John Noel Brian Hipwell

John Hipwell

Australia
	Full name John Noel Brian Hipwell Born January 24, 1948, Newcastle, NSW Died September 23, 2013, Ballina, NSW (aged 65 years 242 days) Major teams Australia Position Scrum-half

Test career
	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	GfM	Won	Lost	Draw	%
All Tests	1968-1982	36	35	1	14	4	0	0	0	0	11	23	2	33.33
Bledisloe Cup	1968-1978	8	7	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	18.75

Career statistics
Test debut	Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Jun 15, 1968 match details
Last Test	England v Australia at Twickenham, Jan 2, 1982 match details
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Profile

John Hipwell won 36 caps for the Wallabies and captained them in nine Tests. He made his debut for New South Wales Country in 1966 against the touring Lions side and took his Test bow in 1968 aged 20.

He started his tenure as Wallabies captain in 1973 against England and he called time on his career in 1981 aged 33. He was inducted to Australian Rugby Union's hall of fame in 2006 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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