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John Eales' commitment and loyalty to his sport of Rugby Union has resulted in him being recognised the world over as one of the best.
Few Rugby Union players have had as celebrated a career as former Wallaby captain John Eales, who wore the Golden Guernsey over 80 times and scored 445 points for his country (a total which places him 8th on the all-time scoring list for Australia).
A master of the lock position, Eales proved to be a lion-hearted leader and one of Australia's most consistent performers. His 55-cap reign as captain marked an era of Australian success in world rugby and he played a major part in Australia's two victories at the Rugby World Cup, first in 1991, and later as skipper in 1999. He is one of only six players to have won the Rugby World Cup twice.
In addition to his illustrious international career, Eales also had a profound impact on the Super 12 competition. Representing the Queensland Reds in over 100 games, he scored a total of 402 points (no forward has scored more points than him in the competition's history).
Now retired as Australia's most capped forward and highest scoring forward in test rugby history, Eales was highly regarded both as a player and as a captain.
Since retiring, John Eales has made a successful transition from the sporting arena to the business arena. He was a founder of the Mettle Group (a business consultancy), and his personal company the JohnEales5 (now part of International Quarterback, a sports marketing and events company). He is also a director of QM Technologies, Director SAHOF and a Financial Review columnist. He has acted as a consultant for BT Financial Group and Qantas.
Eales acted as a "rugby ambassador" at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, which involved a number of media duties.
He has also written a book, 'Learning From Legends'. The book has a foreword by Australian Prime Minister John Howard and talks about different legends of Australian Sport including Peter Brock and Grant Hackett.
Eales gave his name to the John Eales Medal, annually awarded to the best Australian rugby union player.
In 1999 he was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the community and rugby.
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