
David Campese
David Ian Campese, AM (born 21 October 1962), also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player. Campese was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, playing 85 tests at wing and 16 tests at fullback.Campese made his debut for the Wallabies on the 1982 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand, during which he scored one try in each of his first two tests. In 1983, he equaled the then Australian record for most tries in a test match, scoring four tries for Australia against the USA. He was a member of the Eighth Wallabies for the 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland that won rugby union's "grand slam", the first Australian side to defeat all four home nations, England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, on a tour. He was a member of the Wallabies on the 1986 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand that beat the All Blacks 2-1, one of six international teams and second Australian team to win a test series in New Zealand. He was a member of the Wallabies for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, during which he broke the then world record for most tries scored by an international rugby player in the semi-final against France. During the 1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy, Campese received a standing ovation from the crowd and applause from his teammates after scoring a try for Australia against the Barbarians at Cardiff Arms Park. Campese was a member of the Wallabies that won the 1991 Rugby World Cup, during which he was the tournament's equal leading try scorer with six, and acclaimed 'player of the tournament'.Campese was a member of the 1992 Bledisloe Cup winning Wallabies that defeated the All Blacks 2-1. During the 1992 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa he became the first rugby player to score 50 test tries against South Africa in Cape Town. He was a member of the 1994 Bledisloe Cup winning Wallabies that defeated the All Blacks in a one-off Test.During the 1996 Australia rugby union tour of Europe, Campese became t
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