Honours
- Holds 22 Australian Rugby records and 7 International records
- Sixth highest international points scorer of all time at his retirement (now ninth)
- Eastwood Rugby Club (1990–2004)
- World XV Rugby Team (2006)
- NSW Waratahs (1990–2004)
- Rugby Sevens Australia (1993)
- Australian Wallabies (1993–2004)
- Rugby World Cup Australia (1995, 1999 (winners), 2003 (runners-up))
- PM's XV (1999, 2000–2002)
- Barbarians (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- Newcastle Falcons (2004–2007)
- Wallaby of the Year (1996)
- Sydney Morning Herald Player of the Year (1996–1998)
- Twentieth most capped international of all time at the time of his retirement
- Second-highest Super 12 scorer of all time (behind Andrew Mehrtens)
- Second-highest scorer of all time in the Rugby Union Tri Nations (behind Mehrtens)
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