John Eales completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in psychology from the University of Queensland in 1991 prior to taking to the international rugby stage.
17 Facts About John Eales
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John Eales was given the nickname "Nobody" because "Nobody's perfect".
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John Eales played a part in Australia's victories at the Rugby World Cup, first in 1991, and later in 1999.
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John Eales is the highest scoring forward in Test rugby history and, as of November 2015, only one of seven forwards to have surpassed 100 points in Test rugby.
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John Eales captained Australia on 60 occasions, 55 times in Test matches, making him the second most capped Wallaby captain after George Gregan.
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John Eales played 20 Tests against the All Blacks, winning 11 and losing 9.
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John 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.
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John Eales scored a total of 402 points in the Super 12 competition with 6 tries, 66 conversions and 80 penalties for the Queensland Reds.
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John Eales is one of a select group to have won the Rugby World Cup twice.
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John Eales retired as the most-capped lock of all time, with 84 Test appearances in that position.
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John Eales has since been surpassed in caps as a lock by several players.
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John Eales is a director of Flight Centre Travel Group and Magellan Financial Group and has been a columnist for The Australian newspaper.
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John Eales acted as a "rugby ambassador" at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, which involved a number of media duties and fulfilled the role as an Athlete Liaison Officer for the Australian Olympic Committee in the Athens, Beijing and 2012 London Olympics.
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John Eales is an Ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, Hearts in Union and the Melanoma Institute Australia.
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John Eales has written two books, Learning From Legends, Sport, and a Business version.
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John Eales is an occasional lecturer at University of Notre Dame.
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Politically, John Eales supported Australia's becoming a republic in the runup to the 1999 Australian republic referendum.