John Eales
| Nickname | Nobody/Slippery/Para/Ealsy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 June 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College Ashgrove | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lara | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Elijah, Sophia, Lily (favourite) and Evie(least favourite) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director and founder Mettle Group; Director, Palladium International | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Number 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1989–99 | Brothers Rugby Club | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1990–2001 | Queensland Reds | 112 | |
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996–2001 | Queensland Reds | (402) | |
| Current local club | Retired | ||
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1991–2001 | Australia | 86 | (173) |
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John Eales AM (born 27 June 1970) is an Australian former rugby union player and the most successful captain in the history of Australian rugby. He became one of only twenty dual Rugby World Cup winners.
Eales went to school at Marist College Ashgrove, in Ashgrove a suburb of Brisbane. In his youth, Eales was also a very talented cricket all-rounder, and played first grade cricket for Queensland University in the Brisbane QCA cricket competition. 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. His primary school was St William's School Grovely in Brisbane.
Eales played lock for Queensland Reds and Australia. He was given the nickname "Nobody" because "Nobody's perfect".
Eales' 55-cap reign as captain marked an era of Australian success in world rugby. Eales played a major part in Australia's victories at the Rugby World Cup twice in his illustrious career, first in 1991, and later skippering his country to victory in 1999. he took over the captaincy from Rod McCall who replaced Phil Kearns after playing 31 tests.
Eales scored 173 points for Australia – 2 tries (one valued at 4, one at 5), 34 penalties & 31 conversions – a total which, as of April 2013, places him 12th on the all-time scoring list for Australia. He 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 (the others being Richie McCaw, Jean Prat, Takashi Kikutani, Colin Charvis, Mamuka Gorgodze and Carlo Checchinato). This is largely because of his goal kicking, which is unusual for a forward; his two tries are unremarkable (in comparison, all of Checcinato's, Charvis's and McCaw's points have come from tries).
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