| Name |
Phil Waugh |
| Position |
Flanker |
| Height |
175cm |
| Weight |
100kg |
| Date of Birth |
22/9/1979 |
| Super 14 Team |
Waratahs |
| Super 12/14 Points |
50 |
| Super 12/14 Caps |
94 |
| Test Points |
20 (4t) |
| Test Caps |
74 |
| Test Debut |
2000 v England, Twickenham |
| Honours |
Australian Schoolboys 1997, Australian Under 19s 1998, Australian Under 21s 1998-2000, Australian Sevens 1999, Australia A 2001, Australian Wallabies 2000- |
| Senior Tours |
2000 Japan, France & UK, 2001 UK & Europe, 2003 RWC (Aus), 2004 UK & France, 2005 UK & France, 2006 UK, Ireland & Italy, 2007 RWC (France) |
PHIL WAUGH became the 74th player to captain the Wallabies in 2006, and was in charge twice more in 2007 against Wales and Fiji. After a knee injury early in the 2007 Super 14 put him out for most of the domestic season, Waugh returned to play in all but one Test for the Wallabies including four of the five matches at 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.
1997 Captained the Australian Schoolboys out of the Shore School in Sydney.
1998-1999 Represented both the Australian Under 19s and Under 21s, captaining the Australian Under 21s in 1999.
2000-2001 Made his Test debut as a replacement against England on the Spring Tour and then made his run on debut against France in Marseille a year later. At provincial level he was named the Rookie of the Year in 2000 and then the Player of the Year in 2001 when he also captained Australia A against the British and Irish Lions.
2002 Missed the entire Test season after sustaining an ankle injury during the Super 12.
2003 Played in 13 of the 14 Wallaby Tests, including a start in the World Cup Final against England and was awarded the John Eales Medal for the Wallabies Best and Fairest Player.
2004 Started in 11 of the 12 Tests for the Wallabies linking up with George Smith and David Lyons in the backrow.
2005-2006 Rotated between the starting fifteen and the reserves bench for the Wallabies, playing his 50th Test and captaining Australia against Wales on the 2006 Spring Tour.
2007 A knee injury in Week 3 against the Cheetahs limited the new Waratahs skipper to just four appearances for the season. Captained Wallabies against Wales and Fiji, attended his second Rugby World Cup in France playing in four of the five matches.
