Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
has played
Test
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rugby since 1899. Test captains are listed chronologically from the first time they captained Australia in a Test match. Matches are exclusively those that have been granted Test status by the
Australian Rugby Union
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regardless of whether the opposing team's governing body awarded the match Test status or not.
Captains
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See also
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List of Australia national rugby union team records
Australia have competed in international rugby union matches since 1889. They compete in the annual Rugby Championship series and have appeared at every Rugby World Cup, winning the tournament in 1991 and 1999 and finishing second in 2003 and 20 ...
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List of Australia national rugby union team test match results
Citations
References
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Captains
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