| Name |
Nathan Sharpe |
| Position |
Lock |
| Height |
200cm |
| Weight |
115kg |
| Date of Birth |
26/2/1978 |
| Club |
Rockingham (WA) |
| Super 14 Team |
Reds 1998-2005, Force 2006 |
| Super 12/14 Points |
35 (7t) |
| Super 12/14 Caps |
95 |
| Tests |
2002 - Fr1, Fr2, NZ1, SA1, NZ2 [1t], SA2.
2003 - Ire, W, E, SA1 (rep), NZ1 (rep), SA2 (rep), NZ2 (rep), Arg*, R*, N*, Ire*, S*, NZ*, E*.
2004 - S1, S2, E1, PI, NZ1, SA1, NZ2, SA2.
2005 - Sam (2t), It, F, SA1, SA2, SA3 (rep), NZ1, SA4, NZ2, F2, E, Ir, Wt.
2006 - E1, E2, Ire, NZ1, SA1, NZ2, SA2, NZ3, SA3, W, It, Ire2, S
2007 - W1 (1t), W2, SA1, NZ1, SA2, NZ2 |
| Test Points |
25 (5t) |
| Test Caps |
60 |
| Test Debut |
2002 v France, Melbourne |
| Honours |
Australian Under 19s 1996, Australian Under 21s 1997 - 1999 (Captain), Australian Wallabies 2002 - |
| Senior Tours |
2003 RWC (Aus). 2005 UK & France, 2006 UK, Ireland & Italy. |
NATHAN SHARPE celebrated his finest year of International rugby by being crowned the John Eales Medallist as the best and fairest player for the Wallabies in 2007. He has played in all but one Wallabies Test since the start of the 2005 season and has added a ball-playing dimension to his strong running game and consistent set piece work.
1996-1997: Represented Australia at Under 19 and Under 21 level. He went on to represent the Australian Under 21s team for two more years, captaining the side in 1999.
1998-2001: Made his Super 12 debut with the Reds against the Hurricanes in 1998 playing alongside John Eales and earned a staggering 57 state caps, including 41 Super 12 matches before making his Test debut against France the following year.
2002: After another strong season with the Reds, Sharpe finally made his Test debut against France, starting at lock, and went on to be named the 2002 Rookie of the Year, as well as win the Australian Rugby Medal for Excellence as voted by his peers.
2003: Played in all 14 Tests, including the World Cup Final against England.
2004: Started in all eight of the winter Tests, Captaining the Wallabies for the first time against the All Blacks in Wellington, only to be rested from the Spring Tour to improve on his strength and conditioning.
2005: Was the only player to start in every Test match and captained the Wallabies for the second time against Samoa - A match he celebrated with two tries.
2006: Started all 13 Tests and played every minute at lock for the Wallabies and took his career Test match tally past 50. Captained the Western Force in its inaugural Super 14 season after eight years with the Reds.
2007: Played six of the Wallabies seven winter Tests. He was rested for the Test against Fiji in Perth, breaking a sequence of 28 consecutive Tests for the Wallabies since 2005 before being announced as the clear winner of the John Eales Medal.
Off Field: Nathan enjoys working with charities and the community and spending time with his family.
