But while beating the Queensland Reds on Friday night is the No.1 priority, Pocock credits his interests outside of rugby with helping him through the dark days of two injury-ruined seasons in Canberra.

Pocock and Moore will both return from knee reconstructions when the Super Rugby season begins at Canberra Stadium and are intent on putting their injury woes behind them.

Moore has declared himself fit, with no concerns of re-injuring his knee in a cameo from the bench against the Reds.

For Pocock it's a chance to move on from the five games he has played in the past two seasons since joining the Brumbies as a marquee recruit in 2013.

But whatever happens, the passionate same-sex marriage and climate change campaigner says rugby won't define him.

"Over the past two years dealing with all that frustration and disappointment of being injured, you've got to have stuff outside of rugby that you can do," Pocock said.

"Whether that's gardening, having an interest in issues or just hanging out with a mate. It's like anyone in any line of work, if you become consumed by that one thing, in the short-term it might be beneficial but in the long term it's detrimental because there's no balance.

"I think you become less interesting as a person."

Pocock will stand in as Brumbies captain while Moore's workload is slowly built up.

The World Cup is on their radar with Wallabies coach Michael Cheika keen to see two senior leaders get back to their best form.

But Pocock is taking small steps towards his rugby goals and is refusing to look beyond the clash against the Reds.

In his time away from rugby Pocock has put his passion into gardening and more time into his beliefs.

His teammates describe his garden as the 'Noah's ark' of Canberra, with more than 30 fruit plants and trees, vegetables and chickens in his inner-north back yard and front yard.

He was arrested for his role in a protest, where he chained himself to machinery at Maules Creek with farmer Rick Laird.

He pleaded guilty to three charges but avoided conviction in court last week.

"The start of Super Rugby is my focus, it's a massive year of rugby and every player wants to be involved in the World Cup," Pocock said.

"I can't condone breaking the law. But I think action on climate change ... every world leader is now saying it's a huge issue, so I think some talk and action on it is incredibly important.

"Hopefully I've got people talking in some small way and highlighted the plight of Rick Laird and those sorts of farmers. But rugby is my focus now."

Moore was less than five minutes into his tenure as Wallabies captain when his knee buckled during a tackle in a Test against France in Brisbane last year.

It forced him out of the Brumbies' finals campaign, he was replaced as Wallabies captain and he missed Cheika's first spring tour as Test coach.

But the 92-Test hooker says he is recharged and ready to fight for Brumbies and Australian rugby success.

"I certainly feel physically and mentally fresh," Moore said.

"I got a lot more training than I've had in the past. From that point of view that's been a huge positive.

"But it's not ideal to play your first game in round one. That's the way it is, the next thing for me is to play and that's what I'm going to do.

"Anyone on the bench has to be prepared to play a full game, so that's the way I'm approaching it."

Moore said the Brumbies wanted to turn Canberra Stadium into a fortress this year.

"It's really important for us to start well, the Reds are a good side and they'll be a big test," Moore said.

"Having a proud home record builds a team spirit and team culture in the town, we've spoken about doing our fans proud."