Profile

Once voted Australia’s greatest Wallaby, John Eales’ tenure as captain recast the Wallaby mould forever. His humility, integrity and persistence as a leader have become the mark for those who aspire to be great Wallabies and a yardstick for leaders in all public walks of life.

During his rugby career he won every individual and team honour, but nothing changed his gentle and honourable way.

John Eales is an Ambassador for QANTAS, a regular columnist in the Australian Financial Review and the author of Learning from Legends Business and Learning from Legends Sport, a series that draws leadership lessons from our heroes.

Personal Information

Name	John Eales
D.O.B	27th June 1970
Resides	Sydney, New South Wales
Rugby position	Lock

Interesting Facts

Marital status	Married with four children
Favourite song	Anything by Pete Murray
Favourite movie	Sugarcane Alley
Hobbies	A lazy Saturday reading every paper from cover to cover
Can't live without	My family
Superstitions	I don't really have any now, but when I played rugby it was always left boot on first because when I was 8yrs old I read that was what Greg Chappell did
Cooking expertise	Amateur but enthusiastic. My best dishes are probably ox tail or lamb shanks, I also make a couple of good gumbos
Favourite food	Sushi almost anytime but sometimes there is a hunger only a good curry can fix
Describe yourself	Curious but striving for contentment
Favourite quote	"The players are the custodians of the game. It is their job to leave it in a better state when they finish than what it was in when they began" (Don Bradman 1948)