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Jul 19, 2021 · David Campese was born on 21 October 1962, to his parents Gianantonio and Joan Campese. He grew up alongside his siblings, brother Mario, and sisters Lisa and Corrina, in Queanbeyan, New South Wales. In 1966, he and his family returned to northern Italy for eighteen months before returning to Australia and living in Queanbeyan, New South Wales.
David Campese was born to Gianantonio and Joan Campese on 21 October 1962 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales. He had two sisters, Lisa and Corrina and one brother, Mario. In 1966 his family moved to Montecchio Precalcino for eighteen months before moving back to Australia and resettling in Queanbeyan.
Jun 7, 2023 · David Campese was one of the game’s great enigmas. Ever ready to try something daring, ever ready to entertain, ever perceived as a bit of a show-pony at times, always remembered north of the equator for handing the Lions a Test series victory, it often goes unremarked or unnoticed how good all-round a player ‘Campo’ was, even more unnoticed how hard he worked.
- Lawrence Nolan
Oct 26, 2021 · The son of an Italian migrant who grew up in a house his father built, Campese left school at 16 and, after being blamed by a rugby league coach for losing a grand final due to his poor tackling ...
Jan 29, 2022 · In a 1993 profile of Campese for a French newspaper, the journalist wrote – with a romantic earnestness largely foreign to the Australian sports hack – that Campese “was the last star of the rugby world, the most famous player on planet rugby, the last dream seller. Because David Campese makes us dream again.”
- Martin Mckenzie-Murray
David Campese was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021. Although he is best known for his achievements on the international stage, David Campese enjoyed a highly decorated domestic career in rugby’s amateur era. Between 1980 and 1999, he represented many of Australia’s top sides, including New South Wales and the Australian ...
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David Campese rose to prominence in the 1980s. He wasn’t the first to break the established rules – that honour goes to William Webb Ellis, who picked up the football at Rugby School in 1823 ...
