Australia national rugby union team

Australia
Nickname(s)	Wallabies
Emblem	Wallaby
Union	Rugby Australia
Captain	Will Skelton;
Most caps	George Gregan (139)
Top scorer	Michael Lynagh (911)
Top try scorer	David Campese (64)
Team colours File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit socks long.svg First colours	Team colours File:Kit body.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	9 (as of 16 October 2023)
Highest	2 (2004)
Lowest	10 (2023)
First international
	(Russian) 13–3 British Isles 23x15px ; (Sydney, New South Wales; 24 June 1899)
Biggest win
	(Russian) 142–0 Template:Ru-rt ; (Adelaide, Australia; 25 October 2003)
Biggest defeat
	(Russian) 53–8 Template:Ru-rt ; (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 August 2008)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (First in 1987)
Best result	Champions (1991, 1999)
Medal record
Men's rugby
Website	rugby.com.au

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.

Australia National Rugby Union Team Media

Australia squad 1908.jpg

The squad that went on tour in 1908–09
Solomon chaired 1953.jpg

Wallaby captain Solomon chaired by the Springboks 1953
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Australia playing
1. REDIRECT Template:National rugby union team at Vélez Sarsfield stadium, 7 November 1987
Australia - Ireland 15-11-2006-2.jpg
A line-out during
1. REDIRECT Template:National rugby union team against Australia in 2006.
Australia - Ireland 15-11-2006-1.jpg

An Australian national rugby union team jersey used in the 2000s
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Wallabies in the wild
The opening match of the 2003 World Cup at Telstra Stadium.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Who are the Qantas Wallabies?". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

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[rugby-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Who are the Qantas Wallabies?". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

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