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
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and
Sydney Boys High School
Sydney Boys High School (”SBHS”), otherwise known as The Sydney High School (“SHS”) or High, is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Single-sex school, single-sex Selective school (New South Wales), academically s ...
.
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
Wallabies
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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
sin bin
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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
British & Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...
.
See also
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List of Australia national rugby union players
List of Australia national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Australia national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a test match (rugby union), Test match.
Note that the "position" co ...
References
External links
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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