Australia national rugby union team
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| Nickname(s) | Wallabies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| File:Australian Colonial Flag.svg Australia 13–3 British Isles File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (Sydney, New South Wales; 24 June 1899) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 142–0 Namibia File:Flag of Namibia.svg (Adelaide, Australia; 25 October 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 53–8 Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 August 2008) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1991, 1999) | ||
Medal record | |||
| Website | rugby.com.au | ||
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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.
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.
