Date of Birth: | 1970 June 27 |
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Age: | 47 years old |
Birth Nation: | Australia |
Height: | 6 Feet 5 Inch |
John Eales is a former Australian rugby union player. He is widely renowned for being the most successful captain in the history of Australian rugby. Besides that, he also played cricket in the Brisbane QCA cricket competitions. John is also better known by the name of Nobody.
John Eales is one of the pre-eminent names in the history of Australian rugby. He played rugby for the Brothers Rugby Club, Queensland Reds and Australia National Team throughout his career. At that time, he also became one of only dual Rugby World Cup winners.
Youtube: Australia's Greatest Ever Rugby captains.
He has collected decent money from his playing career. Apart from that, he has also increased his net worth being a founder of the Mettle Group, Sports ambassador, mentor, and author. As of 2017, John's net worth is under review but as per his multi-appearance, his net worth is believed at around million dollars.
John Eales is a married man. He got married to his beautiful girlfriend, Lara Eales. The couple is blessed with three sons, Sean, Elijah, John and two daughters, Lily, Sophia Eales.
The husband and wife have been together for several years and until the date, they have maintained their relationship very strong. Besides their relationship, both of them have kept themselves away from extra affairs. Neither there has been any rumors or news about their disputes.
John Eales was born on June 27, 1970, in Brisbane, Queensland. He is a son of Jack Eales, father, and Rosa Eales, mother. He has also a sister named, Carmel Eales.
Eales first enrolled at the Marist College Ashgrove, in Ashgrove. After completing studies from there, he went to Queensland University where he played cricket for several years. He also played cricket in the Brisbane QCA competition. In 1991, Eales completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in psychology.
In the beginning of John's career, he played rugby for the Brothers Rugby Club. After playing a year for Brothers, he joined the team Queensland Red and served the team as the position of lock. During that time, John earned a name of Mr.Nobody because of saying nobody's perfect frequently.
Youtube: Nobody's interview.
He served in Queens for almost six years and retired. Throughout that time, he became Queenslander of the Year, member of the Order of Australia, Sports Australia Hall of Fame, International Rugby Board Hall of Fame etc. Moreover, his name was also listed in a select group to win the Rugby World Cup Twice.
After retiring from rugby, John became a founder of Mettle Group and also acted as a rugby ambassador at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Apart from that, he released two books called Learning From Legends, a Sport and a Business version.
Youtube: John Eales talking about the Rugby World Cup.
According to 2017, John is ranked seventh for playing rugby as the international captain and the fourth most capped forward in Australia's Test rugby history. Currently, John is busy with his business and is living happily with his family.