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Rugby player
David Campese AM
Campese in Fiji, March 2020
Birth name
David Ian Campese
Date of birth
(1962-10-21) 21 October 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Height
180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight
89 kg (196 lb)
Notable relative(s)
Terry Campese (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Wing, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1981–1985
Australian Capital Territory
()
1982–1986
Queanbeyan Whites
()
1987–1998
Randwick
()
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1984–1988
Petrarca Padova
()
1988–1993
Amatori Rugby Milano
()
Provincial / State sides
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1987–1998
New South Wales
34
(84)
Super Rugby
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1996–1998
New South Wales Waratahs
22
(30)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1982–1996
Australia
101
(320)
National sevens team
Years
Team
Comps
1983–1998
Australia
Coaching career
Years
Team
1998
Singapore
2005–2007
Sharks (assistant coach)
2010
Tonga sevens
Official website
davidcampese.com
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur
Team competition
David Ian Campese, AM[1] (/kæmˈpiːzi/;[2] born 21 October 1962), also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982–1996), who was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and played 85 Tests at wing and 16 at fullback.[3][4]
He retired in 1996 and was awarded the Order of Australia in 2002 for his contribution to Australian rugby. Campese is now a media commentator, working in broadcasting and print media, and international guest speaker. He also works as an ambassador to businesses including Coca-Cola Amatil, DHL, Adidas, Ladbrokes, and Investec.
^"Award Extract". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
^The Italians - Episode 4: David Campese. The CR Project. 26 November 2020. Event occurs at 08:43. Retrieved 23 July 2023 – via YouTube.
David Ian Campese, AM (/kæmˈpiːzi/; born 21 October 1962), also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982–1996), who was capped...
Campese may refer to: DavidCampese (born 1962), rugby union player Marco Campese (born 1980), football midfielder Mike Campese, guitarist and composer...
player DavidCampese. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Campese was...
running game. It was unsuccessful and Australia battled out a 12–6 win. DavidCampese was named player of the tournament having scored six tries in a series...
towards the wide open space down the touchline where danger-men like DavidCampese prowl..." Continuing his appraisal of Ella in The Scotsman, Mair wrote:...
breaks Campese try record". BBC Sport. 14 May 2006. "Player analysis – Bryan Habana". ESPN UK. Retrieved 20 April 2022. "Wallabies Hall of Fame: David Campese"...
rugby union test try scorers behind Daisuke Ohata, Bryan Habana and DavidCampese. In 2008, Williams was selected as the World Rugby Player of the Year...
Wallabies winger DavidCampese criticised FitzSimons for starting a brawl in Australia's first Test against France in 1990.: 117, 166 Campese labelled FitzSimons'...
DavidCampese is a former Australia rugby union fullback and winger. Campese is considered to be a once in a generation player, and since his retirement...
forward-dominated game, but appeared to respond to heavy public criticism from DavidCampese and rejected this style of play in the final. Jason Leonard later said...
& Olympic Gold Medal winner DavidCampese – Rugby Union player, Wallaby winger & 1991 Rugby World Cup winner Terry Campese – Rugby League player, Kangaroos...
based on a person's last name ("Tommo" for Bill Thompson, "Campo" for DavidCampese) or a combination of first and last name such as "A-Rod" for Alex Rodriguez)...
Bar". Owens, David (2020-06-27). "The story of how lockdown gave birth to a podcast hit". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2021-09-10. Owens, David (June 27, 2020)...
represent the club, including the likes of George Gregan, Rocky Elsom and DavidCampese. In all, 93 Randwick players have pulled on a Wallaby jersey, and nine...
counter-attacking. There have been a number of notable wings throughout history. DavidCampese, a member of both the International and IRB Halls of Fame, played 101...
to above. During this match, with the English facing a 12–3 deficit, DavidCampese reached one-handed for a ball thrown to England winger, Rory Underwood...
and as such possibly did not stand-out as much as the risk-taking DavidCampese. Campese wrote of Moon that, "Maybe some people failed to see all his great...
tournament's top point scorer was Ireland's Ralph Keyes, who scored 68 points. DavidCampese and Jean-Baptiste Lafond scored the most tries, six in total. The event...
Poidevin is one of only four Australian rugby union players, along with DavidCampese, Michael Lynagh and Nick Farr-Jones, to have won rugby union's Grand...
Fly-halves Michael Lynagh Centres Frano Botica Dominic Maguire Back three DavidCampese Kieran Crowley Ian Williams (c) Denotes team captain Bold denotes player...
Laws of the Game. Goose Step A goose step, made famous by Australian DavidCampese but now performed by many players, is a running technique where the...
Wednesday and in the match itself. Celebrities Gordon Ramsay (captain) DavidCampese Patrick Kielty Eddie Irvine (withdrew and was replaced by Gareth Thomas)...
Australian international player, behind Adam Ashley-Cooper, Chris Latham and DavidCampese. In 2021 World Rugby altered the eligibility rules for players who had...
Hargreaves and Andrew McKenna with punditry from Brian Moore, Jeff Probyn, DavidCampese, Chris Sheasby, Michael Owen, Scott Quinnell, Gavin Hastings, and Paul...
to drift across the field with the ball in hand. Lynagh, Gould and DavidCampese all ran decoys off Ella at varying angles and the English defence were...
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