Australia at the Rugby World Cup

The Australian national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies, has played all eight Rugby World Cup tournaments. They are one of the three best performing teams, having won two tournaments, as has South Africa; only New Zealand has done better, winning three tournaments. Australia has hosted or co-hosted the tournament on two occasions – in 1987 and 2003.

Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

By position

By tournament

1987 New Zealand & Australia

Group matches

23 May 1987
Australia  19 6  England
Tries: David Campese
Simon Poidevin
Con: Michael Lynagh
Pen: Michael Lynagh (3)
Try: Mike Harrison
Con: Jon Webb
Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)


3 June 1987
Australia  42 23  Japan
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 (Scotland)
Team P W D L PF PA Pts
 Australia 3300108416
 England 3201100324
 United States 310239992
 Japan 3003481230
Quarter final
7 June 1987
Australia  30 24  Ireland
Tries: Burke
McIntyre
Smith
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Tries: Kiernan
MacNeil
Con: Kiernan (2)
Pen: Kiernan
Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Brian Anderson (New Zealand)

Semi-final
13 June 1987
Australia  24 30  France
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 (Scotland)


Third place play-off
18 June 1987
Australia  21 22  Wales
Tries: Burke
Grigg
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Drop: Lynagh
Tries: Roberts
Moriarty
Hadley
Con: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Thorburn (2)

1991 UK, Ireland and France

Group matches

4 October 1991
Argentina  19 32  Australia
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 (New Zealand)

9 October 1991
Australia  9 3  Western Samoa
Pen: Lynagh (3) Pen: Vaea
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

12 October 1991
Wales  3 38  Australia
Pen: Ring Tries: Roebuck (2), Slattery, Campese, Horan, Lynagh
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 Australia 30079259
 Western Samoa 20154347
 Wales 10232615
 Argentina 00338833

Quarter final

20 October 1991
Ireland  18 19  Australia
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 (Scotland)

Semi final
27 October 1991
Australia  16 6  New Zealand
Tries: Campese, Horan
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Fox (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Final
27 October 1991
Australia  12 6  England
Tries: Daly
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Webb (2)
Twickenham, London
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
 1991 Rugby World Cup Champions 

Australia
First title

1995 South Africa

Group matches


1995-05-25
South Africa  27 18  Australia
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 (Wales)

1995-05-31
Australia  27 11  Canada
Tries:
Michael Lynagh, Ilivasi Tabua, 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 (France)

1995-06-03
Australia  42 3  Romania
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 (Japan)
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 South Africa 30068269
 Australia 20187417
 Canada 10245505
 Romania 00314973
Quarter final

15 September 2007
Australia  22 25  England
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 (New Zealand)

1999 Wales

Group matches

1999-10-03
Australia  57 9  Romania
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 (New Zealand)

1999-10-10
Ireland  3 23  Australia
Pen: David Humphreys Tries: Ben Tune, Tim Horan
Con: Matthew Burke (2)
Pen: Matthew Burke (2), John Eales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 Australia 300135316
 Ireland 201100454
 Romania 102501262
 United States 003521350

Quarter final
1999-10-23
Wales  9 24  Australia
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 (New Zealand)

Semi-final
1999-10-30
South Africa  21 27
(a.e.t)
 Australia
Pen: Jannie de Beer (6)
Drop: Jannie de Beer
Pen: Matthew Burke (8)
Drop: Stephen Larkham
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Final
1999-11-06
Australia  35 12  France
Tries: Ben Tune, Owen Finegan

Con: Matthew Burke (2)
Pen: Matthew Burke (7)

Pen: Christophe Lamaison (4)
 1999 Rugby World Cup Champions 

Australia
Second title

2003 Australia

Group matches

2003-10-10
Australia  24 8  Argentina
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 (New Zealand)

2003-10-18
Australia  90 8  Romania
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 (Argentina)

2003-10-25
Australia  142 0  Namibia
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 (France)

2003-11-01
Australia  1716  Ireland
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 (New Zealand)
Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points
 Australia 40027332218
 Ireland 30114156315
 Argentina 20214057311
 Romania 1036519215
 Namibia 0042831000
Quarter final

8 November 2003
Australia  33 16  Scotland
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 (New Zealand)
semi final

2003-11-15
Australia  22 10  New Zealand
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 (England)
Final

22 November 2003
Australia  17 20
(a.e.t)
 England
Tries Tuqiri
Pen: Elton Flatley (4)
Tries: Robinson
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop Goal Wilkinson
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,957
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

2007 France

Group Matches

8 September 2007
Australia  91 3  Japan
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 (Ireland)

15 September 2007
Australia  32 20  Wales
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 (New Zealand)

23 September 2007
Australia  55 12  Fiji
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 Owens (Wales)

29 September 2007
Australia  37 6  Canada
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 (England)

Pool B games -

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
 Australia 44003021541+174420
 Fiji 43011411413622315
 Wales 420223168105+63412
 Japan 401376421014613
 Canada 40136511206902
Quarter final

2007-010-06
Australia  10 12  England
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 (Ireland)

2011 New Zealand

Group Matches


11 September 2011
15:30
Australia  32 – 6  Italy
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 Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+'

17 September 2011
20:30
Australia  6 – 15  Ireland
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23'
Report 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  United States
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 Try: Gagiano 23' m
Con: Malifa (0/1)

1 October 2011
15:30
Australia  68 – 22  Russia
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 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
 Ireland 44001513534+101117
 Australia 43012517348+125315
 Italy 42021392953210
 United States 41034381228404
 Russia 400485713913911
Quarter Finals

9 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
South Africa  9 – 11  Australia
Pen: Steyn (2/4) 39', 56'
Drop: Steyn (1/1) 60'
Lambie (0/1)
Report Try: Horwill 11' m
Con: O'Connor (0/1)
Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72'
Semifinal

2011-10-16
20:30
New Zealand  20 – 6  Australia
Tries: Nonu
Pen: Weepu
Drop: Cruden
Pen: O'Connor
Drop: Cooper
Third place play-off

21 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
Wales  18 – 21  Australia
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 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)

2015 England

Group matches

23 September 2015
16:45
Australia  28–13  Fiji
Try: Pocock (2) 26' c, 31' m
Kepu 43' c
Con: Foley (2/3) 28', 44'
Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 38', 70'
Report Try: Volavola 60' c
Con: Nadolo (1/1) 61'
Pen: Nadolo (2/2) 21', 47'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 67,253
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
27 September 2015
12:00
Australia  65–3  Uruguay
Try: McMahon (2) 7' m, 69' m
Tomane 9' c
Mumm 26' m
Speight 31' c
McCalman (2) 36' c, 61' c
Mitchell (2) 47' m, 52' m
Toomua 71' m
Kuridrani 80' c
Con: Cooper (5/11) 10', 32', 36', 62', 80'
Report Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 24'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 39,605
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
3 October 2015
20:00
England  13–33  Australia
Try: Watson 56' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 57'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65'
Report Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c
Giteau 80' c
Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80'
Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,010
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
10 October 2015
16:45
Australia  15–6  Wales
Pen: Foley (5/6) 25', 31', 37', 51', 73'
Giteau (0/1)
Report Pen: Biggar (2/3) 5', 34'
Team
Pld W D L TF PF PA +/ BP Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 17 141 35 +106 1 17
 Wales 4 3 0 1 11 111 62 +49 1 13
 England 4 2 0 2 16 133 75 +58 3 11
 Fiji 4 1 0 3 10 84 101 –17 1 5
 Uruguay 4 0 0 4 2 30 226 –196 0 0
Quarter final

18 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
Australia  35–34  Scotland
Try: Ashley-Cooper 9' m
Mitchell (2) 30' m, 43' c
Hooper 40' m
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/5) 44', 65'
Pen: Foley (2/2) 54', 80'
Report Try: Horne 18' c
Seymour 59' m
Bennett 74' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 19', 75'
Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 14', 21', 34', 47', 69'
Semi final

25 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
Argentina  15–29  Australia
Pen: Sánchez (5/5) 7', 24', 36', 45', 55'
Report Try: Simmons 2' c
Ashley-Cooper (3) 10' c, 32' m, 72' c
Con: Foley (3/4) 3', 11', 73'
Pen: Foley (1/2) 48'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,025
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Final

31 October 2015
16:00 GMT (UTC+00)
New Zealand  34–17  Australia
Try: Milner-Skudder 39' c
Nonu 42' m
Barrett 79' c
Con: Carter (2/3) 40', 80'
Pen: Carter (4/4) 8', 27', 36', 75'
Drop: Carter 70'
Report Try: Pocock 53'
Kuridrani 64' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 54', 65'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 14'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,125
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Hosting

The opening game at Telstra Stadium between Australia and Argentina in 2003.

1987

Australia hosted the first 1987 Rugby World Cup, along with New Zealand. Games were hosted at the following stadiums -

City Stadium Capacity
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

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
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)

Australia intended to bid for the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups, but withdrew from the bidding. The bids were awarded to England and Japan respectively.

Overall record

Australia vs Played Win Draw Lost Win %
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 100%
 Canada 2 2 0 0 100%
 England 6 3 0 3 50%
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 100%
 France 2 1 0 1 50%
 Ireland 5 4 0 1 80%
 Italy 1 1 0 0 100%
 Japan 2 2 0 0 100%
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 100%
 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 50%
 Romania 3 3 0 0 100%
 Russia 1 1 0 0 100%
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 100%
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 100%
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 66%
 United States 3 3 0 0 100%
 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 100%
 Wales 6 5 0 1 83%
Overall 48 39 0 9 81%

Team records

Most 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
66 vs  Namibia, 2015
57 vs  Romania, 1999
55 vs  United States, 1999
55 vs  Fiji, 2007

Individual records

Most World Cup matches
Most points overall
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

Most tries overall
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
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

Portrayal on screen

Australia can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film Invictus based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

References

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