List of international rugby union tries by David Campese
David Campese is a former Australiarugby unionfullback and winger. Campese is considered to be a once in a generation player, and since his retirement has held the most test tries for the Wallabies with sixty-four. Between 1982 and 1998. Campese held the most international tries scored by any player, being overtaken by Japanese winger Daisuke Ohata, the current record-holder. Originally Campese overtook Scottish winger Ian Smith, who, with twenty-four international tries, held the world record from the 1930s.[1] However, when Campese overtook Smith's record (1987), he was an active player, and grew the record out to a significant margin by his retirement (1996).
^"Times Sport". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 870. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 June 1987. p. 42. Retrieved 24 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The Canberra Times: Sport". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 17, 137. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 August 1982. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Campese Leads 'No Contest'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 451. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 July 1983. p. 24. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"RUGBY UNION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 480. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 August 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Tune-up for All Blacks". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 547. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 July 1986. p. 8 (SPORT). Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"RUGBY UNION Wallabies one up". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 575. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 August 1986. p. 36. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"RUGBY UNION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 603. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 September 1986. p. 3 (SPORT). Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Wallabies flustered". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 871. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 June 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FRANCE BY SIX!". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 881. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 June 1987. p. 1 (Sunday Sport). Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Wallabies 'humble' Scotland". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 404. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 November 1988. p. 31. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Lynagh boots a record". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 418. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1988. p. 26. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Times Sport". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 19, 752. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 November 1989. p. 26. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Campese style wins over Press". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 630. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 October 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Record win for Wallabies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 022. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 November 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The walloping Wallabies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 928. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 May 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.