David Lyons
Born in the New South Wales country town of Orange, David has achieved more in Australian Rugby by age 27 then most players could ever dream of. With 106 caps for the Waratahs, David was earmarked as a special player from an early age.
Captaining the Australian Schoolboys in 1998 after completing his schooling at Hurlstone Agricultural High School, David earned his first Wallaby cap before playing a game of first grade rugby in 2000.
One of only 3 players to achieve 100 caps for New South Wales, David achieved 83 of those caps consecutively commencing in February 2000 David went a 7 year period without missing a game.
Off to the Northern Hemisphere to link up with Welsh club Llaneli Scarlets in 2008 David leaves Australian shores as one of the most respected players in Australian rugby.
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Delon Armitage
Delon Armitage started playing rugby at the age of 8 for Richmond FC, then he moved to France where he played for France U16's. On his return to England, Delon joined London Irish in 2002, where he played for the England U19's, U21's and the England 7's in 2005 - the same year he was named London Irish young player of the year.
After an outstanding 2007/08 season with both London Irish and England Saxons, Delon was selected to represent his adopted country for the first time on 8th November 2008. Delon stamped his International debut for England with a man of the match performance against the Pacific Islanders and has since gone on to flourish in national colours.
With blistering pace and the versatility to play fullback, wing or centre, Delon has established himself as one of the most dangerous and reliable players in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Matt Henjak
Born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales Matt was educated at St Edmunds College in Canberra.
Having played Australian Schoolboys in 1999 Mat represented Australia at U21 level in 2001 and 2002 and gained further representative hounors in 2002 when selected for Australia A before ever playing a game of Super Rugby.
Matt made his Super Rugby debut in 2003 for the ACT Brumbies and was called into the Wallabies only a year later, making his national debut against England albeit on the wing.
After several successful seasons with the Brumbies in 2006 Matt stepped out of George Gregan’s shadow and became a marquee signing for the Western Force franchise in their inaugural season.
After two successful seasons with the Western Force, Matt signed on in July 2008 to play with French Top 14 glamour club Toulon. Under the coaching of All Black legend Tana Umaga, Matt is writing the next chapter of his professional rugby union career.
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