Nick Farr-Jones

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Nicholas Campbell Farr-Jones (born 18 April 1962 in Caringbah, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby union footballer. His position was scrum-half.

He made his international debut for the Wallabies on 3rd November 1984 v England at Twickenham.

He played in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and a year later was named Australian captain. In 1991, he guided Australia to victory in 1991 Rugby World Cup. He was also instrumental in 1992 for the Wallabies, with wins over the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup and the Springboks in Cape Town. Farr-Jones was capped 63 times for Australia, including 36 as captain, and scored nine tries. During his career, he formed a world record half-back combination with Michael Lynagh of 47 Tests together.

He attended Newington College and St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney.