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Stirling Mortlock

Date of birth: 20/5/77

Position: Outside centre

Test caps: 60

Test Debut: Argentina, 2000

Test Points: 426

Current Club: Brumbies

Strengths: Incredibly strong runner and tackler, and a dab hand - or foot - when the ball is on the tee

Weaknesses: None - Mortlock is one of the game's greats

Likely headline(s): Australia make the final with Stirling display

Did you know? Mortlock is inseparable from his iPod, on which U2 and Coldplay are normally to be found playing. He also has a pre-game ritual for every home match, ordering the same take-away meal the night before every home game from the same restaurant in Canberra.