James Charles Holbeck (born 10 July 1973) is an Australian former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

international. Holbeck, the son of an Anglican minister, was born in

Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich () is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, it is approximately west of the Brisbane central business district. The city is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage. Ipswich pre ...

and raised in New South Wales. He was educated at both

The Armidale School , motto_translation = Without God, Nothing , location = Armidale, New England Tablelands, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia New ...

and

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. An inside centre, Holbeck was an Australian underage representative and played first-grade for Randwick, before breaking into the

ACT Brumbies The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the brumby, feral horses whi ...

side for the first time in 1996. He gained six

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caps in 1997, which included three Tests against the All Blacks, while he also made history as the first player in Test rugby to be sent to the

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during a Tri Nations match in Pretoria. Shoulder surgery kept him on the sidelines the following year and his only further Wallabies cap came in Sydney in 2001, for the deciding Test of the historic series win over the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holbeck, James 1973 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Rugby union players from Ipswich, Queensland Rugby union centres Randwick DRUFC players ACT Brumbies players People educated at The Armidale School People educated at Sydney Boys High School

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