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The

Australia national rugby union team The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is the representative national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of Australia. The team first played at Sydney in 1899, winning their first test match against the ...

, known as the Wallabies, has played in all ten

Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb E ...

tournaments. They have won the World Cup on two occasions; only New Zealand and South Africa have won more. Australia has hosted or co-hosted the tournament twice – in 1987 and 2003, and is scheduled to host it in 2027.

By position

By tournament

1987 New Zealand & Australia

Pool 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final ---- Semi-final ---- Third place play-off

1991 UK, Ireland and France

Pool 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final ---- Semi-final ---- Final

1995 South Africa

Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final

1999 Wales

Pool E ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final ---- Semi-final ---- Final

2003 Australia

Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final ---- Semi-final ---- Final

2007 France

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final

2011 New Zealand

Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final ---- Semi-final ---- Third place play-off

2015 England

Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final ---- Semi-final ---- Final

2019 Japan

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-final

Hosting

1987

Australia hosted the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 along with New Zealand. Two stadiums in Australia were used. Most of the pool games were in New Zealand, but the semi-finals, and one of the quarter-finals, were played in Australia.

2003

Australia won the right to host the World Cup in 2003 without the involvement of New Zealand after a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The overall stadium capacity was reduced from the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. The

Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the city centre and North Adelaide. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby ...

underwent a A$20 million redevelopment for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, financed entirely by the

South Australian Cricket Association The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) is the peak body for the sport of cricket in South Australia. The association administers the Southern Redbacks based in Adelaide. SACA is the controlling body for the South Australian Grade Cri ...

, with two new grandstands built adjacent to the Victor Richardson Gates.

Lang Park Lang Park, also known as Brisbane Football Stadium, by the sponsored name Suncorp Stadium, and nicknamed: 'The Cauldron', is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton. The current facility co ...

in Brisbane was a new venue designed specifically for rugby, built at a cost of A$280 million, and was opened just before the start of the 2003 World Cup. The

Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium (known originally as Grahame Park), known commercially as Industree Group Stadium is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners asso ...

was also a newly built venue, and opened in February 2000 at a cost of A$30 million. The

Sydney Football Stadium The Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium and previously Aussie Stadium, was a football stadium in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia. Built in 1988 next to the Sydney Cricket Ground, the stadium was Sydney's premier rect ...

was one of two venues in Sydney that were used for

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during the

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. The other venue in Sydney was the

Stadium Australia Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney, Australia. The stadium, which in Australia is sometimes referred to as Sydney Olympic Stad ...

which was the centrepiece of the 2000 Olympic Games. Also known as

, Telstra Stadium was built at a cost of over A$600 million and was the biggest stadium used in the 2003 World Cup. The only stadium with a retractable roof used was the

Docklands Stadium Docklands Stadium, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction started in October 1997 and was ...

in Melbourne. Australia intended to bid for the

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and

2019 Rugby World Cup The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It was hosted in Japan from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues all across the country. The opening match ...

s, but withdrew from the bidding. The bids were awarded to England and Japan respectively.

2027

Australia won their bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup on 12 May 2022. The tournament will take place between 10 September and 27 October, 2027.

Overall record

Team records

Most points in a tournament *345 – 2003 *225 – 2007 *222 – 2015 *221 – 1999 *211 – 2011 Most points in a game * 142 – vs , 2003 * 91 – vs , 2007 * 90 – vs , 2003 * 68 – vs , 2011 * 67 – vs , 2011 * 66 – vs , 2015 * 57 – vs , 1999 * 55 – vs , 1999 * 55 – vs , 2007

Individual records

Most World Cup matches *21 –

James Slipper James Slipper (born 6 June 1989) is an Australian rugby union player who plays at prop. Slipper formerly captained the Queensland Reds, now playing for ACT Brumbies. Slipper made his debut during the 2010 Super 14 season. In June 2010 Slipper ca ...

(2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) *20 –

George Gregan George Musarurwa Gregan AM (born 19 April 1973) is a retired Australian rugby union player, and is currently Australia's most capped international player. Gregan was born in Lusaka, Zambia. He played Super 12 (now Super Rugby) for the Brumbies ...

(1995, 1999, 2003, 2007) *19 – Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) Most points overall *195 –

Michael Lynagh Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh, AM (born 25 October 1963) is an Australian former rugby union player who played mainly as a fly-half. Lynagh represented Australia from 1984 to 1995, playing at both inside centre and fly half. Lynagh was capped ...

(1987, 1991, 1995) *125 – Matt Burke (1995, 1999) *100 – Elton Flatley (2003) *85 –

Bernard Foley Bernard Foley (born 8 September 1989) is an Australian rugby player of Irish descent. He plays professionally for the Australia national rugby team and the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. He can cover both fullback and fly-half a ...

(2015, 2019) *70 –

Drew Mitchell Drew Alan Mitchell (born 26 March 1984) is a former Australian rugby union professional player. He played on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–09 Sup ...

(2007, 2011, 2015) *65 –

Matt Giteau Matthew James Giteau (born 29 September 1982) is an Australian rugby union professional player who is playing with the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR). Giteau joined the Giltinis after a short playing stint with the Gungahlin Eagles in ...

(2003, 2007, 2011, 2015) *60 – Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) Most individual points in a game *42 –

Mat Rogers Mathew Steve Rogers (born 1 February 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He also played rugby union at the highest level, becoming a dual-code international. The son of ...

vs , 2003 *30 – Elton Flatley vs , 2003 *28 –

vs , 2015 *27 –

vs , 2007 *25 – Matt Burke vs , 1999 *25 – Chris Latham vs , 2003 *25 – Ben Donaldson vs , 2023 Most tries overall *14 –

(2007, 2011, 2015) *12 – Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) *11 – Chris Latham (1999, 2003, 2007) *10 –

David Campese David Ian Campese, AM (born 21 October 1962), also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982-1996), who was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and played 85 Tests at wing and 16 at fullback. He retired in 1996 and was aw ...

(1987, 1991, 1995) *8 –

(2003, 2007, 2011, 2015) *7 –

Joe Roff Joe Roff (born 20 September 1975) is a retired Australian rugby union footballer and a product of the Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union Club in Canberra, who played on the wing or at fullback for ACT Brumbies and Australia and played 5 tests as ...

(1995, 1999) Most tries in a game *5 – Chris Latham vs , 2003 *3 –

Toutai Kefu Toutai Kefu (born 8 April 1974) is a Tonga-born rugby coach, who earned 60 caps playing at number eight for the Australian national team (the Wallabies). Kefu is currently the head coach of the Tongan national team having previously coached th ...

vs , 1999 *3 –

vs , 2003 *3 –

Lote Tuqiri Lote Daulako Tuqiri (born 23 September 1979) is a former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league. Tuqi ...

vs , 2003 *3 –

Rocky Elsom Rocky Elsom (born 14 February 1983) is a former Australian rugby union player. He played the positions of flanker and number eight. He was selected for 75 caps for Australia. He is the most capped Australian blindside flanker. Elsom was the 7 ...

vs , 2003 *3 –

vs , 2007 *3 – Adam Ashley-Cooper vs , 2011 *3 – Adam Ashley-Cooper vs , 2015 Most penalty goals overall *33 –

(1987, 1991, 1995) *21 – Elton Flatley (1999, 2003) *19 – Matt Burke (1995, 1999) *17 –

(2015, 2019) *7 – James O'Connor (2011) *7 – Ben Donaldson (2023) Most penalty goals in a game *8 – Matt Burke vs , 1999 *7 – Matt Burke vs , 1999 *5 –

vs , 1995 *5 – Elton Flatley vs , 2003 Most drop goals *3 – Berrick Barnes (2007, 2011) *2 –

(1987, 1991, 1995) *1 –

(1995, 1999, 2003, 2007) *1 –

Stephen Larkham Stephen Larkham (born 29 May 1974) is a retired Australian rugby union professional player, currently in the role of head coach for Brumbies. He spent his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for whom he played from the inception of the pro ...

(1999, 2003, 2007) *1 –

Quade Cooper Quade Santini Cooper (born 5 April 1988) is a professional rugby union player and occasional boxer. Although born in New Zealand, he has represented Australia in rugby at international level. He currently plays for Hanazono Liners in Japan, ...

(2011)

Portrayal on screen

Australia can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film ''

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'' based on the

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References

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