Australia at the Rugby World Cup

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The Australian national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies, has played all eight Rugby World Cup tournaments. They are one of the three best performing teams, having won two tournaments; with only New Zealand and South Africa having won three tournaments. Australia has hosted or co-hosted the tournament on two occasions – in 1987 and 2003.

Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

By position[]

Rugby World Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Pos Pld W D L PF PA
New Zealand Australia 1987 Fourth Place 6 4 0 2 186 108 Squad Invited
England France Ireland Scotland Wales 1991 Champions 6 6 0 0 126 55 Squad Automatically qualified
South Africa 1995 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 109 66 Squad Automatically qualified
Wales 1999 Champions 6 6 0 0 221 73 Squad 1st 3 3 0 0 165 33
Australia 2003 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 345 78 Squad Automatically qualified
France 2007 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 225 53 Squad Automatically qualified
New Zealand 2011 Third Place 7 5 0 2 211 95 Squad Automatically qualified
England 2015 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 222 118 Squad Automatically qualified
Japan 2019 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 152 108 Squad Automatically qualified
France 2023 Automatically qualified
Total Champions 53 42 0 11 1611 754 3 3 0 0 165 33
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

By tournament[]

1987 New Zealand & Australia[]

Group matches
Team
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 Pld W D L PF PA Tries Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 108 41 18 6
 England 3 2 0 1 100 32 15 4
 United States 3 1 0 2 39 99 5 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 48 123 7 0
23 May 1987
Australia  19 – 6  England
Tries: David Campese
Simon Poidevin
Con: Michael Lynagh
Pen: Michael Lynagh (3) 		Try: Mike Harrison
Con: Jon Webb
Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
31 May 1987
Australia  47 – 12  United States
Tries: Andrew Leeds (2)
Penalty try
David Campese
Brian Smith
Andrew Slack
Brett Papworth
David Codey
Con: Michael Lynagh (6)
Pen: Michael Lynagh 		Try: Ray Nelson
Con: Ray Nelson
Pen: Ray Nelson
Drop:
Ballymore, Brisbane
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
3 June 1987
Australia  42 – 23  Japan
Tries: Andrew Slack (2)
Matthew Burke (2)
Steve Tuynman
Peter Grigg
Mark Hartill
David Campese
Con: Michael Lynagh (5) 		Tries: Eiji Kutsuki (2)
Tsuyoshi Fujita
Con: Minoru Okidoi
Pen: Minoru Okidoi (2)
Drop: Minoru Okidoi
Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Quarter final
7 June 1987
Australia  30 – 24  Ireland
Tries: Burke
McIntyre
Smith
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (3) 		Tries: Kiernan

Con: Kiernan (2)
Pen: Kiernan
Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Brian Anderson (New Zealand)
Semi-final
13 June 1987
Australia  24 – 30  France
Tries: Campese
Codey
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Drop: Lynagh 		Tries: Lorieux
Sella
Lagisquet
Blanco
Con: Camberabero (4)
Pen: Camberabero (2)
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,768
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
Third place play-off
18 June 1987
Australia  21 – 22  Wales
Tries: Burke
Grigg
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Drop: Lynagh 		Tries: Roberts
Moriarty
Hadley
Con: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Thorburn (2)
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referee: Fred Howard (England)

1991 UK, Ireland and France[]

Group matches
Team
  • v
  • t
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 79 25 6
 Western Samoa 3 2 0 1 54 34 4
 Wales 3 1 0 2 32 61 2
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 38 83 0
4 October 1991
Argentina  19 – 32  Australia
Tries: Teran (2)
Con: Del Castillo
Pen: Del Castillo
Drop: Arbizu (2) 		Tries: Campese (2), Horan (2), Kearns
Con: Lynagh (3)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)
9 October 1991
Australia  9 – 3  Western Samoa
Pen: Lynagh (3) Pen: Vaea
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)
12 October 1991
Wales  3 – 38  Australia
Pen: Ring Tries: Roebuck (2), Slattery, Campese, Horan, Lynagh
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)

Quarter final

20 October 1991
Ireland  18 – 19  Australia
Tries Hamilton
Con: Keyes
Pen: Keyes (3)
Drop goals Keyes 		Tries: Campese (2), Lynagh
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Semi final
27 October 1991
Australia  16 – 6  New Zealand
Tries: Campese, Horan
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2) 		Pen: Fox (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Final
27 October 1991
Australia  12 – 6  England
Tries: Daly
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2) 		Pen: Webb (2)
Twickenham, London
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)


 1991 Rugby World Cup Champions 

Australia
First title

1995 South Africa[]

Group matches
Team
  • v
  • t
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 68 26 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 87 41 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 45 50 5
 Romania 3 0 0 3 14 97 3
25 May 1995
South Africa  27 – 18  Australia
Tries:
Pieter Hendriks, Joel Stransky
Con:
Joel Stransky
Pen:
Joel Stransky (4)
Drop Goal:
Joel Stransky 		Tries:
Phil Kearns, Michael Lynagh
Con:
Michael Lynagh
Pen:
Michael Lynagh
Drop Goals:
Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 51 000 (capacity)
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
31 May 1995
Australia  27 – 11  Canada
Tries:
Michael Lynagh, Ilivasi Tabua, Joe Roff
Con:
Michael Lynagh (3)
Pen:
Michael Lynagh (2)
Drop Goals: 		Tries:
Al Charron
Con:

Pen:
Gareth Rees (2)
Drop Goals:
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 15 000
Referee: Patrick Robin (France)
3 June 1995
Australia  42 – 3  Romania
Tries: Damian Smith, David Wilson, Joe Roff, Michael Foley, Matt Burke
Con:
Matt Burke (2), John Eales (4)
Pen:

Drop Goals: 		Tries:

Con:

Pen:
Ilie Ivanciuc
Drop Goals:
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Attendance: 15 000
Referee: Naoki Saito (Japan)
Quarter final

Australia  22 – 25  England
Tries:
Damian Smith
Con:
Michael Lynagh
Pen:
Michael Lynagh (5)
Drop Goals: 		Tries:
Tony Underwood
Con:
Rob Andrew
Pen:
Rob Andrew (5)
Drop Goals:
Rob Andrew
Newlands, Cape Town
Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)

1999 Wales[]

Group matches
Team
  • v
  • t
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 135 31 9
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 100 45 7
 Romania 3 1 0 2 50 126 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 52 135 3
3 October 1999
Australia  57 – 9  Romania
Tries: Toutai Kefu (3), Joe Roff (2), Rod Kafer, Matthew Burke, Jason Little, Tim Horan
Con: Matthew Burke (5), John Eales 		Pen: Petre Mitu (3)
Ravenhill, Belfast
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
10 October 1999
Ireland  3 – 23  Australia
Pen: David Humphreys Tries: Ben Tune, Tim Horan
Con: Matthew Burke (2)
Pen: Matthew Burke (2), John Eales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
14 October 1999
Australia  55–19  United States
Tries: Scott Staniforth (2), Chris Latham, Chris Whitaker, Michael Foley, Matthew Burke, Stephen Larkham, Tiaan Straaus
Con: Matthew Burke (5), Joe Roff
Pen: Matthew Burke 		Tries: Juan Grobler
Con: Kevin Dalzell
Pen: Kevin Dalzell (4)
Thomond Park, Limerick
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
Quarter final
23 October 1999
Wales  9 – 24  Australia
Pens: Neil Jenkins (3) Tries: George Gregan (2), Ben Tune
Con: Matthew Burke (3)
Pen: Matthew Burke
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,499
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
Semi-final
30 October 1999
South Africa  21 – 27
(a.e.t) 		 Australia
Pen: Jannie de Beer (6)
Drop: Jannie de Beer 		Pen: Matthew Burke (8)
Drop: Stephen Larkham
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Final
6 November 1999
Australia  35 – 12  France
Tries: Ben Tune, Owen Finegan

Con: Matthew Burke (2)
Pen: Matthew Burke (7)

Pen: Christophe Lamaison (4)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)


 1999 Rugby World Cup Champions 

Australia
Second title

2003 Australia[]

Group matches
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA BP Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 273 32 2 18
 Ireland 4 3 0 1 141 56 3 15
 Argentina 4 2 0 2 140 57 3 11
 Romania 4 1 0 3 65 192 1 5
 Namibia 4 0 0 4 28 310 0 0
10 October 2003
Australia  24–8  Argentina
Try: Sailor 20', Roff 74'
Con: Flatley
Pen: Flatley (4) 		Try: Corleto 72'
Pen: M. Contepomi
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 81,350
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
18 October 2003
Australia  90–8  Romania
Tries: Flatley, Rogers (3), Burke (2), Larkham (2), Mortlock, Roff, Giteau, Tuqiri, Smith
Con: Flatley (11)
Pen: Flatley 		Tries: Toderasc
Pen: Tofan
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,778
Referee: (Argentina)
25 October 2003
Australia  142–0  Namibia
Tries: Latham (5), Lyons, Mortlock, Tuqiri (3), Penalty try, Rogers (2), Paul, Giteau (3), Grey, Turinui (2), Burke, Roe
Con: Rogers (16)
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
1 November 2003
Australia  17–16  Ireland
Tries: Smith
Pen: Flatley (3)
Drop: Gregan 		Tries: O'Driscoll
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2)
Drop: O'Driscoll
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 54,206
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Quarter-final
8 November 2003
Australia  33–16  Scotland
Tries Gregan, Lyons, Mortlock
Con: Flatley (3)
Pen: Flatley (4) 		Tries: Russell
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson (2)
Drop Goals Paterson
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Semi-final
November 2003
Australia  22–10  New Zealand
Try: Mortlock 9' c
Con: Flatley
Pen: Flatley (5) 		Try: Thorne 35' c
Con: MacDonald
Pen: MacDonald
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,444
Referee: Chris White (England)
Final
22 November 2003
Australia  17–20
(a.e.t) 		 England
Tries Tuqiri
Pen: Elton Flatley (4) 		Tries: Robinson
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop Goal Wilkinson
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,957
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)

2007 France[]

Group Matches

Pool B games -

Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool B
Team
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 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 30 215 41 +174 4 20
 Fiji 4 3 0 1 14 114 136 −22 3 15
 Wales 4 2 0 2 23 168 105 +63 4 12
 Japan 4 0 1 3 7 64 210 −146 1 3
 Canada 4 0 1 3 6 51 120 −69 0 2
8 September 2007
Australia  91–3  Japan
Tries:
Rocky Elsom (3), Chris Latham (2), Berrick Barnes (2), Drew Mitchell, George Smith, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Nathan Sharpe, Adam Freier
Con:
Stirling Mortlock (7), Matt Giteau (3)
Pen:
Stirling Mortlock
Drop Goals 		Tries:

Con:

Pen:
Kosei Ono
Drop Goals:
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
15 September 2007
Australia  32–20  Wales
Tries:
Chris Latham (2), Matt Giteau, Stirling Mortlock
Con:
Stirling Mortlock (2), Matt Giteau
Pen:
Stirling Mortlock (2)
Drop Goals:
Berrick Barnes 		Tries:
Jonathan Thomas, Shane Williams
Con:
James Hook
Pen:
Stephen Jones, James Hook (2)
Drop Goals:
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
23 September 2007
Australia  55–12  Fiji
Tries:
Drew Mitchell (3), Matt Giteau (2), Adam Ashley-Cooper, Stephen Hoiles
Con:
Matt Giteau (4)
Pen:
matt Giteau (3)
Drop Goals:
Berrick Barnes 		Tries:
Isoa Neivua, Aca Ratuva
Con:
Seremaia Bai
Pen:

Drop Goals:
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
29 September 2007
Australia  37–6  Canada
Tries:
Drew Mitchell (2), Al Baxter, Adam Freier, George Smith, Chris Latham
Con:
Cameron Shepherd (2)
Pen:
Julian Huxley
Drop Goals: 		Tries:

Con:

Pen:
James Pritchard (2)
Drop Goals:
Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux
Referee: Chris White (England)
Quarter-final
6 October 2007
Australia  10–12  England
Tries:
Lote Tuqiri
Con:
Stirling Mortlock
Pen:
Stirling Mortlock
Drop Goals: 		Tries:

Con:

Pen:
Jonny Wilkinson (4)
Drop Goals:
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

2011 New Zealand[]

Group Matches
Team
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  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 4 4 0 0 15 135 34 +101 1 17
 Australia 4 3 0 1 25 173 48 +125 3 15
 Italy 4 2 0 2 13 92 95 −3 2 10
 United States 4 1 0 3 4 38 122 −84 0 4
 Russia 4 0 0 4 8 57 196 −139 1 1
11 September 2011
15:30
Australia  32–6  Italy
Try: Alexander 50' m
Ashley-Cooper 55' c
O'Connor 58' c
Ioane 66' c
Con: O'Connor (3/4)
Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30'
 Report Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
17 September 2011
20:30
Australia  6–15  Ireland
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23'
 Report Pen: Sexton (2/5) 17', 49'
O'Gara (2/2) 62', 71'
Drop: Sexton 19'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,678
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
23 September 2011
20:30
Australia  67–5  United States
Try: Horne 8' m
Elsom 11' m
Beale 31' c
Fainga'a (2) 35' m, 71' m
Mitchell 45'c
McCabe 48'm
Ashley-Cooper (3) 59' c, 64' c, 66' c
Samo 78' c
Con: Beale (0/1)
Cooper (2/5)
Barnes (4/5)
 Report Try: Gagiano 23' m
Con: Malifa (0/1)
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 33,824
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
1 October 2011
15:30
Australia  68–22  Russia
Try: Barnes (2) 7' m, 79' c
Mitchell (2) 9' c, 49' c
McCalman 12' c
Pocock (2) 15' c, 22' c
Moore 36' c
Ashley-Cooper 39' c
Ma'afu 42' c
Con: O'Connor (9/10)
 Report Try: Ostroushko 33' m
Simplikevich 60' c
Rachkov 68' c
Con: Kushnarev (0/1)
Rachkov (2/2)
Drop: Rachkov (1/1) 47'
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Quarter-final
9 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
South Africa  9–11  Australia
Pen: Steyn (2/4) 39', 56'
Drop: Steyn (1/1) 60'
Lambie (0/1)
 Report Try: Horwill 11' m
Con: O'Connor (0/1)
Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72'
Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Semi-final
16 October 2011
20:30
New Zealand  20–6  Australia
Tries: Nonu
Pen: Weepu
Drop: Cruden 		Pen: O'Connor
Drop: Cooper
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Third place play-off
21 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales  18–21  Australia
Try: Shane Williams 50' m
Halfpenny 80+' c
Con: Hook (0/1)
S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: Hook (1/2) 20'
Halfpenny (0/1)
S. Jones (1/1) 71'
Drop: Shane Williams (0/1)
 Tracker Try: Barnes 12' c
McCalman 76' m
Con: O'Connor (1/2)
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 54', 58'
Drop: Barnes (1/1) 68'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 53,014
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

2015 England[]

Group matches
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 17 141 35 +106 1 17
 Wales 4 3 0 1 11 111 62 +49 1 13
 England 4 2 0 2 16 133 75 +58 3 11
 Fiji 4 1 0 3 10 84 101 –17 1 5
 Uruguay 4 0 0 4 2 30 226 –196 0 0
23 September 2015
16:45
Australia  28–13  Fiji
Try: Pocock (2) 26' c, 31' m
Kepu 43' c
Con: Foley (2/3) 28', 44'
Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 38', 70'
 Report Try: Volavola 60' c
Con: Nadolo (1/1) 61'
Pen: Nadolo (2/2) 21', 47'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 67,253
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
27 September 2015
12:00
Australia  65–3  Uruguay
Try: McMahon (2) 7' m, 69' m
Tomane 9' c
Mumm 26' m
Speight 31' c
McCalman (2) 36' c, 61' c
Mitchell (2) 47' m, 52' m
Toomua 71' m
Kuridrani 80' c
Con: Cooper (5/11) 10', 32', 36', 62', 80'
 Report Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 24'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 39,605
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
3 October 2015
20:00
England  13–33  Australia
Try: Watson 56' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 57'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65'
 Report Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c
Giteau 80' c
Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80'
Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,010
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
10 October 2015
16:45
Australia  15–6  Wales
Pen: Foley (5/6) 25', 31', 37', 51', 73'
Giteau (0/1)
 Report Pen: Biggar (2/3) 5', 34'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,863
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Quarter final
18 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
Australia  35–34  Scotland
Try: Ashley-Cooper 9' m
Mitchell (2) 30' m, 43' c
Hooper 40' m
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/5) 44', 65'
Pen: Foley (2/2) 54', 80'
 Report Try: Horne 18' c
Seymour 59' m
Bennett 74' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 19', 75'
Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 14', 21', 34', 47', 69'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,110
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Semi final
25 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Argentina  15–29  Australia
Pen: Sánchez (5/5) 7', 24', 36', 45', 55'
 Report Try: Simmons 2' c
Ashley-Cooper (3) 10' c, 32' m, 72' c
Con: Foley (3/4) 3', 11', 73'
Pen: Foley (1/2) 48'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,025
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Final
31 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
New Zealand  34–17  Australia
Try: Milner-Skudder 39' c
Nonu 42' m
Barrett 79' c
Con: Carter (2/3) 40', 80'
Pen: Carter (4/4) 8', 27', 36', 75'
Drop: Carter 70'
 Report Try: Pocock 53'
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 54', 65'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 14'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,125
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

2019 Japan[]

Group matches
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Wales 4 4 0 0 17 136 69 +67 3 19
 Australia 4 3 0 1 20 136 68 +68 4 16
 Fiji 4 1 0 3 17 110 108 +2 3 7
 Georgia 4 1 0 3 9 65 122 −57 1 5
 Uruguay 4 1 0 3 6 60 140 −80 0 4
21 September 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Australia  39–21  Fiji
Try: Hooper 18' c
Hodge 36' m
Latu (2) 57' m, 62' m
Kerevi 69' c
Koroibete 73' c
Con: Lealiifano (1/2) 19'
To'omua (2/3) 70', 74'
Pen: Hodge (1/1) 51'
 Report Try: Yato 9' m
Nayacalevu 44' c
Con: Volavola (1/2) 46'
Pen: Volavola (3/3) 5', 23', 31'
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 36,482
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
29 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Australia  25–29  Wales
Try: Ashley-Cooper 21' m
Haylett-Petty 46' c
Hooper 62' c
Con: To'omua (2/2) 48', 63'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 29'
To'omua (1/1) 68'
 Report Try: Parkes 13' c
G. Davies 38' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 14'
Patchell (1/1) 39'
Pen: Patchell (3/3) 33', 37', 72'
Drop: Biggar (1/2) 1'
Patchell (1/1) 44'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 47,885
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
5 October 2019
14:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Australia  45–10  Uruguay
Try: Haylett-Petty (2) 6' c, 68' m
Petaia 24' c
Kuridrani (2) 31' m, 46' c
Genia 53' c
Slipper 61' c
Con: Lealiifano (5/7) 7', 25', 48', 55', 63'
 Report Try: Diana 79' c
Con: Berchesi (1/1) 79'
Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 13'
Oita Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 33,781
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
11 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Australia  27–8  Georgia
Try: White 23' c
Koroibete 60' c
Dempsey 75' m
Genia 79' m
Con: To'omua (2/4) 24', 61'
Pen: To'omua (1/1) 37'
 Report Try: Todua 70' m
Pen: Matiashvili (1/1) 28'
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 39,802
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Quarter-final
19 October 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)
England  40–16  Australia
Try: May (2) 18' c, 21' c
Sinckler 46' c
Watson 76' c
Con: Farrell (4/4) 19', 23', 47', 77'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 30', 51', 66', 73'
 Report Try: Koroibete 43' c
Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 44'
Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 12', 26', 41'
Ōita Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 36,954
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Hosting[]

The opening game at Telstra Stadium between Australia and Argentina in 2003.

1987[]

Australia hosted the first 1987 Rugby World Cup, along with New Zealand. Games were hosted at the following stadiums -

City Stadium Capacity
Brisbane Ballymore Stadium 24,000
Sydney Concord Oval 20,000

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 underwent a A$20 million redevelopment for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, financed entirely by the South Australian Cricket Association, with two new grandstands built adjacent to the Victor Richardson Gates. The Suncorp Stadium was a new A$280 million venue designed specifically for rugby, and was opened just before the start of the 2003 World Cup. The Central Coast Stadium was also a newly built venue, and opened in February 2000 at a cost of A$30 million.

Aussie Stadium was one of two venues in Sydney that were used for football during the 2000 Olympic Games. The other venue in Sydney was the Telstra Stadium which was the centrepiece of the 2000 Olympic Games. Formerly known as Stadium Australia, 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 Telstra Dome in Melbourne.

Stadium Games City State Capacity Best Crowd
Telstra Stadium 7 Sydney New South Wales 83,500 82,957 (Final: Australia vs England)
Aussie Stadium 5 Sydney New South Wales 41,159 37,137 (Scotland vs. Fiji)
Central Coast Stadium 3 Gosford New South Wales 20,119 19,653 (Japan vs. United States)
WIN Stadium 2 Wollongong New South Wales 18,484 17,833 (France vs. United States)
Suncorp Stadium 9 Brisbane Queensland 52,500 48,778 (Australia vs. Romania)
Dairy Farmers Stadium 3 Townsville Queensland 24,843 21,309 (France vs. Japan)
Telstra Dome 7 Melbourne Victoria 53,371 54,206 (Australia vs. Ireland)
Subiaco Oval 5 Perth Western Australia 42,922 38,834 (South Africa vs. England)
Canberra Stadium 4 Canberra Australian Capital Territory 24,647 22,641 (Italy vs. Wales)
Adelaide Oval 2 Adelaide South Australia 33,597 33,000 (Australia vs. Namibia)
York Park 1 Launceston Tasmania 19,891 15,457 (Namibia vs. Romania)

Australia intended to bid for the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups, but withdrew from the bidding. The bids were awarded to England and Japan respectively.

Overall record[]

Australia vs Played Win Draw Lost Win %
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 100%
 Canada 2 2 0 0 100%
 England 7 3 0 4 43%
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 100%
 France 2 1 0 1 50%
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 100%
 Ireland 5 4 0 1 80%
 Italy 1 1 0 0 100%
 Japan 2 2 0 0 100%
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 100%
 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 50%
 Romania 3 3 0 0 100%
 Russia 1 1 0 0 100%
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 100%
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 100%
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 67%
 United States 3 3 0 0 100%
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 100%
 Wales 7 5 0 2 71%
Overall 53 42 0 11 79%

Team records[]

Most points in a tournament
  • 345 in  Australia, 2003
  • 225 in  France, 2007
  • 222 in  England, 2015
  • 221 in  Wales, 1999
  • 211 in  New Zealand, 2011
Most points in a game
  • 142 vs  Namibia, 2003
  • 91 vs  Japan, 2007
  • 90 vs  Romania, 2003
  • 68 vs  Russia, 2011
  • 67 vs  United States, 2011
  • 66 vs  Namibia, 2015
  • 57 vs  Romania, 1999
  • 55 vs  United States, 1999
  • 55 vs  Fiji, 2007

Individual records[]

Most World Cup matches
  • 20 George Gregan (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007)
  • 19 Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
  • 18 James Slipper (2011, 2015, 2019)

Most points overall

  • 195 Michael Lynagh (1987, 1991, 1995)
  • 125 Matt Burke (1995, 1999)
  • 100 Elton Flatley (2003)
  • 85 Bernard Foley (2015, 2019)
  • 70 Drew Mitchell (2007, 2011, 2015)
  • 65 Matt Giteau (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
  • 60 Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Most individual points in a game

42 vs  Namibia – Mat Rogers 2003
30 vs  Romania – Elton Flatley 2003
28 vs  England – Bernard Foley 2015
27 vs  Fiji – Matt Giteau 2007
25 vs  France – Matt Burke 1999
25 vs  Namibia – Chris Latham 2003

Most tries overall
  • 14 Drew Mitchell (2007, 2011, 2015)
  • 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
  • 11 Chris Latham (1999, 2003, 2007)
  • 10 David Campese (1987, 1991, 1995)
  • 8 Matt Giteau (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
  • 7 Joe Roff (1995, 1999)
Most tries in a game

5 vs  Namibia – Chris Latham 2003
3 vs  Romania – Toutai Kefu 1999
3 vs  Romania – Mat Rogers 2003
3 vs  Namibia – Lote Tuqiri 2003
3 vs  Namibia – Matt Giteau 2003
3 vs  Japan – Rocky Elsom 2003
3 vs  Fiji – Drew Mitchell 2007
3 vs  United States – Adam Ashley-Cooper 2011
3 vs  Argentina – Adam Ashley-Cooper 2015

Most penalty goals overall
Most penalty goals in a game

8 vs  South Africa – Matt Burke 1999
7 vs  France – Matt Burke 1999
5 vs  England – Michael Lynagh 1995
5 vs  New Zealand – Elton Flatley 2003

Most drop goals
  • 3 Berrick Barnes (2007, 2011)
  • 2 Michael Lynagh (1987, 1991, 1995)
  • 1 George Gregan (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007)
  • 1 Stephen Larkham (1999, 2003, 2007)
  • 1 Quade Cooper (2011)

Portrayal on screen[]

Australia can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film Invictus based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

References[]

  • Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1-86074-602-0)
  • Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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