14 August 2026

How a 1990s radio quiz helped the Wallabies celebrate their 1000th player

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After 127 years of Test matches, Wallaby No. 1000 will run onto the field when Queensland prop Massimo De Lutiis helps take on Japan. How do we know? A stockbroker’s decade-long passion project.

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