Simon Poidevin
Australia
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Full name Simon Paul Poidevin
Born October 31, 1958, Goulburn, NSW
Current age 65 years 170 days
Major teams Australian Universities, World XV, Australia
Position Flanker

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1980-1991 59 59 0 20 5 0 0 0 37 19 3 65.25
Bledisloe Cup 1980-1991 20 20 0 4 1 0 0 0 7 12 1 37.5
IRB Rugby World Cup 1987-1991 10 10 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 80

Career statistics
Test debut Fiji v Australia at Suva, May 24, 1980 match details
Last Test England v Australia at Twickenham, Nov 2, 1991 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list
Profile

Blindside Poidevin grew up playing rugby in New South Wales and made the Australian schoolboy side.

After impressing for the University of New South Wales, Poidevin earned a call-up to the Waratahs side. He went on to make his debut for the Wallabies on March 24 1980 against Fiji and accrued 59 caps for the national side - becoming the first Australian to play 50 Tests in the process. He also captained the team on four occasions. He played in the 1987 World Cup and despite Australia being knocked out in the semi-finals to France - he put in an impressive shift in the Wallabies back-row.

Prior to the tournament he lined up for the Australian Sevens side during which time he took the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens.

However his finest hour came in the 1991 World Cup Final against England where the blindside played a key role in Australia's 12-6 win in what turned out to be his final appearance for the national side.

After retiring from the Wallabies in 1991 - Poidevin moved into stock broking though maintained his links with rugby through working as a commentator for Australian television. In 2011 Poidevin was honoured by the ARU and named a Wallabies Statesman.

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ARU unveil 2011 Wallabies Statesmen (Jul 14, 2011)
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Jul 14, 2011
The 2011 ARU Classic Wallaby Statesmen appear on stage
The 2011 ARU Classic Wallaby Statesmen appear on stage
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Jul 14, 2011
Former Wallabies Elton Flatley, Tim Gavin and Simon Poidevin at the unveiling of the 2011 ARU Classic Wallabies Statesmen
Former Wallabies Elton Flatley, Tim Gavin and Simon Poidevin at the unveiling of the 2011 ARU Classic Wallabies Statesmen
©  Getty Images

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