John Eales

Birth name: John Anthony Eales

Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date of Birth: 27 June, 1970

Ethnicity:
*English, Scottish (father)
*Italian (mother)

John Eales is an Australian rugby union player. He is the most successful captain in the history of Australian rugby, and has given his name to the John Eales Medal, annually awarded to the best Australian rugby union player.

John is the son of Rose (Garrone) and John “Jack” Eales. His middle name is after Saint Anthony of Padua. He is 200 cm (6 ft 7 in). John is married to Lara, with whom he has four children.

John’s maternal grandparents were named Ernesto Garrone and Carolina Marcellina Imarisio. They were from Piedmont, in North-West Italy. Caroline was born in San Giorgio Monferrato, Alessandria, Piedmont.

Sources: Information about John’s Italian ancestry – https://www.onrugby.it

Memorial of John’s maternal grandparents, Ernesto Garrone and Carolina Marcellina Imarisio – https://billiongraves.com

6 Responses

  1. andrew says:

    I am from Italy.

  2. andrew says:

    He has Scottish roots on his father’s side.

    His maternal grandmother was born in San Giorgio Monferrato, Alessandria, Piedmont.

    Family history: https://www.news.com.au/news/looking-back-with-pride/news-story/dc80c65895f7aeca63660d164c94633b?sv=11155cfbf1566c1a457127afb0b9b169

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