Simon Paul Poidevin OAM is a former Australian rugby union player.
Education
Upon finishing school he played a season with the Goulburn Rugby Union Football Club and then, in 1978, he moved to Sydney to study at the University of New South Wales, from which he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours).
Career
Born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Poidevin played rugby at Street Patrick"s College (now Trinity Catholic College) in New South Wales, and made the Australian Schoolboy side. He made his first grade debut with the university"s rugby union team in 1978, and the next year was playing for the New South Wales Waratahs. He played over 59 caps for the Wallabies, becoming the first Australian to play 50 Tests.
He captained the team on four occasions.
After retiring from the Wallabies in 1991, Poidevin became a stockbroker, although he maintained his links to rugby by working as a television commentator for the Seven Network and Network Ten. He was Managing Director of Equity Sales at Citigroup in Australia.
Simon joined Pegana Capital in March 2009 as Executive Director. 26 January 1988: Medal of the Order of Australia for service to rugby union football.