Australia at the Rugby World Cup
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The Australian national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies, together with South Africa and New Zealand, are the only teams to have won two Rugby World Cups. They have played all seven Rugby World Cup tournaments. Australia has also either hosted or co-hosted the Rugby World Cup on two occasions, in 1987 and 2003.
By position
1991 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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![]() Australia First title |
1999 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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![]() Australia Second title |
By Tournament
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- Group matches
23 May 1987 |
Australia ![]() | 19 – 6 | ![]() |
Tries: David Campese Simon Poidevin Con: Michael Lynagh Pen: Michael Lynagh (3) | Try: Mike Harrison Con: Jon Webb |
Concord Oval, Sydney Referee: Keith Lawrence ![]() |
31 May 1987 |
Australia ![]() | 47 – 12 | ![]() |
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: Dave Horton |
Ballymore, Brisbane Referee: Brian Anderson ![]() |
3 June 1987 |
Australia ![]() | 42 – 23 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | 0 |
- Quarter final
7 June 1987 |
Australia ![]() | 30 – 24 | ![]() |
Tries: Burke McIntyre Smith Con: Lynagh (4) Pen: Lynagh (3) | Tries: Kiernan MacNeil Con: Kiernan (2) Pen: Kiernan |
Concord Oval, Sydney Referee: Brian Anderson ![]() |
- Semi-final
13 June 1987 |
Australia ![]() | 24 – 30 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
- Third place play-off
18 June 1987 |
Australia ![]() | 21 – 22 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
- Group matches
4 October 1991 |
Argentina ![]() | 19 – 32 | ![]() |
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: David Bishop ![]() |
9 October 1991 |
Australia ![]() | 9 – 3 | ![]() |
Pen: Lynagh (3) | Pen: Vaea |
Pontypool Park, Pontypool Referee: Ed Morrison ![]() |
12 October 1991 |
Wales ![]() | 3 – 38 | ![]() |
Pen: Ring | Tries: Roebuck (2), Slattery, Campese, Horan, Lynagh Con: Lynagh (4) Pen: Lynagh (2) |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Keith Lawrence ![]() |
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Australia
3 0 0 79 25 9 Western Samoa
2 0 1 54 34 7 Wales
1 0 2 32 61 5 Argentina
0 0 3 38 83 3
Quarter final
20 October 1991 |
Ireland ![]() | 18 – 19 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
- Semi final
27 October 1991 |
Australia ![]() | 16 – 6 | ![]() |
Tries: Campese, Horan Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (2) | Pen: Fox (2) |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Jim Fleming ![]() |
- Final
27 October 1991 |
Australia ![]() | 12 – 6 | ![]() |
Tries: Daly Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (2) | Pen: Webb (2) |
Twickenham, London Referee: Derek Bevan ![]() |
1991 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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![]() Australia First title |
Group matches
1995-05-25 |
South Africa ![]() | 27 – 18 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
1995-05-31 |
Australia ![]() | 27 – 11 | ![]() |
Tries: Michael Lynagh, Tabua Tamanivalu, 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 ![]() |
1995-06-03 |
Australia ![]() | 42 – 3 | ![]() |
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 Ivancuic Drop Goals: |
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Naoki Saito ![]() |
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points South Africa
3 0 0 68 26 9 Australia
2 0 1 87 41 7 Canada
1 0 2 45 50 5 Romania
0 0 3 14 97 3
- Quarter final
15 September 2007 |
Australia ![]() | 22 – 25 | ![]() |
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: David Bishop ![]() |
- Group matches
1999-10-03 |
Australia ![]() | 57 – 9 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
1999-10-10 |
Ireland ![]() | 3 – 23 | ![]() |
Pen: David Humphreys | Tries: Ben Tune, Tim Horan Con: Matthew Burke (2) Pen: Matthew Burke (2), John Eales |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Clayton Thomas ![]() |
1999-10-14 |
Australia ![]() | 55–19 | ![]() |
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: Andre Watson ![]() |
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Australia
3 0 0 135 31 6 Ireland
2 0 1 100 45 4 Romania
1 0 2 50 126 2 United States
0 0 3 52 135 0
- Quarter final
1999-10-23 |
Wales ![]() | 9 – 24 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
- Semi-final
1999-10-30 |
South Africa ![]() | 21 – 27 (a.e.t) | ![]() |
Pen: Jannie de Beer (6) Drop: Jannie de Beer | Pen: Matthew Burke (8) Drop: Stephen Larkham |
Twickenham, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Derek Bevan ![]() |
- Final
1999-11-06 |
Australia ![]() | 35 – 12 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
1999 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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![]() Australia Second title |
- Group matches
2003-10-10 |
Australia ![]() | 24 – 8 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
2003-10-18 |
Australia ![]() | 90 – 8 | ![]() |
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: Pablo De Luca ![]() |
2003-10-25 |
Australia ![]() | 142 – 0 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
2003-11-01 |
Australia ![]() | 17–16 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | BP | Points |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 32 | 2 | 18 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 56 | 3 | 15 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 57 | 3 | 11 |
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1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 192 | 1 | 5 |
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0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 310 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter final
8 November 2003 |
Australia ![]() | 33 – 16 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
- semi final
2003-11-15 |
Australia ![]() | 22 – 10 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
- Final
22 November 2003 |
Australia ![]() | 17 – 20 (a.e.t) | ![]() |
Tries Tuqiri Pen: Elton Flatley (4) | Tries: Robinson Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop Goal Wilkinson |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,957 Referee: Andre Watson ![]() |
- Group Matches
8 September 2007 |
Australia ![]() | 91 – 3 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
15 September 2007 |
Australia ![]() | 32 – 20 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
23 September 2007 |
Australia ![]() | 55 – 12 | ![]() |
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 Owen ![]() |
29 September 2007 |
Australia ![]() | 37 – 6 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Pool B games -
Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 215 | 41 | +174 | 4 | 20 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 114 | 136 | −22 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 168 | 105 | +63 | 4 | 12 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 210 | −146 | 1 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 120 | −69 | 0 | 2 |
- Quarter final
2007-010-06 |
Australia ![]() | 10 – 12 | ![]() |
Tries: Lote Tuqiri Con: Stirling Mortlock Pen: Stirling Mortlock Drop Goals: | Tries: Con: Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (4) Drop Goals: |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Alain Roland ![]() |
- Group Matches
11 September 2011 15:30 |
Australia ![]() | 32 – 6 | ![]() |
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[dead link] | 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 | ![]() |
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23' | Report[dead link] | 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 | ![]() |
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[dead link] | 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 | ![]() |
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[dead link] | 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) |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 135 | 34 | +101 | 1 | 17 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 173 | 48 | +125 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 139 | −139 | 1 | 1 |
- Quarter Finals
9 October 2011 18:00 NZDT (UTC+13) |
South Africa ![]() | 9 – 11 | ![]() |
Pen: Steyn (2/4) 39', 56' Drop: Steyn (1/1) 60' Lambie (0/1) | Report[dead link] | Try: Horwill 11' m Con: O'Connor (0/1) Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72' |
Regional Stadium, Wellington Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
- Semifinal
2011-10-16 20:30 |
New Zealand ![]() | 20 – 6 report = [ (Report)] | ![]() |
Tries: Nonu Pen: Weepu Drop: Cruden | Pen: O'Connor Drop: Cooper |
Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Craig Joubert ![]() |
- Third place play-off
21 October 2011 20:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
Wales ![]() | 18 – 21 | ![]() |
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[dead link] | 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) |
Hosting
1987
Australia hosted the first 1987 Rugby World Cup, along with New Zealand. Games were hosted at the following stadiums -
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
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Venues
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 |
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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) |
Future world cups
Australia has bid for the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups. It lost both bids, to England and Japan.
Overall record
Australia vs | Played | Win | Draw | Lost | Win % |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66% |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66% |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Overall | 39 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 83% |
Australian records at the Rugby World Cup
- World Cup Champions
1991 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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![]() Australia First title |
1999 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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![]() Australia Second title |
Team Records
- Highest total of 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
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)
- 15 John Eales (1991,1995,1999)
- 15 Nathan Sharpe (2003,2007,2011)
- 15 David Campese (1987,1991,1995)
- 14 Jason Little (1991,1995,1999)
- 14 Tim Horan (1991,1995,1999)
- 14 Joe Roff (1995,1999)
- Most Points Overall
- 195 Michael Lynagh (1987,1991,1995)
- 125 Matt Burke (1995,1999)
- 100 Elton Flatley
- 60 Matt Giteau (2003,2007)
- 57 Stirling Mortlock (1999,2003,2007)
- 57 Mat Rogers (2003,2007)
- Most Points in a Game
42 vs Namibia - Mat Rogers 2003
30 vs Romania - Elton Flatley 2003
27 vs Fiji - Matt Giteau 2007
25 vs France - Matt Burke 1999
25 vs Namibia - Chris Latham 2003
24 vs South Africa - Matt Burke 2003
- Most Tries Overall
- 11 Chris Latham (1999,2003,2007)
- 10 David Campese (1987,1991,1995)
- 10 Drew Mitchell (2007,2011)
- 7 Matt Giteau (2003,2007)
- 7 Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007,2011)
- 7 Joe Roff (1995,1999)
- Most Tries in a Game
5 vs Namibia - Chris Latham 2003
3 vs Romania - Toutai Kefu 1999
3 vs Fiji - Drew Mitchell 2007
3 vs United States - Adam Ashley-Cooper 2011
3 vs Romania - Mat Rogers 2003
3 vs Namibia - Lote Tuqiri 2003
3 vs Namibia - Matt Giteau 2003
3 vs Japan - Rocky Elsom 2003
- Most Penalty Goals
- 33 Michael Lynagh (1987,1991,1995)
- 21 Elton Flatley (1999,2003)
- 19 Matt Burke (1995,1999)
- 7 James O'Connor (2011)
- 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.
See also
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)