Farr-Jones
Nick Farr-Jones is a former Australian captain who led his country to victory at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
Nick Farr-Jones Bio
Nick Farr-Jones is a giant of Australian rugby who captained the national side for most of his international career. He led his side to the Rugby World Cup in 1991 and left the game at the very top of the sport. Nick Farr-Jones was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021. Although he is now widely regarded as a true great of the game, he didn’t excel at rugby at a young age. In fact, while he studied at Newington College, he didn’t even make the first team.
However, after representing Sydney University and New South Wales, Nick Farr-Jones was selected to represent Australia for the first time in 1984. He was immediately hugely impressive and soon established himself as a regular for the Wallabies.
A year after the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, Nick Farr-Jones was named as the captain of Australia at the age of 25. By this stage of his career, he was a member of the so-called ‘holy trinity’ alongside David Campese and Michael Lynagh.
However, his captaincy of the national side got off to an inauspicious start, with Australia comfortably losing the Bledisloe Cup in 1988 and losing a series against the British and Irish Lions in 1989. Thankfully, Nick Farr-Jones turned the tide in 1990 and was instrumental in helping his side capture the Rugby World Cup in 1991.
By 1992, Nick Farr-Jones had reached the peak of his powers and helped Australia to wins over the All Blacks and South Africa. As a result, the Wallabies were firmly regarded as the best team in the world.
Although he briefly retired from the sport at this stage, Nick Farr-Jones was persuaded back for the final two home tests against South Africa in 1993, after Australia lost the opening match in the series. Then, he entered retirement once more. In total, he represented Australia 63 times, captaining the team on 36 occasions.
