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| Birth name | Simon Paul Poidevin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 October 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of NSW | ||||||||||||||||
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Simon Paul Poidevin (born 31 October 1958) is a former Australian rugby union player who played as a flanker. Poidevin made his Test debut for Australia against Fiji during the 1980 tour of Fiji.[1] He was a member of the Wallabies side that defeated New Zealand 2–1 in the 1980 Bledisloe Cup series.[2] He toured with the Eighth Wallabies for the 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland that won rugby union's "grand slam", the first Australian side to defeat all four home nations, England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, on a tour.[3] He debuted as captain of the Wallabies in a two-Test series against Argentina in 1986, substituting for the absent Andrew Slack.[4] He was a member of the Wallabies on the 1986 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand that beat the All Blacks, one of six international teams and second Australian team to win a Test series in New Zealand.[5] During the 1987 Rugby World Cup, he overtook Peter Johnson as Australia's most capped Test player against Japan, captaining the Wallabies for the third time in his 43rd cap.[6] He captained the Wallabies on a fourth and final occasion on the 1987 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina before injury ended his tour prematurely. In 1988, he briefly retired from international rugby, reversing his decision 42 days later ahead of the 1988 Bledisloe Cup series.[7] Following this series, Poidevin returned to the Australian side for the single 1989 Bledisloe Cup Test.[8] He returned full-time to the Australian national squad for the 1991 season. Poidevin was a member of the Wallabies that won the 1991 Rugby World Cup,[9] after which he retired from international rugby union.
Poidevin is one of only four Australian rugby union players, along with David Campese, Michael Lynagh and Nick Farr-Jones, to have won rugby union's Grand Slam, achieved a series victory in New Zealand, and won a Rugby World Cup.
Poidevin married Robin Fahlstom in 1995 and they have three sons Jean-Luc , Christian & Gabe
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 35.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 37–40.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 105–23.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 132–3.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 133–9.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 145.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 172–8.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 183–5.
- ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 221–34.