Australia women's national rugby union team

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Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Wallaroos
EmblemWallaroo
UnionRugby Australia
Head coachJay Tregonning
CaptainGrace Hamilton
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current5 (as of 23 November 2020)
Highest3 (January 2004)
Lowest7 (January 2009)
First international
 Australia 0–37 New Zealand 
(Sydney, Australia 2 September 1994)
Biggest win
 Australia 87–0 Samoa 
(Samoa, 8 August 2009)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 64–0 Australia 
(Auckland, New Zealand 22 July 1995)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1998)
Best result3rd place, 2010
Australia at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

The Australia women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, has competed at all Women's Rugby World Cups since 1998, with their best result finishing in third place in 2010.

Australian women have been playing rugby since the 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.

History[]

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.

In 2014, The Wallaroos played two Test matches in New Zealand against their Tasman rivals, the Black Ferns, and North American outfit, Canada. Although losing both of these matches, the Wallaroos took this experience into the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. The Australian team was second in the pool stage behind host team France and was narrowly defeated by the United States in the first playoff, but beat Wales in their last match to finish the tournament in seventh place.

Results[]

World Cup[]

Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
Wales 1991 Did Not Enter
Scotland 1994
Netherlands 1998 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 0 2 84 70
Spain 2002 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 63 54
Canada 2006 Plate semi-final 7th 5 2 0 3 118 85
England 2010 Third play-off Bronze medal icon.svgrd 5 3 0 2 115 67
France 2014 Plate semi-final 7th 5 3 0 2 104 49
Ireland 2017 Fifth play-off 6th 5 2 0 3 94 149
New Zealand 2021 Qualified
Total 6/9 3rd 29 15 0 14 578 474

Overall[]

Summary of matches (full internationals only) updated to the end of the 2017 World Cup:

Opposition First game Played Won Drawn Lost % Won
 Canada 2014 3 0 0 30%
 England 1998 5 0 0 50%
 France 1998 5 1 0 420%
 Ireland 1998 4 3 0 175%
 Japan 2017 1 1 0 0100%
 New Zealand 199415 0 0150%
 Samoa 2009 1 1 0 0100%
 Scotland 1998 2 2 0 0100%
 South Africa 2006 3 3 0 0100%
 Spain 1998 1 1 0 0100%
 United States 1997 5 0 0 50%
 Wales 2002 4 4 0 0100%
Summary 19944916 03335%

Full internationals[]

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

1990s[]

[110]
1994-09-02 Australia  0–37  New Zealand Sydney [1/8/1]
[123]
1995-07-22 New Zealand  64–0  Australia Auckland [9/2/2]
[140]
1996-08-31 Australia  5–28  New Zealand Sydney [3/10/3]
[169]
1997-08-02 Australia  24–28  United States Brisbane [4/24/1]
[172]
1997-08-16 New Zealand  44–0  Australia Dunedin [15/5/4]
[197]
1998-05-02 (WC) Australia  21–0  Ireland Amsterdam [6/22/1]
[204]
1998-05-05 (WC) Australia  8–10  France Amsterdam [7/46/1]
[206]
1998-05-09 (WC) Australia  13–30  England Amsterdam [8/45/1]
[216]
1998-05-12 (WC) Australia  17–15  Spain Amsterdam [9/18/1]
[228]
1998-05-16 (WC) Australia  25–15  Scotland Amsterdam [10/33/1]
[230]
1998-08-29 Australia  3–27  New Zealand Sydney [11/21/5]

2000s[]

[330]
2001-05-26 Australia  19–41  England TG Millner Field, Sydney [12/74/2]
[321]
2001-06-02 Australia  5–15  England Newcastle, NSW [13/75/3]
[363]
2002-05-13 (WC) Australia  30–0  Wales Barcelona [14/65/1]
[371]
2002-05-18 (WC) Australia  3–36  New Zealand Barcelona [15/30/6]
[382]
2002-05-21 (WC) Australia  0–18  United States Barcelona [16/43/2]
[391]
2002-05-25 (WC) Australia  30–0  Scotland Barcelona [17/66/2]
[563]
2006-08-31 (WC) Australia  68–12  South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [18/7/1]
[568]
2006-09-04 (WC) Australia  10–24  France Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [19/108/2]
[575]
2006-09-08 (WC) Australia  6–10  United States Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [20/57/3]
[579]
2006-09-12 (WC) Australia  12–29  United States , St. Albert [21/58/4]
[583]
2006-09-16 (WC) Australia  18–14  Ireland Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [22/79/2]
[645]
2007-10-16 New Zealand  21–10  Australia Cooks Gardens, Wanganui [48/23/7]
[646]
2007-10-20 New Zealand  29–12  Australia Wellington [49/24/8]
[717]
2008-07-22 Australia  3–37  New Zealand Canberra [25/50/9]
[718]
2008-07-26 Australia  16–22  New Zealand Sydney [26/51/10]
[760]
2009-08-08 (WCQ) Samoa  0–87  Australia Samoa [14/27/1]

2010s[]

[835]
2010-08-20 (WC) Australia  26–12  Wales Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [28/132/2]
[844]
2010-08-24 (WC) Australia  5–32  New Zealand Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [29/55/11]
[850]
2010-08-28 (WC) Australia  62–0  South Africa Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [30/22/2]
[858]
2010-09-01 (WC) England  15–0  Australia Twickenham Stoop [167/31/4]
[863]
2010-09-05 (WC) France  8–22  Australia Twickenham Stoop [150/32/3]
[1046]
2014-06-01 New Zealand  38–3  Australia Rotorua International Stadium [68/33/12]
[1047]
2014-06-06 Australia  0–22  Canada Tauranga, New Zealand [34/101/1]
[1059]
2014-08-01 (WC) Australia  26–3  South Africa CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1 [35/36/3]
[1064]
2014-08-05 (WC) Australia  25–3  Wales CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2 [36/159/3]
[1074]
2014-08-09 (WC) Australia  3–17  France CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1 [37/189/4]
[1079]
2014-08-13 (WC) Australia  20–23  United States CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1 [38/99/5]
[1084]
2014-08-17 (WC) Australia  30–3  Wales CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1 [39/162/4]
[1159]
2016-10-22 New Zealand  67–3  Australia Eden Park, Auckland [80/40/13]
[1160]
2016-10-26 New Zealand  29–3  Australia QBE Stadium, North Harbour [81/41/14]
[1195]
2017-06-09 Australia  10–53  England Porirua Park, Wellington [42/245/5]
[1197]
2017-06-13 New Zealand  44–17  Australia Rugby Park, Christchurch [86/43/15]
[1199]
2017-06-17 Australia  5–45  Canada Smallbone Park, Rotorua [44/122/2]
[1208]
2017-08-09 (WC) Ireland  19–17  Australia UCD Bowl, Dublin [151/45/3]
[1215]
2017-08-13 (WC) France  48 – 0  Australia UCD Bowl, Dublin [215/46/5]
[1220]
2017-08-17 (WC) Australia  21–15  Japan Billings Park UCD, Dublin [47/47/1]
[1224]
2017-08-22 (WC) Ireland  24–36  Australia Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast [154/48/4]
[1227]
2017-08-26 (WC) Canada  43–12  Australia Queen's University, Belfast [122/49/3]
[1265]
2018-08-18 Australia  11–31  New Zealand ANZ Stadium, Sydney [50/93/16]
[1266]
2018-08-25 New Zealand  45–17  Australia Eden Park, Auckland [94/51/17]
[1329]
2019-07-13 Australia  34–5  Japan Sportsground 2, Newcastle [52/50/2]
[1334]
2019-07-19 Australia  46–3  Japan North Sydney Oval, Sydney [53/51/3]
[1339]
2019-08-10 Australia  10–47  New Zealand Optus Stadium, Perth [54/102/18]
[1342]
2019-08-17 New Zealand  37–8  Australia Eden Park, Auckland [103/55/19]

2020s[]

All planned test matches for the Wallaroos in 2020 were cancelled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as was the September 2021 tour to New Zealand.[1]

Other matches[]

2016-10-18
Auckland 600px Bianco e Blu a strisce Orizzontali.png 19–21  Australia
Bell Park, Pakuranga

Squads[]

Current squad[]

TBA

Previous squads[]

2016 Wallaroos squad composition for the Women's Bledisloe Cup [3][4]

Records[]

Coaches[]

  • Jay Tregonning (2021–pres.)[6]
  • Dwayne Nestor (2018–2021) [7]
  • Paul Verrell (2013–2017) [8]
  • no appointment (Oct 2010 to Aug 2013)
  • John Manenti (2009–2010)
  • Steve Hamson (2005–2008)
  • no appointment (Jul 2002 to Jun 2005)
  • Don Parry (c. 2000–2002) [9]
  • no appointment (Sep 1998 to c. Dec 2000)
  • Bob Hitchcock (c. 1998) [10]

Captains[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Brittany (17 August 2021). "Rugby Australia risk losing some of their best talent to NRLW". ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ Cambridge, Marty (28 June 2017). "Sevens speedster named in World Cup Squad". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/wednesdays-rugby-news-155/
  4. ^ http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/10/25/00/00/wallaroos-black-ferns-albany-team-announcement
  5. ^ IRB (2014). "Australia Squad". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. ^ Williamson, Nathan (14 September 2021). "Jay Tregonning appointed Wallaroos coach". rugby.com,au. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
  7. ^ Decent, Tom (13 February 2018). "New Wallaroos coach Dwayne Nestor says hosting 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup would be a 'fairytale'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Team Profile: Australia". Irish Rugby. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: Pool A". International Rugby Board. 2002. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Teams: Australia". Women's Rugby World Cup. 1998. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. ^ Robinson, Georgina (21 June 2019). "Amazing Grace: New Wallaroos captain's rapid rise to the top". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019.
  12. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (13 August 2018). "Kiwi-born Liz Patu named new Wallaroos skipper". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

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