Australia national rugby union team
national team representing Australia in rugby union
The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies are the national rugby union side of Australia. The first Australian teams played against the British Lions at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 24 June 1899. The Australians won the game 13-3. In 1908, the Australians went to the United Kingdom, France and North America to play. They needed a name and someone suggested the "Rabbits", but the team did not like it and chose the "Wallabies" instead.[1] A wallaby is a small mammal from Australia, very similar to a kangaroo. Until the 1980s, only teams playing overseas were called the Wallabies; when they played in Australia they were called Internationals.[1] Now the national team is called the Wallabies all the time.
| Nickname(s) | Wallabies | ||||||||
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| Emblem | Wallaby | ||||||||
| Union | Rugby Australia | ||||||||
| Captain | |||||||||
| Most caps | George Gregan (139) | ||||||||
| Top scorer | Michael Lynagh (911) | ||||||||
| Top try scorer | David Campese (64) | ||||||||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||||||||
| Current | 9 (as of 16 October 2023) | ||||||||
| Highest | 2 (2004) | ||||||||
| Lowest | 10 (2023) | ||||||||
| First international | |||||||||
 Australia 13–3 British Isles  (Sydney, New South Wales; 24 June 1899) | |||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||
 Australia 142–0 Namibia  (Adelaide, Australia; 25 October 2003) | |||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||
 South Africa 53–8 Australia (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 August 2008) | |||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1987) | ||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1991, 1999) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Website | rugby.com.au | ||||||||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Who are the Qantas Wallabies?". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
