super Rugby season and in the first few weeks of the NRC,” he said.

Touted as a future Wallaby for a number of years, Godwin has played flyhalf and both inside and outside centre for the Force and said he didn’t mind what number jersey he wore.

“I haven’t been at training yet so we’ll have to see where Cheik puts me but I’m obviously very excited and excited to get out there and train with the boys today.

“I definitely enjoy playing in the inside backs, but I’d be happy to play outside centre as well,” he said.

Godwin is expected to confirm a move to the Brumbies in the coming weeks, where Wallabies assistant coach Stephen Larkham can keep a close eye on his development.

“We’re trying to sort that out at the moment, my manger is trying to work through the final details,” he said.

“When I spent that time on the Sunshine Coast, (Larkham) he was really great in helping me with small specifics that I can work on in my game and I’ve tried to work on them through the Super Rugby season and the NRC.”