Jock Hunter Campbell (born 17 May 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby, and the Australia national team. His playing position is wing and fullback.
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Early life
Campbell was born in 1995 in the Northern New South Wales town of Inverell. Growing up he played junior rugby for the Inverell Highlanders alongside his older sister, Tina. In 2022, Jock and Tina became the first brother and sister duo to play for Queensland in both the Super Rugby Pacific and the Super W.
Campbell was educated at The Southport School (TSS) on the Gold Coast in South East Queensland (SEQ) between 2008 and 2012. During his time at TSS, Campbell played with the schools 2nd XV rugby side in 2013. Campbell later played for the University of Queensland in the Brisbane Premier Rugby competition, forming part of their 2017 title side.
Career
Prior to professional rugby, Campbell had joined the University of Queensland in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition after leaving school. At the 2016 Hong Kong 10s, an event considered to be a warm-up for the Hong Kong Sevens on the World Rugby Sevens Tour, Campbell was a part of the King's College university team that entered the tournament as the tenth seed. Campbell scored the opening try of the tournament and was considered a standout player. His performance at the event had even lead to offers from French clubs.
Queensland Country
In March 2017, Campbell was one of seven outside backs included in the Queensland Country squad announcement ahead of the 2017 National Rugby Championship season.
Campbell was a part of the team in the 2018 season as well, being named in the squad announcement in August. Campbell scored seven tries for the Queensland Country across nine games as the team finished in its second grand final appearance from two seasons. Following their third round, thirty-point win over the Fijian Drua, which saw him score a double, Campbell was nominated as the NRC Rising Star for round three. At the time, Campbell had scored five tries from three matches (which became six from four the following round), and was the second-highest try-scorer of the season, behind the Melbourne Rising's Tom English.
Reds
Following his two seasons in the National Rugby Championship (NRC), Campbell was signed by the Queensland Reds of the Super Rugby ahead of the 2019 season under new coach Brad Thorn. Ahead of the Reds's two-week tour of South Africa for rounds nine and ten, Campbell was included in a 27-man squad. On 13 April 2019, Campbell made his Super Rugby debut against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. Being substituted on for wing Aidan Toua in the 64th minute, the Reds lost 32–17. The following week, Campbell made another appearance from the bench in the Reds' second away win of the season. Campbell was subbed on for Jack Hardy on the wing in a 14–21 win at Kings Park Stadium in Durban. It was the Reds' first win in Durban since the 2004 season.
Campbell played in nine matches across the 2019 season, starting in seven, and scoring two tries. The 2019 Reds season was poor and racked with injuries: the team finished second-last on the ladder, and achieved just six wins from 16 games in a squad filled with youth and inexperience. Campbell however, was considered a good debutant, and was later named the Queensland Reds Rookie of the Year. At the end of 2019, Campbell signed a three-year deal with the Reds, staying at the club until 2022.
Campbell started in every match for the Reds' 2020 season, which was suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Campbell had even taken up kicking duties between rounds three and five, having been promoted by coach Brad Thorn after Bryce Hegarty was demoted from fullback to the bench despite having a 100% goal-kicking success rate (9/9). Campbell reportedly had a kicking success rate of 57%, only slotting 12 goals from 21 attempts across three games.
In the 2020 Super Rugby AU season, Campbell started in every match, shifting early on from right-wing to fullback. Campbell scored one try, and made his first Super Rugby grand final appearance against the Rod Macqueen Cup rivals, the Brumbies, in the competitions inaugural Grand Final. The Reds lost 28–23 in Canberra.
In the second Super Rugby AU season, Campbell played in all but one of the Reds' games, scoring two tries en route to the final. The Reds ultimately won however, 19–16, at home. It was Campbell's first major trophy with the side. He later featured in just two appearances in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, after suffering from a groin injury.
International career
In March 2022, Campbell was included in an April three-day Australia national team training camp on the Gold Coast, alongside seven other uncapped international players. In June, Campbell was named in a 29-man Australia A squad for the Pacific Nations Cup. Campbell made his international debut in the first round against Samoa in a 26–31 loss in Suva, Fiji. Campbell went on to start in the remaining two matches as Australia finished tournament runners-up.
Following the conclusion of the Pacific Nations Cup, Campbell was called up to the Wallabies squad in July 2022 in preparation for their two-Test tour against Argentina in the 2022 Rugby Championship. Campbell did not make an appearance for the team, although was later recalled into the Wallabies camp for their 2022 Spring Tour. Campbell made his international debut for Australia against Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh on 29 October 2022, coming off the bench in the 66th minute for Tom Banks. Australia won 16–15.
In his second appearance for the Wallabies, Campbell, who started at fullback, replacing Tom Banks who had been ruled out with an ankle injury, made 82 metres from seven runs, beat three defenders, and scored his first international try as well as a try assist, in what was a one-point defeat to France at the Stade de France. In total, Campbell played four matches on the Spring Tour.
In 2023 and 2024, Campbell made two appearances for Australia A against Tonga and England A, respectively.
After a four-year absence, Campbell was called up to the Wallabies squad in June 2026 ahead of their three Nations Championship Tests. On 2 July 2026, Campbell was named as the Wallabies' starting fullback ahead of their opening Nations Championship match against Ireland at the Sydney Football Stadium. It marked 1,316 days since his last international match, the eleventh longest period in the professional era, behind Greg Holmes. On his return Test, Campbell scored his second international try in a 31–33 defeat to Ireland in Sydney.
Career statistics
Club
As of 23 June 2026.
International
As of 11 July 2026.
Awards and honours
Reds
Super Rugby AU: 2021
Queensland Country
National Rugby Championship: 2017
University of Queensland
Queensland Premier Rugby: 2017, 2019
Individual
Super Rugby Pacific Team of the Year: 2026
Queensland Reds Player of the Year (Pilecki Medal): 2026
Queensland Reds Rookie of the Year: 2019