John Eales
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| John Eales | |||
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| Full name | John Eales | ||
| Date of birth | 1970-06-27 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 2.00 m | ||
| Weight | 115 kg | ||
| Nickname | Nobody | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| 1989-1996 | Brothers Rugby Club | ||
| correct as of 7 August 2001. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 1990-2001 | Queensland Reds | 112 | |
| correct as of 7 August 2006. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| 1996-2001 | Queensland Reds | (402) | |
| Current local club: | Retired | ||
| correct as of 7 August 2006. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| 1991-2001 | Australia | 86 | (173) |
| correct as of 7 August 2006. | |||
| Other Information | |||
| Occupation | CEO John Eales 5 Australia Rugby Consultant |
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| School attended | Marist College Ashgrove | ||
| Spouse | Lara Eales | ||
| Children | Elijah and Sophia | ||
John Eales (born 27 June 1970) is a former Australian rugby union footballer and argueably the most successful captain in the history of Australian Rugby. His 52 cap reign as captain marked an era of Australian success in world rugby. Eales played a major part in Australia’s victories at the Rugby World Cup twice in his illustrious career, first in 1991, and later skippering his country to victory in 1999
Eales played lock for Queensland Reds and Australia. Nicknamed by the media as "Nobody" because "nobody's perfect". He has also given his name to the John Eales Medal, annually awarded to the best Australian rugby union player.
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[edit] Statistics
- John Eales scored 189 points for Australia which come from 2 tries, 34 penalties & 31 conversions, a total which places him 8th on the all-time scoring list for Australia. He is the highest scoring forward in test rugby history and only one of two forwards to have ever surpassed 100 points in test rugby. This is because of his being a goal kicker, which is unusual for a forward, his two tries are unremarkable even for a forward.
- Eales captained Australia a record 55 times. Only Will Carling has been an international captain in more games than Eales. Eales' 86 caps make him the most capped forward in Australia’s test rugby history and joint 3rd on the overall list.
- Eales is one of only 21 players to have represented the Queensland Reds in 100 or more state games. He represented his state in 112 games.
- He is one of five players to have won the Rugby World Cup twice. The others are Dan Crowley, Phil Kearns, Jason Little and Tim Horan.
- The third most capped lock of all time. He is surpassed by only Welsh Gareth Llewellyn and French captain Fabien Pelous.
- Eales scored a total of 402 points in the Super 12 competition with 6 tries, 66 conversions and 80 penalties for the Queensland Reds. No forward has scored more points than him in the competition's history.
[edit] Learning From Legends
John Eales has written a book, 'Learning From Legends'.
The book has a foreword by Australian Prime Minister John Howard and talks about different legends of Australian Sport. The 'Legends' include racing driver, Peter Brock and swimmer, Grant Hackett.
[edit] References
John Eales: The Biography by Peter Fitzsimons (2001)
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