# David Campese

David Campese (born 21 October 1962) is a former Australian rugby union player.
- Bret Harris, 'Captain', Ella, Ella, Ella (1984), 99.
- Terry Smith, 'The Troops', Path to Victory (1987), 134.
- Gareth Edwards, 'David Campese', 100 Great Rugby Players (1987), 21-2.
- Serge Blanco, 'Foreword: From Serge Blanco Captain of France', On a Wing and a Prayer, 9.
Greg Growden, ‘David Campese’, The Wallabies' World Cup (1991), 56.
– Bob Dwyer, 'Campese', The Winning Way (1992), 68, 70.
– Bob Dwyer, 'Campese', The Winning Way (1992), 70.
- Michael O'Connor as quoted by Bret Harris, The best of both worlds: The Michael O'Connor story (1992), 56.
- Simon Poidevin - 'Australia Comes of Age', For Love Not Money (1992), 233.
- Peter FitzSimons, 'The World Cup', Nick Farr-Jones: The Authorised Biography (1993), 237.
– Jack Pollard, 'CAMPESE, David Ian ('Campo')', Australian Rugby: The Game and its Players (1994), 85.
- Tim Horan as quoted by Michael Blucher, 'Side by Side in Green and Gold', Perfect Union: The parallel lives of Wallby centres Tim Horan and Jason Little (1995), 111.
– Mark Ella, 'The Fastest, Most Elusive Winger in the World', David Campese (1996), 33.
– Alan Jones, 'The Bradman of Rugby Union', David Campese (1996), 33.
– Bill McLaren, 'Entertainer Par Excellence', David Campese (1996), 50-1.
– Bill McLaren, 'Entertainer Par Excellence', David Campese (1996), 54.
– Bill McLaren, 'Entertainer Par Excellence', David Campese (1996), 54.
– Mark Ella, 'A Kindred Spirit', Running Rugby (1995), 37.
- Kevin Hitchcock, 'Teamwork', One Step Ahead (2001), 124.
– Rod MacQueen, 'Teamwork', One Step Ahead (2001), 125–6.
– Philip Derriman, 'The New Brigade', The Rise and Rise of Australian Rugby (2001), 91.
– Glen Ella, 'The New Brigade', The Rise and Rise of Australian Rugby (2001), 92.
– Stu Wilson, 'The New Brigade', The Rise and Rise of Australian Rugby (2001), 93.
– Graham Mourie, 'The New Brigade', The Rise and Rise of Australian Rugby (2001), 93.
– Bob Dwyer, Full Time: A Coach’s Memoir (2004), 152.
– Bob Dwyer, Full Time: A Coach’s Memoir (2004), 154–5.
– Bob Dwyer, Full Time: A Coach’s Memoir (2004), 157–8.
- Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 1.
- Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 154.
I THINK that the biggest impression ever made by a touring side in the UK was that made by the Wallabies in 1984. It might be a bit too much to say that they revolutionised international rugby, but certainly they produced a form of back play that was so challenging and so exciting that people were really taken aback by the sheer quality of it... They did so with good solid forward play, but also with a new concept of back play in which they introduced a whole series of loop moves, dummy moves, changes of pace, switches and so on, that really amounted to virtually a new concept altogether. They had the ideal people to do it, when you think of Mark Ella and Roger Gould, the great big full-back at six foot two and fifteen stone; and of course the inimitable David Campese, who will always be my number one player for excitement and thrill, and making you sit up and take notice... ...but it was the back play that really opened our eyes: Mark Ella, Michael Lynagh, Nick Farr-Jones, Gould - and Campese, who was a law unto himself. I once said to Bob Dwyer, who coached the Australians, 'How do you coach Campese, who is so very much an individualist?' And he answered, 'Well, Bill, I made it a point never the interfere with bloody genius.' And that was Campese. He was a thrill to watch, and I enjoyed doing commentary when Campese was playing more than any other time because you never knew what he would be up to next. It was the uncertainty, and the challenge, and the cheek of the fellow that helped to carry the commentary along. The touring Wallabies of 1984 really did bring a new concept of dazzling interplay in midfield that simply took the breath away. When they made it to Murrayfield with the prospect of a remarkable Grand Slam over the home countries, they took the place by storm. And it seemed in every sense appropriate that the score that clinched their Slam was out of the top drawer and scored by the remarkable David Ian Campese. ... Mark Ella, the Wallabies' stand-off, was a class act of course. He didn't seem to run on the ground, he seemed to run above it. And he had wonderful gifts of deception and very high skill levels. Ella not only had great pace, there was also his change of pace - he seemed to be going along comfortably in their gear and then, suddenly, woosh, he was gone. And he didn't seem to have done anything different! He kicked well too. Mark Ella and David Campese between them contributed highly to that very successful side. ... It was at the Randwick club in Sydney that this way of playing was devised... Those Australian backs were putting into operation the Randwick style, where they'd been playing that kind of stuff for a while. And what a style it was! It certainly left a lot of our midfield players with their mouths open. 'Did you see that?' Or rather, 'Did you not see that?' That was the kind of thing going through our players' minds. But it was really riveting to watch. And the whole thing was done at such pace. Flipping the ball over your shoulder in one thing, but to do it when you're flat out, and send a colleague the other way with the ball, that was wonderful to behold. Unless you were on the receiving end! And with people like Ella and Campese they were extremely difficult to beat, especially with Gould coming in from the back, picking his time and place so brilliantly, coming in as a big man with pace, and therefore capable of breaking any but the best tackle. Mark Ella scored in each game of that Grand Slam: a try against England, a try and two drop goals against Ireland, a try for Wales, and a try against Scotland. That's an amazing record for a stand-off half. It just shows the quality of the fellow, not only in the way he launched other people, but in the way that, having done so, he suddenly appeared somewhere else like a tame genie, and at pace. He seemed to have such a lovely light footwork. Ella was very special. And of course with Campese you had a player who could open up any side with his sheer impertinence - and class. Michael Lynagh was a gifted player too. In 1988 was his great year over here, but he made a terrific impression in 1984 as well, when he was brought in as a replacement and suddenly galvanised things. Lynagh was a great goal kicker too. He scored ninety-eight points in that Australian tour of 1984, and that's quite a haul, and gives some impresion of his capabilities. To have Ella at stand-off and Lynagh at inside-centre! It was a tremendous pairing, especially with Campese floating about as well. ... The knowledge of each other's play and style, built partly on the Randwick experience, was devastating. We found great trouble in coping with it. It would be interesting to see how they would get on today against the cluttered midfields and the very well organised defences of these days. I just wish the Ellas and Lynaghs and Campeses and Farr-Joneses could play now, just to see how they would fare.}}
- Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 157-60.
- Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 163-4.
- Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 184-7.
- Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 209.
- Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 257.
Bill McLaren, Rugby's Greatest Heroes and Entertainers (2003), 262.
– Bill McLaren, ‘The World Cup’, My Autobiography (2004), 57-8.
Bill McLaren, ‘International Rugby’, My Autobiography (2004), 277-8.
– Bill McLaren, ‘International Rugby’, My Autobiography (2004), 279-80.
– Matthew Burke, 'Lucky Sevens', Matthew Burke: A rugby life (2005), 47.
– Matthew Burke, 'Anatomy of a Try', Matthew Burke: A rugby life (2005), 134.
– Peter Meares & Max Howell, 'David Campese', Wallaby Legends (2005), 21.
– Mark Ella, Ella: The Definitive Biography (2007), p 181-2.
– Brian Moore, "'We Lost'. What Else is there to say?" Beware the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All (2010), 207-8.
– Willie Ofahengaue, 'Big O far from the end of the line', The Sunday Mail (Qld) (October 8, 2011).
– Sean Fitzpatrick, 'Sean Fitzpatrick's Australia XV', The Times (October 30, 2013)
– Michael Lynagh, Blindsided: A rugby great confronts his greatest challenge (2015), p 258.
- David Campese, 'The Loner', On a Wing and a Prayer (1991), 112-3.
- David Campese, 'A Dying Sport?', On a Wing and a Prayer (1991), 162.
* ↑ Big O far from the end of the line. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
* ↑ Sean Fitzpatrick's Australia XV. Retrieved on 29 March 2018.