Australia women at the Rugby World Cup

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The Australian women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, did not compete in the first two Rugby World Cups in 1991 and 1994. They made their first World Cup appearance in 1998, in the Netherlands, and finished in fifth place.[1][2] The Wallaroos have competed in every tournament since their debut. They made the semi-finals for the first time in 2010 and finished with their best result of third-place.[1][2]

Australia will host their first Women's Rugby World Cup in 2029.[3][4]

By position[edit]

Rugby World Cup
Year Round Pos GP W D L PF PA
Wales 1991 Did not enter
Scotland 1994
Netherlands 1998 Plate final 5th 5 3 0 2 84 70
Spain 2002 Fifth play-off 5th 4 3 0 1 80 41
Canada 2006 Plate semi-final 7th 5 2 0 3 114 89
England 2010 Third play-off Third 5 3 0 2 115 38
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 Quarter-final 5th* 4 2 0 2 49 101
England 2025 TBD
Australia 2029 Automatically qualified as host
United States 2033 TBD
Total 7/9 3rd† 33 18 0 15 640 537
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

1998 Rugby World Cup[edit]

2 May 1998
Australia 21–0 Ireland
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Australia 8–10 France
Amsterdam
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 France 2 0 0 33 14 4th
 Australia 1 0 1 29 10 5th
 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 18 29 12th
 Ireland 0 0 2 6 33 13th

Knockout stage[edit]

9 May 1998
Australia 13–30 England
Amsterdam
12 May 1998
Australia 17–15 Spain
Amsterdam
16 May 1998
Australia 25–15 Scotland
Amsterdam

2002 Rugby World Cup[edit]

13 May 2002
Australia 30–0 Wales
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
18 May 2002
Australia 3–36 New Zealand
Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
Position Nation Games Points Table

points

Overall

ranking

played won drawn lost for against
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 153 3 6 1st
2  Australia 2 1 0 1 33 36 4 8th
3  Wales 2 1 0 1 77 30 4 9th
4  Germany 2 0 0 2 0 194 2 16th

Knockout stage[edit]

21 May 2002
Australia 17–5 United States
Girona, Barcelona
25 May 2002
Australia 30–0 Scotland
Girona, Barcelona

2006 Rugby World Cup[edit]

31 August 2006
Australia 68–12 South Africa
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
4 September 2006
Australia 10–24 France
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
8 September 2006
Australia 6–10 United States
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

Pool B ⇔ Pool C

Pool Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
B  England 3 0 0 119 16 14
C  France 2 0 1 75 37 10
C  United States 2 0 1 34 35 9
B  Australia 1 0 2 88 42 6
B  Ireland 1 0 2 48 67 5
C  South Africa 0 0 3 20 179 0

Knockout stage[edit]

12 September 2006
Australia 12–29 United States
St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
16 September 2006
Australia 18–14 Ireland
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

2010 Rugby World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool A
20 August 2010
Australia 26–12 Wales
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
24 August 2010
Australia 5–32 New Zealand
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
28 August 2010
Australia 62–0 South Africa
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
Po Nation Pl Wo Dr Lo Pf Pa Pd Tf Ta Bp Tp
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 128 16 +112 22 2 3 15
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 93 44 +49 14 8 2 10
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 18 127 −109 3 19 0 4
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 30 82 −52 4 14 1 1

Knockout stage[edit]

1 September 2010
Australia 0–15 England
Twickenham Stoop
5 September 2010
Australia 22–8 France
Twickenham Stoop

2014 Rugby World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool C
1 August 2014
Australia 26–3 South Africa
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
5 August 2014
Australia 25–3 Wales
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2
9 August 2014
Australia 3–17 France
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 15 98 6 +92 2 14
 Australia 3 2 0 1 6 54 23 +31 0 8
 Wales 3 1 0 2 4 38 54 −16 1 5
 South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 9 116 −107 0 0

Knockout stage[edit]

13 August 2014
Australia 20–23 United States
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
17 August 2014
Australia 30–3 Wales
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

2017 Rugby World Cup[edit]

9 August 2017
Australia 17–19 Ireland
UCD Bowl, Dublin
13 August 2017
Australia 0–48France 
UCD Bowl, Dublin
17 August 2017
Australia 29–15 Japan
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 23 141 19 +122 2 14
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 7 48 52 −4 0 8
 Australia 3 1 0 2 8 46 82 −36 2 6
 Japan 3 0 0 3 7 43 125 −82 0 0

Knockout stage[edit]

22 August 2017
Australia 36–24Ireland 
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
26 August 2017
Australia 12–43 Canada
Queen's University Belfast

2021 Rugby World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021 Rugby World Cup Pool A
8 October 2022
Australia 17–41 New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
15 October 2022
Australia 14–12 Scotland
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
22 October 2022
Australia 13–7 Wales
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 154 29 +125 26 3 15
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 44 60 −16 6 0 8
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 37 84 −47 5 1 5
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 27 89 −62 5 2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2021 Rugby World Cup knockout stage
30 October 2022
Australia 5–41 England
Waitakere Stadium, Auckland

Overall record[edit]

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country P W D L PF PA ± Win %
 Canada 1 0 0 1 12 43 –31 0%
 England 3 0 0 3 18 86 –68 0%
 France 5 1 0 4 43 107 –64 20%
 Japan 1 1 0 0 29 15 +14 100%
 Ireland 4 3 0 1 92 57 +35 75%
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 25 109 –84 0%
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 69 27 +42 100%
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 156 15 +141 100%
 Spain 1 1 0 0 17 15 +2 100%
 United States 4 1 0 3 55 67 –12 25%
 Wales 5 5 0 0 124 25 +99 100%
Total 33 18 0 15 640 566 +74 54.54%

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Our History - Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  2. ^ a b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  3. ^ Smale, Simon (2022-05-12). "Australia to host 2027 men's and 2029 women's Rugby World Cups". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  4. ^ "Australia confirmed as host of men's 2027 and women's 2029 Rugby World Cups". the Guardian. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

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