and substituted in the quarter-final midway through the second-half with what looked like a serious injury. After that nail biting finish he was back for the semi-final against New Zealand and the final, won by Australia, of which he said "We had to tackle till our shoulders were red raw just to keep them out". He was also instrumental in 1992 for the Wallabies, with wins over the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup and the Springboks in Cape Town, a win that ended doubts over the Wallabies claim to be the best team in the world. He briefly retired from the sport at this stage but was persuaded back for the final two homes tests against South Africa in 1993, after Australia lost the opening match in the series. Farr-Jones was capped 63 times for Australia, including 36 as captain (then a world record), and scored nine tries. During his career, he formed a world record half-back combination with Michael Lynagh of 47 tests together. Personal life Farr-Jones is a self-described "praying" Christian and speaks publicly about his faith. He is married with four children. The Liberal Party of Australia considered asking Farr-Jones to stand as their candidate in a potential byelection in the marginal parliamentary Division of Wentworth. Honours 1992 Australia Day Honours: Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of service to the sport of Rugby Union football. 2001: Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the sport of Rugby Union Awards 1999: Inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame 2008: Inducted into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame 2011: Inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame alongside all other Rugby World Cup-winning captains and head coaches from the tournament's inception in 1987 through 2007 (minus the previously inducted John Eales) References External links 1991 World Cup on BBC Sport Sporting Heroes page 1 Sporting Heroes page 2 Sporting Heroes page 3 Sporting Heroes page 4 Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Australian rugby union captains Rugby union scrum-halves World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees People educated at Newington College Members of the Order of Australia Living people 1962 births Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union players from Sydney