- Australia women's national rugby union team
Rugby team
country =Australia
imagesize = 100px
union = Australian Rugby Union
nickname = Wallaroos
captain = flagicon|AUS
coach = flagicon|AUSSteven Hamson
from = 2003
caps = (-)
top scorer = (-)
youngest player =
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first = ruw|AUS 0-37 ruw|NZL
(1994)
bigwin = ruw|AUS 68-12 ruw|RSA
(2006)
bigloss = ruw|AUS 0-64 ruw|NZL
(1995)
World cup apps = 3
year = 1998
best = 5th1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
5th2002 Women's Rugby World Cup The Australia national women's rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, are the national women's
rugby union team ofAustralia . The Wallaroos have competed at threeWomen's Rugby World Cup s in the past; in 1998, 2002 and the current 2006 event.Australian women have been playing rugby since thet late 1930s, in regional areas of New South Wales. In 1992 the first National Women's Tournament as held in Newcastle, NSW. The following year the Australian Women's Rugby Union was established, and it was declared that the national women's team would be called the Wallaroos.
The Wallaroos played their first international in 1994, against New Zealand, also known as the
Black Ferns . The match was played atNorth Sydney Oval , and NZ won the game 37 to 0. The team placed fifth at their first world cup appearance in 1998 inthe Netherlands , they placed fifth at the 2002 event inBarcelona ,Spain also.Results
ummary
"(Full internationals only)"
Full internationals
"See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numbering." wrugbybox
test# = 107
date =1994-09-02
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 0-37
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium =Sydney
code = 1/8/1|wrugbybox
test# = 121
date =1995-07-22
nohome = ruw-rt| NZL
score = 64-0
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium =Auckland
code = 9/2/2|wrugbybox
test# = 138
date =1996-08-31
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 5-28
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium =Sydney
code = 3/10/3wrugbybox
test# = 167
date =1997-08-02
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 24-28
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium =Brisbane
code = 4/24/1wrugbybox
test# = 170
date =1997-08-16
nohome = ruw-rt| NZL
score = 44-0
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium =Dunedin
code = 15/5/4wrugbybox
test# = 195
date =1998-05-02 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 21-0
noaway = ruw|IRE
stadium =Amsterdam
code = 6/22/1wrugbybox
test# = 202
date =1998-05-05 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 8-10
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium =Amsterdam
code = 7/46/1wrugbybox
test# = 204
date =1998-05-09 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 13-30
noaway = ruw|ENG
stadium =Amsterdam
code = 8/44/1wrugbybox
test# = 214
date =1998-05-12 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 17-15
noaway = ruw|ESP
stadium =Amsterdam
code = 9/18/1wrugbybox
test# = 226
date =1998-05-16 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 25-15
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium =Amsterdam
code = 10/33/1wrugbybox
test# = 228
date =1998-08-29
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 3-27
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium =Sydney
code = 11/21/5wrugbybox
test# = 328
date =2001-05-26
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 19-41
noaway = ruw|ENG
stadium = T.G.Milner,Eastwood ,Sydney
code = 12/73/2wrugbybox
test# = 329
date =2001-06-02
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 5-15
noaway = ruw|ENG
stadium =Newcastle, NSW
code = 13/74/3wrugbybox
test# = 361
date =2002-05-13 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 30-0
noaway = ruw|WAL
stadium =Barcelona
code = 14/64/1wrugbybox
test# = 369
date =2002-05-18 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 3-36
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium =Barcelona
code = 15/30/6wrugbybox
test# = 380
date =2002-05-21 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 0-18
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium =Barcelona
code = 16/43/2wrugbybox
test# = 389
date =2002-05-25 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 30-0
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium =Barcelona
code = 17/66/2wrugbybox
test# = 561
date =2006-08-31 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 68-12
noaway = ruw|RSA
stadium =Ellerslie Rugby Park ,Edmonton
code = 18/7/1wrugbybox
test# = 566
date =2006-09-04 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 10-24
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium =Ellerslie Rugby Park ,Edmonton
code = 19/108/2wrugbybox
test# = 573
date =2006-09-08 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 6-10
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium =Ellerslie Rugby Park ,Edmonton
code = 20/57/3wrugbybox
test# = 577
date =2006-09-12 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 12-29
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium =St. Albert Rugby Park , St. Albert
code = 21/58/4wrugbybox
test# = 581
date =2006-09-16 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 18-14
noaway = ruw|IRE
stadium =Ellerslie Rugby Park ,Edmonton
code = 22/79/2wrugbybox
test# = 643
date =2007-10-16
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 21-10
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium =Cooks Gardens ,Wanganui
code = 48/23/7wrugbybox
test# = 644
date =2007-10-20
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 29-12
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium =Wellington
code = 49/24/8wrugbybox
test# = -
date =2008-07-22
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = -
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium =Canberra
code = 25/50/9wrugbybox
test# = -
date =2008-07-26
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = -
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium =Sydney
code = 26/51/10External links
* [http://www.rugby.com.au/060828_womens_world_cup,48520.html Wallaroos chase World Cup glory]
* [http://www.rugby.com.au/fixtures_results/womens_rugby_world_cup_2006/wallaroo_results,48148.html List of results]
* [http://www.rugby.com.au/fixtures_results/womens_rugby_world_cup_2006/a_history_of_australian_womens_rugby,47922.html History of Australian Women's Rugby]
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