Simon Poidevin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Poidevin
Occupation	Rugby Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 31, 1958(1958-10-31)
Age	66
Birthplace	Goulburn
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Libra

Simon Poidevin Biography

Simon Poidevin is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on October 31, 1958 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. The World Cup in 1991 Rugby World Cup with Australian and then became a TV commentator on The Seven Network and Network Ten.

He was on the team with He was teammates with John Eales on the Wallabies team that won the 1991 Rugby World Cup. on the Wallabies team which took home in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.

Poidevin’s father’s cousin, Dr Leslie Oswald Poidevin, was an accomplished cricketer, hitting 151 for New South Wales against McLaren’s MCC side, and during the 1918–19 season he became the first Australian to score a century at all levels of cricket. He later became co-founder of the inter-club cricket competition in Sydney known as the Poidevin-Gray Shield. Dr Lesile Oswald Poidevin was also an accomplished tennis player. While studying medicine in Great Britain, he won the Swiss tennis championship and also played in the Davis Cup. In 1906, he represented Australasia with New Zealander, Anthony Wilding, when they were beaten by the United States at Newport, Wales. After this loss, Poidevin traveled to Lancashire to play cricket, where he made a century for his county the following day. Dr Leslie Oswald Poidevin’s son, Dr Leslie Poidevin, was also an accomplished tennis player who won the singles tennis championship at Sydney University six years in a row between 1932 and 1937.

Poidevin was born on 31 October 1958 to Ann (née Hannan) and Paul Poidevin at Goulburn Base Hospital in Goulburn, New South Wales. He is the third of five children. He has two older siblings, Andrew and Jane, and two younger siblings, Joanne and Lucy. Poidevin’s surname comes from Pierre Le Poidevin, a French sailor who had been imprisoned by the English in the 1820s, eventually settled in Australia and took an Irish wife. Poidevin grew up on a farm called ‘Braemar’ on Mummell Road, a 360-hectare property outside of Goulburn, where his family raised fat lambs and some cattle.

The place he was raised is Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.

Simon Poidevin Net Worth

Simon Poidevin is one of the richest Rugby Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Poidevin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was part of the Australian Schoolboys before making his debut for the University of New South Wales the rugby union team in 1978.

He was presented with his Medal of the Order of Australia for his dedication to union football rugby in 1988.

Poidevin comes from a family with a history of sporting achievements. His grandfather on his mother’s side of his family, Les Hannan, was a rugby union player who was selected for the 1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain. However, he broke his leg before the team departed from Australia and missed the tour. Hanan later fought in World War I in the 1st Light Horse Brigade, where he served as a stretcher bearer.

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However, Poidevin played in the third and deciding Test of the 1980 Bledisloe Cup – his sixth consecutive match played against New Zealand in 1980 – won 26–10.

Facts & Trivia

Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Simon Poidevin celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.

Poidevin played in the first match of the 1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji for Sydney against New Zealand, which was drawn 13–13. Shortly thereafter he played for New South Wales against New Zealand in the All Blacks’ fifth match of the tour. New Zealand won the game 12–4.