Australian · Dalby, Queensland, Australia · Born 24 December 1970Jason Little formed one of rugby's great centre partnerships with Tim Horan and won two Rugby World Cups with Australia.
Born in Dalby, Queensland, on 26 August 1970, Jason Little won his first Test cap as starting outside centre for Australia in 1989, partnering Tim Horan against France. The pair, who had played together at Souths Rugby and the Queensland Reds, formed a centre combination widely regarded as the best in the world through the early 1990s. Little and Horan led Australia to victory at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, and added the Bledisloe Cup in 1992. Little suffered a serious setback in 1994, tearing his anterior cruciate and medial ligaments in a Super 10 final, but recovered to continue his international career at both inside and outside centre. Over a career spanning 1989 to 2000, Little won 75 caps for Australia, one as captain, primarily at centre though he also featured on the wing later in his career. He was a key member of the Wallabies backline through two Rugby World Cup cycles, playing in the 1991, 1995 and 1999 tournaments. Little later moved into club rugby in England, playing for Bristol and Gloucester, and remains remembered as one half of Australian rugby's most celebrated centre partnership.
Half of the famous Horan-Little Wallaby centre partnership, two-time World Cup winner
How They Played
Powerful, decisive centre with strong distribution
Lasting Impact
One half of Australian rugby's most celebrated centre pairing of the 1990s
Career Honours
- Rugby World Cup winner 1991 & 1999
Australian Athletes