Stirling Mortlock
Continued to lead the Wallabies in 2007, taking the captaincy in eight of the 12 Wallaby Test matches, adding 101 points to his scoring record, including 37 at the Rugby World Cup, and placing him as the third highest Australian point scorer.
Mortlock celebrated his 50th Test cap against the Springboks in Johannesburg, and set up Scott Staniforth for the match-winning try that scored the Wallabies the 20-15 win over the All Blacks, which was named Try of the Year at the annual John Eales Medal dinner.
2005 Started the Test season at outside centre before a hamstring and then calf injury saw him miss the last two Tri Nations matches and the Spring Tour.
2006 Became the 73rd player to Captain the Wallabies in the Test against England in Melbourne before earning the honour three more times on the Spring Tour. He moved his career Test points tally past 350, celebrating his 50th Test alongside Nathan Sharpe against South Africa in Johannesburg.
2007 Concussions and a broken hand limited him to just six appearances for the Brumbies in the Super 14. Captained the Wallabies in eight Test matches, added 101 points to his point scoring tally, placing him third highest Australian point scorer.
Representative Honours: Australian Under 19s 1996, Australian Under 21s 1997-1998, Australian Barbarians 1997, Australian Wallabies 2000-
Senior Tours: 1997 Argentina, 2000 Japan, France & UK, 2002 Argentina, UK & Europe, 2003 RWC (Aus), 2004 UK & France, 2006 UK, Ireland & Italy, 2007 RWC (France)
