Nick Farr-Jones
Sport | Rugby, Media, Motivational
Articulate and intelligent, Nick Farr-Jones is a natural born leader whose ability to motivate and inspire was clearly demonstrated as captain of the Wallabies during the period 1988-1992.
"A superlative player and leader, Nick was among the best three players I ever had in the Wallabies"
- Bob Dwyer former Wallabies coach
As captain of the team which brought home the Rugby Union World Cup in 1991, the 1992 Bledisloe Cup and which convincingly defeated the Springboks in August 1992, Nick was Australia’s most capped scrum half (until George Gregan) and it’s most capped captain (until John Eales).
His early career path took him from Newington College to Sydney University, where he studied Law from 1980 - 1985 and then to the Sydney city law firm of Garland Hawthorn Brahe.
Nick was first selected for both New South Wales and Australia in 1984, and captained 36 consecutive Tests for the Australian team from 1988 to 1992, as well as captaining the World XV to play New Zealand in 1992 for the NZ Rugby Union Centenary Celebrations.
Other teams for which Nick has played include Southern Hemisphere vs British Lions, IRB Centenary celebrations (1986), Australian seven-a-side team to Hong Kong (1987), Bahrain Warblers seven-a-side to Monaco (1988), Barbarians vs New Zealand (1989) and Barbarians Centenary celebrations vs England and Wales (Captain 1990). He also played Rugby for the University of Sydney from 1980 until 1994. Nick retired from professional playing in 1993. Shortly after retirement Nick and his family relocated to Paris for two years where Nick worked in the banking industry with SG.
In addition to playing Rugby, Nick also co-authored Nick and Cuts with fellow Wallaby Steve Cutler. His biography, penned by his good mate Peter FitzSimmons, was a #1 Best-Seller just weeks after it’s release in July 1993.
In August 2003, Nick will be launching "Nick Farr-Jones' Story of the Rugby World Cup" a book published by Australia Post to be launched in conjunction with the release of the official Rugby World Cup stamp collection.
Nick also writes regularly for newspapers such as the Daily Telegraph (UK) and the Daily Telegraph Sydney. Nick has also previously written for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Nick is very much an ambassador for Rugby Union, as evidenced by the AM he was awarded in 1992 for services to Rugby.
Since retirement, Nick has kept himself extremely busy with his work in the Sydney office of SG where he is Director of Mining Finance as well as being a Councillor with Sydney City Council (where, amongst other things, he Chairs the Access Committee) and a board member for the Wesley Mission.
In addition to writing on rugby Nick also provides commentary for various television networks both here and overseas - particularly in new Zealand. Nick is also a regular motivational speaker for various corporations, rugby clubs and charities where he talks about the challenges he has faced in his life both on and off the rugby field.
However, all of these activities revolve around his most important and proudest achievement - a family with wife Angela and children Jessica, Amy, Benjamin and Joshua.
Motivation, leadership, team work, winning, persistence - Nick Farr-Jones excels in all of these.
