Australia women's national rugby union team

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Australia
Union Australian Rugby Union
Nickname(s) Wallaroos
Coach Flag of Australia Steven Hamson
Captain Flag of Australia
Most caps (-)
Top scorer (-)
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
　
Team colours
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
　
Change colours
First international
Flag of Australia Australia 0-37 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
(1994)
Largest win
Flag of Australia Australia 68-12 Flag of South Africa South Africa
(2006)
Worst defeat
Flag of Australia Australia 0-64 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
(1995)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1998)
Best result 5th 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
5th 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup


The Australia national women's rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, are the national women's rugby union team of Australia. The Wallaroos have competed at three Women's Rugby World Cups in the past; in 1998, 2002 and the current 2006 event.

Australian women have been playing rugby since thet late 1930s, in regional areas of New South Wales. In 1992 the first National Women's Tournament as held in Newcastle, NSW. The following year the Australian Women's Rugby Union was established, and it was declared that the national women's team would be called the Wallaroos.

The Wallaroos played their first international in 1994, against New Zealand, also known as the Black Ferns. The match was played at North Sydney Oval, and NZ won the game 37 to 0. The team placed fifth at their first world cup appearance in 1998 in the Netherlands, they placed fifth at the 2002 event in Barcelona, Spain also.

Contents

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Australia internationals 1994-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
Flag of England England 1998 3 0 0 3 0.00%
Flag of France France 1998 2 0 0 2 0.00%
Flag of Ireland Ireland 1998 2 2 0 0 100.00%
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 1994 8 0 0 8 0.00%
Flag of Scotland Scotland 1998 2 2 0 0 100.00%
Flag of South Africa South Africa 2006 1 1 0 0 100.00%
Flag of Spain Spain 1998 1 0 0 1 0.00%
Flag of the United States United States 1997 4 0 0 4 0.00%
Flag of Wales Wales 2002 1 1 0 0 100.00%
Summary 1994- 24 6 0 18 25.00%

See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numbering.

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1994-09-02 Australia Flag of Australia 0-37 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Sydney [1/8/1]
[121]
1995-07-22 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 64-0 Flag of Australia Australia Auckland [9/2/2]
[138]
1996-08-31 Australia Flag of Australia 5-28 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Sydney [3/10/3]
[167]
1997-08-02 Australia Flag of Australia 24-28 Flag of the United States United States Brisbane [4/24/1]
[170]
1997-08-16 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 44-0 Flag of Australia Australia Dunedin [15/5/4]
[195]
1998-05-02 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 21-0 Flag of Ireland Ireland Amsterdam [6/22/1]
[202]
1998-05-05 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 8-10 Flag of France France Amsterdam [7/46/1]
[204]
1998-05-09 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 13-30 Flag of England England Amsterdam [8/44/1]
[214]
1998-05-12 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 17-15 Flag of Spain Spain Amsterdam [9/18/1]
[226]
1998-05-16 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 25-15 Flag of Scotland Scotland Amsterdam [10/33/1]
[228]
1998-08-29 Australia Flag of Australia 3-27 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Sydney [11/21/5]
[328]
2001-05-26 Australia Flag of Australia 19-41 Flag of England England T.G.Milner, Eastwood, Sydney [12/73/2]
[329]
2001-06-02 Australia Flag of Australia 5-15 Flag of England England Newcastle, NSW [13/74/3]
[361]
2002-05-13 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 30-0 Flag of Wales Wales Barcelona [14/64/1]
[369]
2002-05-18 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 3-36 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Barcelona [15/30/6]
[380]
2002-05-21 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 0-18 Flag of the United States United States Barcelona [16/43/2]
[389]
2002-05-25 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 30-0 Flag of Scotland Scotland Barcelona [17/66/2]
[561]
2006-08-31 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 68-12 Flag of South Africa South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [18/7/1]
[566]
2006-09-04 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 10-24 Flag of France France Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [19/108/2]
[573]
2006-09-08 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 6-10 Flag of the United States United States Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [20/57/3]
[577]
2006-09-12 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 12-29 Flag of the United States United States St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert [21/58/4]
[581]
2006-09-16 (WC) Australia Flag of Australia 18-14 Flag of Ireland Ireland Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [22/79/2]
[643]
2007-10-16 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 21-10 Flag of Australia Australia Cooks Gardens, Wanganui [48/23/7]
[644]
2007-10-20 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 29-12 Flag of Australia Australia Wellington [49/24/8]


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