David Campese
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | David Ian Campese | |
| birthday | October 21, 1962 | |
| place of birth | Queanbeyan , Australia | |
| Nickname | Campo | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Outside three quarters , goalkeeper | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| Queanbeyan Whites | ||
| Randwick | ||
| Petrarch Rugby Padova | ||
| Mediolanum Amatori Milano | ||
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 1982-1996 | Australia | 101 (313) |
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As of December 1, 1996 |
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David Ian "Campo" Campese (born October 21, 1962 in Queanbeyan ) is a former Australian rugby union player who played on the positions outside three quarters and goalkeeper .
Campese is considered one of the best outside three quarters in rugby history. Above all, he knew how to use his offensive and risky style of play successfully, but defensive play was not one of his strengths. In his active career, he made 101 international matches and held the world record with 64 attempts until 2006 when the Japanese Daisuke Ohata was able to overtake him. At the 1991 World Championships , when Australia won its first title, he was voted Player of the Tournament.
Career
Campese began as a teenager with the variant touch rugby . He later began his career as a rugby union player with the Queanbeyan Whites, which brought him to the U21 national team of Australia after only three years. There he was first used as a goalkeeper and quickly came into the public eye due to his excellent performance. In 1982 Campese ran for the first time for the senior national team of Australia. He was in all three games of the New Zealand Tour and also scored a try in the 19:16 win in the second game against the All Blacks . His opponents had great difficulty in countering his fast, cunning movements. As a result, there was much recognition for his achievements. The following year he made four attempts in a friendly against the USA . However, after a weak performance against the All Blacks, criticism was loud. Campese was now also responsible for the penalty and elevation kicks due to injuries. In that game against New Zealand, however, he did not manage to hit a single goal.
One of the highlights of his career was the 1984 Grand Slam , when the Australians beat all of the British national teams. He contributed two attempts to this tour, both of which he scored against Scotland . The guarantee for the success of the Australians was above all the interaction between Campese and Mark Ella , who surprisingly ended his career after the Grand Slam. Without his counterpart Ella, Campese continued successfully. In 1986 he scored six attempts in four games, including against Italy and Argentina . Campese's outstanding performance led his coach Alan Jones to call him the "Bradman of Rugby".
Campese was part of the Australian national team at the first Rugby Union World Cup in 1987 . Due to the good performance in the run-up, the "Wallabies" were among the top favorites of the tournament together with New Zealand. In the semi-finals, however, they failed to France , which in turn lost to the All Blacks in the final. Two disappointing years for Australia followed after the elimination, peppered with defeats to arch rivals from New Zealand and the British and Irish Lions , although Campese was not in top form either. At the 1991 World Cup , Campese was back in top form. He contributed numerous attempts to the victories of the Australians. In the final they met England . After the 12: 6 success that brought the Australians their first world title, Campese was named player of the tournament.
Campese played the last international match of his career in 1996 in Cardiff against Wales . He is considered one of the first professionals in rugby, which was still an amateur sport until the 1990s. Famous made him especially his "Goose-Steps" ( Holly steps ), with whom he played numerous defenders dizzy. In 2001 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame .
Hints
- ^ Allusion to the Australian cricket legend Donald Bradman
See also
- List of rugby union players with the most international matches
- List of rugby union players with the most international attempts
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| SURNAME | Campese, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Campese, David Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian rugby player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queanbeyan , Australia |