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Ambassador

Prostate Cancer Queensland welcomes rugby great, Andrew Slack, to the role of Ambassador.

"I am very proud to be working with Prostate Cancer Queensland to help raise awareness and funds for vital research, treatment and support services. Men, their partners and families all deserve our support."

 

Ambassador Andrew Slack with Associate Professor Suzanne Steginga and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Dunn   Mark Connors with Jeff Miller with Ambassador Andrew Slack with Phil Kearns
Above: Ambassador Andrew Slack with The Cancer Council Queensland General Manager for Programs and Research, Assoc. Prof. Suzanne Steginga, and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Dunn.   Above: Andrew Slack (second from right) promoting Blue Tie Day with fellow rugby greats (from left to right) Mark Connors (1999 World Cup Winner), Jeff Miller (1991 World Cup Winner) and Phil Kearns (Three World Cup and Two winning teams)

Former Australia and Queensland Centre, Andrew Slack is best known for leading the Wallabies on their 1984 Grand Slam tour of Europe which saw the team create an Australian rugby first by recording vitories over England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, out-scoring their opponents 100 points to 33 in the four tests.

Andrew was regarded as an inspiring and intelligent leader in a squad which included such famous rugby names as Mark Ella, David Campese and Nick Farr-Jones. He was also at the helm as Australia won the Bledisloe Cup with a 2-1 series win in New Zealand in 1986.

He was also in charge during the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987.

In total, he captained Australia 19 times and won 39 caps for the Wallabies between 1978 and 1987. He played 133 times for Queensland, holding the record as the most capped player for 19 years before being surpassed in 2006 by Mark Connors.

Andrew was a school teacher and since 1988 has worked as a sports editor at Channel 9 in Brisbane. He was assistant coach for the Queensland Reds under John Connolly between 1993 and 1998 in which time, the Reds twice won the Super 10 title.

Appointed as a Wallaby selector in 2000 he stood down from that position when he became head coach of Queensland. He quit full-time coaching after just one season and returned to Channel 9.