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'''David Ian Campese''', [[Order of Australia|AM]]<ref name="am">{{cite web|url= https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1132247 |title=Award Extract |publisher=Australian Honours Search Facility |access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|k|æ|m|'|p|iː|z|i}};<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtYKinlAS-c |title=The Italians - Episode 4: David Campese | publisher= The CR Project |date=2020-11-26 |accessdate=2023-07-23 |via=[[YouTube]] |time=08:43}}</ref> born 21 October 1962), also known as '''Campo''', is a former Australian [[rugby union]] player (
He retired in 1996 and was awarded the [[Order of Australia]] in 2002 for his contribution to Australian rugby. Campese is now a media commentator, working in broadcasting and print media, and international guest speaker. He also works as an ambassador to businesses including [[Coca-Cola Amatil]], [[DHL]], [[Adidas]], [[Ladbrokes Coral|Ladbrokes]], and [[Investec]].
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Campese was also a renowned [[rugby sevens]] player. He made 12 appearances at the [[Hong Kong Sevens]] (1983–1990, 1993–94, 1997–98),
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rugby.hkcitylife.com/40-years-of-hong-kong-sevens-milestones/ |title=40 years of Hong Kong Sevens: Milestones |access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref> during which he played in three victorious Australian campaigns (1983, 1985 and 1988), and was awarded the Leslie Williams Award for Player of the Tournament in 1988.<ref name="hksevens.com">{{cite web |url=http://hksevens.com/news/australias-david-campese-goosesteps-his-way-into-the-hong-kong-magnificent-seven |title=Australia's David Campese goose-steps his way into 'The Hong Kong Magnificent Seven |access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rugby7.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rugby7.com/7HkLWAward.asp |title=Leslie Williams Award |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> In 1987, Campese won the New South Wales Sevens tournament, held at [[Concord Oval]], playing for an Australian side that defeated [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand]] 22–12 in the final.{{sfn|Poidevin|Webster|1992|p=143}}<ref name="linkedin.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nation-forgets-its-past-has-future-winston-david-campese-am- |title='A Nation That Forgets It's Past Has No Future' - Winston Churchill |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> In 1990, he participated in the 100th [[Melrose Sevens]] tournament playing for the victorious Randwick rugby club, during which he scored 44 of Randwick's 92 points.{{sfn|Clark|1996|pp=53-4}} He participated in the inaugural [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]] tournament in 1993, held at [[Murrayfield]] in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], in which his Australian team lost to England 17–21 in the final.<ref name="www.world.rugby2">{{cite news |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournament/1377/results |title=1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens |access-date=14 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717120148/https://www.world.rugby/tournament/1377/results |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="www.world.rugby">{{cite news |url=http://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/348403?lang=en |title=Rugby World Cup Sevens: The story so far |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> In 1998, he captained [[Australia rugby sevens team|Australia]] to its first rugby sevens tournament victory in ten years at the Paris Sevens.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=74}}{{sfn|Harris|Ella|2007|pp=321-2}} He captained the Australian rugby sevens team at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] to a bronze medal.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=75}} In 2015, the [[Hong Kong Rugby Union|Hong Kong Rugby Football Union]] (HKRFU) announced Campese as one of seven members of 'The Hong Kong Magnificent Sevens', the HKRFU's commemorative campaign to recognise the seven most formative players to have played in the past 40 Years of Sevens in Hong Kong.<ref name="hksevens.com"/><ref name="HONG KONG'S MAGNIFICENT SEVEN">{{cite web |url=http://hksevens.com/event-info/2015/hong-kongs-magnificent-7 |title=HONG KONG'S MAGNIFICENT SEVEN |access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref>
He is famous for his "goose-step" — a hitch-kick motion which left opponents stumbling to try to tackle him.{{sfn|Harris|1984|p=99}}{{sfn|Ella|Smith|1987|p=134}}
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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.{{sfn|Clark|1996}}
Campese attended his local public school and [[Queanbeyan High School]].<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-14/australian-rugby-union-wallabies-wallaroos-grassroots-schools/102464748 RA & the private schoolboy image ''ABC News 14 June 2023'']</ref> He played [[
Campese played his first game of rugby union for the [[Queanbeyan Whites]] in 1979 in fourth grade. The following year he was promoted to first grade.{{sfn|Clark|1996}} In 1981 he was promoted to the Australian under-21 squad and toured New Zealand. Shortly after, prior to the [[1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland]], he was selected in a 'trial match' but did not achieve national selection.{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=57}}
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Campese played a central part in one of the biggest talking points of the third and final Test.
The Wallabies set a scoring record for an Australian rugby union tour of New Zealand by scoring 316 points in 14 matches, including 47 tries.{{sfn|Pollard|1994|p=431}}{{sfn|Dwyer|2004|p=75}} This surpassed the achievement of the 1972 Australian team, which scored 229 in 13 matches.{{sfn|Pollard|1994|p=431}}{{sfn|Dwyer|2004|p=75}}
This included a try and three successful goals kicked from five attempts in his debut match against Manawatu,{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=57}} two tries and a conversion (10 points) in the Wallabies' 11th tour game against [[Bay of Plenty Rugby Union|Bay of Plenty]] (lost 16–40),{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=60}} and 13 points against [[Northland Rugby Union|North Auckland]] at [[Whangārei]] in the Wallabies' final game prior to the third Test of the series (won 16–12), in which Campese scored two tries, a penalty and a conversion, before being named 'man of the match'.{{sfn|Clark|1996|p=6}} He was also deprived of a try in the Wallabies' 12th match on tour against [[Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union|Counties]] when Counties player Alan Dawson, shoved Campese in the back and away from the ball before he could touch it down.{{sfn|Dwyer|1992|p=68}}
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* Australia 15 – France 15 (Clermont-Ferrard – 13 November 1983)
Roger Gould returned to the Australian team for the Test against France. However, due to an injury Gould sustained, Campese continued to perform the goal-kicking responsibilities for the Wallabies, following his goal-kicking performance against Italy.
* Australia 6 – France 15 (Paris – 19 November 1983)
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Campese played on the right wing in Australia's first tour match against London Division, won 22–3.{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=6}} He was switched to fullback for the Wallabies' second tour match against South and South West Division, drawn 12–12,{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=8}} and then rested for the third match of the tour against [[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]] (lost 12–16) with [[James Black (rugby union)|James Black]] selected at fullback and [[Ross Hanley]] on the wing.{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=10}} He returned to the side for Australia's fourth match on tour against Combined Services, in which he scored three tries and made the final pass for two more tries, scored by [[William Campbell (rugby union)|Bill Campbell]] and [[Andrew Slack]], in an eight-try 44–9 victory.{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=12}} Campese was then rested for the Wallabies' fifth match on tour, and their final match before the first Test against England, won 17–7 against [[Swansea RFC|Swansea]] (after the match was abandoned due to floodlight failure).{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=19}}
Following Australia's first Test victory against England, Campese was rested for the seventh match on tour against Midlands Division.{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=35}}
Following Australia's second Test victory on tour against Ireland (won 16–9), Campese came-on as a late replacement in Australia's 9–16 loss to [[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]].{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=53}} He was rested for the next two tour matches against [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] (won 31–19){{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=54}} and [[Llanelli RFC|Llanelli]] (lost 16–19),{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=56}} prior to the Wallabies' third tour Test against Wales, won 28–9.{{sfn|Cooper|1985|p=58}} Some time between Australia's second Test victory over Ireland and its third Test over Wales, Campese fell ill with the flu.{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=72}}
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* Australia 28 – Wales 9 (Cardiff – 24 November 1984)
* Australia 37 – Scotland 12 (Murrayfield – 8 December 1984)
Campese scored two tries in the Test against Scotland – the first tries Campese scored at Test level on the 1984 Tour to the United Kingdom.{{sfn|Ella|Smith|1987|pp=34-35}}
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====Bledisloe Cup Test series====
Campese was a member of the [[1986 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand|1986 Australia Wallabies]] that defeated the All Blacks in New Zealand and became the second Australian team to beat the All Black in New Zealand in a rugby union Test series.
Campese played fullback in the first two Tests of the Test series versus New Zealand, before being moved to wing in the final Test.
* 1st Test: Australia 13 – New Zealand 12 (Wellington – 9 August 1986)
Three moments involving Campese are frequently recorded in reports of the first Test against New Zealand:
"From a scrum win, Nick Farr-Jones made a glorious break on the open side, stumbled, and when tackled, Campese was there with razor-sharp reactions to toe the ball over the line and dive on it for a try that gave Lynagh a simple conversion."{{sfn|Ella|Smith|1987|p=89}} Also "From Farr-Jones, the ball spun to [[Brett Papworth]], then to Campese, who held up the pass until winger John Kirwan was lured infield from Burke. Campese then tossed the ball to Burke, who pulled it in to have a clear run to the corner."{{sfn|Jenkins|2003|p=289}} And finally "Campese, having scored one try and created another, had a significant role in the third, this time for the All Blacks. His infield pass when tackled near halfway finished in the arms of All Black centre Joe Stanley. He swept downfield and, when taken by Lynagh, slipped a pass to flanker Mark Brooke-Cowden for the try."{{sfn|Jenkins|2003|p=289}}
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* World Cup Quarter-Final: Australia 33 – Ireland 15 (Sydney- 7 June 1987)
* World Cup Semi-Final: Australia 24 – France 30 (Sydney – 13 June 1987)
Campese has called this match the most memorable Test he ever played for Australia.<ref name="ivansmith_2011-08-044"/>{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=142}} He scored his world record 25th Test try six minutes into the second half of the semi-final, surpassing Scotland winger Ian Smith's 54-year-old record for most international Test tries.<ref name="theroar_2017-12-01">{{cite web | url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/12/01/franks-vault-australia-vs-france-1987-world-cup-semi-final/ |title= From Frank's Vault: Australia vs France – 1987 World Cup semi-final |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref>
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*Australia 7 - New Zealand 32 (Sydney - 2 July 1988)
*Australia 19 - New Zealand 19 (Brisbane - 16 July 1988)
Following the Wallabies' first Test defeat, the Australian team management planned to move Campese to the fullback position for the second Test, replacing Andrew Leeds.{{sfn|Poidevin|Webster|1992|p=299}}{{sfn|Jenkins|2003|p=300}} However, Australian flyhalf Michael Lynagh injured himself with a badly corked thigh in the second half of [[Queensland Reds|Queensland]]'s 12–27 loss to the All Blacks,{{sfn|Slack|1995|p=149}} leaving Australia without a recognised goal-kicker.{{sfn|Jenkins|2003|p=300}} Randwick player [[Lloyd Walker (rugby union)|Lloyd Walker]] was then selected at flyhalf, Leeds was reinstated at fullback so Australia could have a goal-kicker to replace Lynagh, and Campese moved back to the left-wing position.{{sfn|Poidevin|Webster|1992|p=299}}{{sfn|Slack|1995|p=149}} The final score of 19-19 was the only time the All Blacks did not win a game from 1987 until late 1990.
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====Australian tour of England, Scotland and Italy====
Campese scored 15 tries on tour and achieved a personal total of 72 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120562374/ |title=The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales · Page 60 |date=6 December 1988 |access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> While Australia struggled in the early stages of the tour, Campese's form was lauded by British critics.
Campese, along with Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones, was then rested and selected on the bench for Australia's fourth match on tour, a 10–16 loss to South-West Division.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120538137/ |title=1988: The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales · Page 55 |date=25 October 1988 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> Bolstered by the return of Michael Lynagh to the Australian team, Campese regained selection for Australia's fifth provincial game against Midlands Division, in which he was instrumental in setting-up [[Brad Girvan]] for a try in the 60th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10450-8909809/canberra-times-act?trp=&trn=organic_google&trl=#fullscreen |title=Wallabies Win One |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> In the sixth match on tour against England Students, Campese scored two tries, kicked three conversions and two penalties, scoring 20 points in a 36–13 victory.<ref name="that1980ssportsblog_2012-11-1988"/>
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* Australia 19 – England 28 (London – 5 November 1988)
* Australia 32 – Scotland 13 (Edinburgh – 19 November 1988)
Campese scored two tries in a 32–13 victory over the Scottish rugby team, in which Australia scored five tries to Scotland's two.{{sfn|Derriman|2003|p=166}} Former Wallaby captain Andrew Slack, author of ''Noddy: The Official Biography of Michael Lynagh'', wrote that, "Australia won 32-13 and although Lynagh was successful with only five kicks from eleven attempts, two delicate chip kicks provided tries for David Campese and ensured the restoration of Australia's rugby reputation."{{sfn|Slack|1995|p=157}} Slack further wrote that, "Campese had been the undoubted star of the tour, and that was made clear by the four youngsters who ran up and down the [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] pitch after the game waving a large banner reading 'David Campese Walks on Water.'{{sfn|Slack|1995|p=157}}
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* 2nd Test: Australia 12 – British Lions 19 (Brisbane – 8 July 1989)
* 3rd Test: Australia 18 - British Lions 19 (Sydney – 15 July 1989)
In the first half of the series-deciding Test Campese recovered the rugby ball in-goal and successfully 'dummied' past Lions' winger [[Ieuan Evans]], ran the ball beyond Australia's 22, and obtained a large territorial gain for Australia.{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=100}}
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* Australia 32 – France 15 (Strasbourg – 4 November 1989)*
Following a halftime score of 10–12,{{sfn|Jenkins|2003|p=455}} Australia scored three of its four tries in the second half. In the 62nd minute, Campese stopped a French backline movement with a tackle on [[Stéphane Weller]], that forced his opposite winger to "knock the ball on". The game continued with an Australian attacking scrum, from which Nick Farr-Jones executed a box-kick that wasn't properly fielded by French winger Stéphane Weller.{{sfn|Garcia|2013|pp=766-767}} Campese toed the ball forward and followed it. He kicked the ball forward again and was able to fall on it score Australia's third try in the 63rd minute of the game. Campese was involved in Australia's fourth and final try of the Test during the final play of the game. He occupied French centre Philippe Sella with a goosestep, before delivering the final pass to Tim Horan who scored his second try in the Test.{{sfn|Garcia|2013|pp=766-767}}
* Australia 19 – France 25 (Lille – 11 November 1989)
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* 2nd Test: Australia 48 – France 31 (Brisbane – 24 June 1990)
* 3rd Test: Australia 19 – France 28 (Sydney – 30 June 1990)
Campese returned to the fullback role for the third Test against France - a game that marked his 50th Test for Australia.{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=53}} He became the second person, after Simon Poidevin, to reach this milestone.
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====Bledisloe Cup Test series====
* Australia 6 - New Zealand 21 (Christchurch – 21 July 1990)
Campese played his 52nd Test for Australia in Australia's first Test against New Zealand in 1990, becoming the most-capped Australian rugby player in history, surpassing Simon Poidevin's record of 51 Tests.
* Australia 17 - New Zealand 27 (Auckland – 4 August 1990)
Campese was selected at fullback for the second Test against New Zealand, replacing Greg Martin who was dropped following the first Test.
* Australia 21 – New Zealand 9 (Wellington – 18 August 1990)
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* Australia 21 – New Zealand 12 (Sydney - 10 August 1991)
* Australia 3 – New Zealand 6 (Auckland - 24 August 1991)
====Rugby World Cup====
* Pool match – Australia 32 – 19 Argentina (Llanelli – 4 October 1991)
* Pool match – Australia 9 – Western Samoa 3 (Pontypool – 9 October 1991)
In this match he became the first person to play 60 Test matches for Australia.{{sfn|Jenkins|2003|p=458}}
* Pool match – Australia 38 – Wales 3 (Cardiff – 12 October 1991)
* Quarter-final – Australia 19 – Ireland 18 (Dublin – 20 October 1991)
Campese scored the first try of the Test in the first half of the World Cup Quarter-final off a backline move.{{sfn|Slack|1995|p=7}} He scored his second try off a move entitled "cut-two-loop", a move Australia also called in the final moments of the quarter-final to score a Test-winning try.
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Greg Growden in the Sydney Morning Herald documented Campese's performance by writing that, "Campese scored possibly the most exhilarating solo try of the tournament, and inspired another team try which was possibly even better, to prove he is the best attacking player in the world, and definitely the best competitor of this World Cup. Campese is the [[Pelé]] of world Rugby."{{sfn|Growden|1991|p=51}}
In ''Running Rugby'' Mark Ella wrote of Campese's pass to Tim Horan that, "Campese's over-the-shoulder pass to Tim Horan in the World Cup semifinal against New Zealand in 1991 must be ranked as close to the ultimate of its type. I cannot think of another player in the world who could have managed it."{{sfn|Ella|1995|p=42}}
Following the Test ''[[The Independent]]'' quoted former Ireland fly-half [[Tony Ward (rugby union)|Tony Ward]] saying of Campese that, "He is the [[Diego Maradona|Maradona]], the Pelé of international Rugby all rolled into one. You cannot put a value on his importance to our game. He is a breath of fresh air and I think perhaps the greatest player of all time. Without being too soppy, it was an honour to be at [[Lansdowne Road]] just to see him perform."{{sfn|Jenkins|2003|p=316}}{{sfn|Jenkins|2004|pp=7-8}}{{sfn|FitzSimons|2005|p=134}}
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====Australia rugby union tour of Europe====
Prior to the [[1992 Australia rugby union tour of Europe]] Campese was frequently rested due to ongoing injury concerns and missed most of Australia's provincial games.{{sfn|Blucher|1995|p=227}}
He played in both Tests on tour, against Ireland and Wales, and the traditional tour-closing game against the Barbarians. He was the Wallabies' top try-scorer on tour with four (despite only playing six games on tour).<ref name="The Canberra Times">{{cite news |url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10450-9410044/canberra-times-act#fullscreen |title=Tour 'great experience for Test hopefuls' |date= 26 November 1992 |access-date= 4 August 2017 |work= The Canberra Times}}</ref>
Australian team management selected a full-strength side, including Campese, for the team's first match against [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]] (won 35–11).<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-leinster-ready-for-wallaby-machine-1557935.html |title= Rugby Union: Leinster ready for Wallaby machine |date= 16 October 1992 |access-date= 4 August 2017 |work= The Independent}}</ref> Leinster scored the first try in the early stages of the match, after Campese failed to properly tackle his opposite winger [[Niall Woods]], allowing Woods to score a try. However, after the Wallabies trailed 6–8 at half-time, Campese scored two tries in the second half - one off a Tim Horan scissors' pass and the second off a Michael Lynagh inside-pass from a set-play.
Campese did not play in Australia's second match on tour, a famous 19–22 loss to Munster. He returned to the side for their third match on tour against Ulster (won 35–11).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-ulsters-barrage-tests-tourists-1559402.html |title= Rugby Union: Ulster's barrage tests tourists |date=24 October 1992 |access-date=4 August 2017 |work= The Independent}}</ref>
In the Wallabies' final match prior to their first Test on tour against Wales, Campese came off the bench in the second half of Australia's 14–6 victory over [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.connachtclan.com/clan-forum/2-connacht-rugby-board/28358-first-connacht-game |title= First Connacht Game |access-date= 4 August 2017 |work= Connacht Clan}}</ref>
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====Australia vs South Africa====
* Australia 12 - South Africa 19 (Sydney - 31 July 1993)
Early in the first Test against South Africa, Campese was involved in a scuffle with Springboks' [[Pieter Muller]] and [[James Small (rugby
Australia led South Africa
In the documentary of Campese's career, ''Campese: Rugby's My Life'', Campese confessed that he perhaps "tried too hard" in this Test, trying to compensate for his early mistake.
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* Australia 53 v Argentina 7 (Sydney - 6 May 1995)
* Australia 30 v Argentina 13 (Sydney - 6 May 1995)
Campese scored two tries in the Wallabies' second Test against the Pumas in 1995.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=333}} Following this Test Campese would go scoreless for his next six Tests, until a Test against Canada 14 months later.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=58}}
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====Bledisloe Cup====
Campese was dropped from the Australian team for their first Bledisloe Cup Test match against New Zealand in Auckland.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=39}} Following an injury to Australian fullback Matt Burke in the first Bledisloe Cup Test of 1995 in Auckland, the Australian selectors picked [[Rod Kafer]] to take Burke's place in the Australian team.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=40}} Kafer suffered a broken leg during a training session.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=40}} Campese was recalled to a training session with the Wallabies, with the information that if Burke proved his fitness, he would not play in the second Bledisloe Cup Test.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=41}} Burke recovered from his injury to play in the second Bledisloe Cup Test.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=41}} However, another injury to Australian centre [[Daniel Herbert]] led to Campese's selection on the bench in the second Bledisloe Cup Test of 1995.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=41}}
* 2nd Bledisloe Cup Test: Australia 23 – New Zealand 34 (Sydney – 29 July 1995)
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====Australian Tour to Europe====
The [[1996 Australia rugby union tour]] in Europe was Campese's final rugby tour before his retirement from international Test rugby. While the tour contained Tests against Italy, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Campese only played against Italy and Wales.
* Australia 40 – Italy 18 (23 October 1996)
Australia's first Test of the 1996 Tour to Europe against Italy marked Campese's 100th international Test.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=63}} He became the second person, after French centre Philippe Sella, to achieve the milestone.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=63}} The Test took place in Padova, where Campese had played rugby in Italy for three years from 1984 to 1986.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=63}} The Test took place close to his father's birthplace, Vicenza.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=63}}
Australia's Tim Horan was moved to the wing for the Test against Italy and scored a try. Campese then missed national selection for the next Test against Scotland, with coach Greg Smith opting to continue to play Tim Horan on the wing and play [[Joe Roff]] in Campese's place. This marked only the third time in Campese's 101-Test career that he was dropped from the Australian rugby team.
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Campese made 12 appearances at the Hong Kong Sevens (1983–1990, 1993–94, 1997–98), during which he played in three victorious Australian campaigns (1983, 1985 and 1988), winning the ''Leslie Williams Award'' for Player of the Tournament in 1988.<ref name="hksevens.com" /> In 2015, the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) listed Campese as the fifth member of 'The Hong Kong Magnificent Seven', the HKRFU's commemorative campaign to recognise the seven most formative players to have played in the past 40 years of Sevens in Hong Kong.<ref name="hksevens.com"/> Campese was honoured alongside Jonah Lomu, [[Waisale Serevi]], [[Eric Rush]], [[Christian Cullen]], [[Ben Gollings]] and [[Zhang Zhiqiang (rugby union)|Zhang Zhiqiang]].<ref name="HONG KONG'S MAGNIFICENT SEVEN"/>
Campese debuted for the Australian Sevens team at the 1983 Hong Kong Sevens, which they won.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/02/05/the-teams-behind-the-triumphs-at-the-hong-kong-sevens |title=The teams behind the triumphs at the Hong Kong Sevens |date=25 March 2015 |access-date=2 March 2017}}</ref>
In 1984, Campese returned to his second Hong Kong Sevens tournament with the Australian Sevens team.{{sfn|Pollard|1994|p=545}} In 1985 Campese won his second Hong Kong Sevens tournament – Australia's third tournament victory overall – in a 24–10 victory over [[Public School Wanderers]].{{sfn|Pollard|1994|p=545}}<ref name="hksevens.com"/>
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In 1986, Australia made it to the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Sevens, but were defeated by the French Barbarians 20–14, who went on to lose the final to New Zealand 32–12.{{sfn|Poidevin|Webster|1992|p=127}}{{sfn|Ella|Smith|1987|p=75}} In May 1986, Campese played for the Australian sevens team at the [[Sport Aid]] Sevens tournament at Cardiff. Australia defeated Ireland before going on to lose to England.{{sfn|Campese|Bills|1991|p=134}}
In 1987, Campese captained the Australian side for the first time at the Hong Kong Sevens with Alan Jones as coach.{{sfn|Poidevin|Webster|1992|p=141}} Following the Hong Kong Sevens, Campese participated in the NSW Sevens at [[Concord Oval]].{{sfn|Poidevin|Webster|1992|p=142}}<ref name="linkedin.com" />
In 1988, Campese embarked on perhaps his most successful campaign at the Hong Kong Sevens, winning his third and final Hong Kong Sevens tournament with the Australian side, and being awarded the ''Leslie Williams Award'' for Player of the Tournament.{{sfn|Pollard|1994|p=545}}<ref name="hksevens.com"/><ref name="Rugby7.com" />
In 1989 Australia made it to the final of the Hong Kong Sevens, but were defeated in the final by New Zealand, 10–22.{{sfn|Poidevin|Webster|1992|p=180}}
Campese made his ninth appearance at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1993 where Australia were defeated by Fiji in the semi-final 14–17.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Rugby Union / Hong Kong Sevens: Fiji lose sevens' title to Samoans |url=http://www.scotland.org/about/entertainment-and-sport/features/culture/scottish-rugby.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019124148/http://www.scotland.org/about/entertainment-and-sport/features/culture/scottish-rugby.html |archive-date=19 October 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=2020-07-16 }}</ref> Campese was forced to leave the match shortly after the match started, due to injury.<ref name=":1"/>
In 1994, Campese captained Australia for the Hong Kong Sevens, {{sfn|Gregan|2008|p=27}} the team losing the final to New Zealand 32–20.{{sfn|Gregan|2008|p=33}}
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===Paris Sevens and 1998 Commonwealth Games===
In 1998 Mark Ella replaced [[Jeff Miller (rugby union)|Jeff Miller]] as coach of the Australian Sevens Team.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=71}} After New South Wales Waratahs coach [[Matt Williams (rugby union coach)|Matt Williams]] explained to Campese that he wanted to use him as an 'impact' player coming off the bench more often during the 1998 Super 12 season, the ARU approached Campese about acting as an ambassador for the rugby union code trying to raise to game's profile throughout Australia.{{sfn|Campese|2003|pp=71-2}} The ARU also wanted Campese to take a more active role in Rugby Sevens, participating in the IRB World Series Sevens circuit leading up to the 1998 Commonwealth Games to be held in Malaysia.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=72}} The Australian team toured Uruguay, Argentina, France, Hong Kong, Fiji and Jerusalem.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=72}}
Prior to the 1998 Commonwealth Games the Australian Sevens team visited Israel for the "Holy Sevens",{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=72}} dubbed "The Holiest Sevens Tournament in the World".{{sfn|Harris|Ella|2007|p=321}}
The 1998 Commonwealth Games were Campese's final game of rugby sevens for Australia. Prior to the team's third-place play-off, Campese asked coach Mark Ella to select the younger players ahead of him.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=78}} Campese ran onto the field in the final minutes to convert a Brendan Williams try.{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=78}}
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* 1989 - selected in the ''Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook'' "Team of the Decade" at left-wing{{sfn|Clark|1996|p=112}}{{sfn|Campese|2003|p=252}} The team was chosen by a panel consisting of former rugby players [[Gareth Edwards]], [[Jean-Pierre Rives]], [[Ian Robertson (rugby commentator)|Ian Robertson]], and [[David Kirk]].{{sfn|Clark|1996|p=112}} The panel agreed that Campese's selection was straightforward.{{sfn|Clark|1996|p=112}}
* 1997 - inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]]<ref name="sahof">{{cite web |url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/david-campese/|title=David Campese|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
* 1999 - [[Australia Post]] celebrated the centenary of Australian federation emitting 250 collectible stamps depicting the Campese with his autograph<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/footy-legends-get-stamp-of-approval-with-special-issue/news-story/44ebb1e0bf09cb51c3c0dbadedc5c989|title=Legends get stamp of approval|date=19 January 2012|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref>
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▲* 2001 - received a [[Centenary Medal]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1125882 |title=Award Extract |publisher=Australian Honours Search Facility |access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>
* 2001 - [[Bill McLaren]]'s all-time World XV included Campese on the left-wing.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk"/> He nominated Campese his favourite player,{{sfn|McLaren|2003|p=209}} rugby union's best entertainer,{{sfn|McLaren|2003|p=262}} and the greatest rugby union player of all time.<ref name="espn.com.au">{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15360861/mclaren-names-best-player-ever-seen |title=McLaren names the best player he has ever seen |work=ESPN |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
* 2002 - made a Member of the Order of Australia<ref name="am" />
* 2004 - former Australian rugby union coach Bob Dwyer selected his best World XV from 1982 to 2003, including Campese on the left wing.{{sfn|Dwyer|2004|p=156-170}}
* 2007 - honoured in the third set of inductees into the [[Australian Rugby Union]] Hall of Fame
* 2013 - inducted into the [[IRB Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.world.rugby/halloffame/inductees/3260 |title= David Campese |work=World Rugby - Hall of Fame |access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref>
▲* 2013 - inducted into the [[IRB Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.world.rugby/halloffame/inductees/3260 |title= David Campese |work=World Rugby - Hall of Fame |access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref>
* 2013 - ''Inside Rugby'' magazine named its four Australian ''Invincibles'' – a rugby union equivalent of rugby league's [[The Immortals (rugby league)|''Immortals'']]. Campese was named alongside [[Col Windon]], [[Ken Catchpole]], and Mark Ella as the first ''Invincibles'' of Australian rugby union.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15329059|title=Ella, Campese, Catchpole, Windon Invincibles|date=12 June 2013|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/mark-ella-ken-catchpole-david-campese-and-col-windon-named-rugby-union-invincibles/news-story/8417cd82264c3edf040874bf6ffbfc9d|title=Mark Ella, Ken Catchpole, David Campese and Col Windon named rugby union invincibles|date=13 June 2013|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref>
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