[1] Brendan Nasser was another player who graduated from one of the nurseries of Australian Rugby – St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace.
Even in his schooldays, and particularly when a member of the first fifteen, Brendan Nasser had the reputation of being a very powerful number eight, with exceptional skills and strength.
His first Test was at Strasbourg in France' where he joined Jason Little, Peter FitzSimons and Rod McCall as Wallabies on debut.
He had returned to Australia earlier on in the tour with a suspected broken cheek-bone, but was recalled when medical tests showed that not to be the case.
He went on to Oxford University for post-graduate studies where he had the distinction of being awarded a 'Blue' in the annual 'Varsity match, another feather in what was a long and successful rugby career.