The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the Mandela Challenge Plate with South Africa. Australia are currently ranked third on the IRB World Rankings.[1]
Australia have competed in all six Rugby World Cups, and have won the World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 against England, and in 1999 against France. Australia also lost in the final after extra time to England in the 2003 competition.[2] Australia are governed by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Seven former Australian players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, with one of those also having been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame.
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| Union | Australian Rugby Union | |
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| Nickname(s) | Wallabies | |
| Emblem(s) | the Wallaby | |
| Coach(es) |  Robbie Deans | |
| Captain(s) | Rocky Elsom | |
| Most caps | George Gregan (139) | |
| Top scorer | Michael Lynagh (911) | |
| Most tries | David Campese (64) | |
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| First international | ||
New South Wales (as Australia)  13 - 3  British Isles(24 June 1899) | ||
| Largest win | ||
Australia  142 - 0  Namibia(25 October 2003) | ||
| Worst defeat | ||
South Africa  53 - 8 Australia(30 August 2008) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1987) | |
| Best result | Champions 1991, 1999 | |
Is anywhere showing tonight's Bledisloe Cup match live online?
ReplyDeleteChannel 7 have deemed it is not worth showing until 1:30AM Sunday in Perth