Australia women's national rugby union team

Rugby team
country =Australia


imagesize = 100px
union = Australian Rugby Union
nickname = Wallaroos
captain = flagicon|AUS
coach = flagicon|AUS Steven 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 = 5th 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
5th 2002 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 of Australia. The Wallaroos have competed at three Women's Rugby World Cups 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 at North Sydney Oval, and NZ won the game 37 to 0. The team placed fifth at their first world cup appearance in 1998 in the Netherlands, they placed fifth at the 2002 event in Barcelona, 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 = 3/10/3

wrugbybox
test# = 167
date = 1997-08-02
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 24-28
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium = Brisbane
code = 4/24/1

wrugbybox
test# = 170
date = 1997-08-16
nohome = ruw-rt| NZL
score = 44-0
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium = Dunedin
code = 15/5/4

wrugbybox
test# = 195
date = 1998-05-02 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 21-0
noaway = ruw|IRE
stadium = Amsterdam
code = 6/22/1

wrugbybox
test# = 202
date = 1998-05-05 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 8-10
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium = Amsterdam
code = 7/46/1

wrugbybox
test# = 204
date = 1998-05-09 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 13-30
noaway = ruw|ENG
stadium = Amsterdam
code = 8/44/1

wrugbybox
test# = 214
date = 1998-05-12 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 17-15
noaway = ruw|ESP
stadium = Amsterdam
code = 9/18/1

wrugbybox
test# = 226
date = 1998-05-16 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 25-15
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium = Amsterdam
code = 10/33/1

wrugbybox
test# = 228
date = 1998-08-29
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 3-27
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium = Sydney
code = 11/21/5

wrugbybox
test# = 328
date = 2001-05-26
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 19-41
noaway = ruw|ENG
stadium = T.G.Milner, Eastwood, Sydney
code = 12/73/2

wrugbybox
test# = 329
date = 2001-06-02
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 5-15
noaway = ruw|ENG
stadium = Newcastle, NSW
code = 13/74/3

wrugbybox
test# = 361
date = 2002-05-13 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 30-0
noaway = ruw|WAL
stadium = Barcelona
code = 14/64/1

wrugbybox
test# = 369
date = 2002-05-18 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 3-36
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium = Barcelona
code = 15/30/6

wrugbybox
test# = 380
date = 2002-05-21 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 0-18
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium = Barcelona
code = 16/43/2

wrugbybox
test# = 389
date = 2002-05-25 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt| AUS
score = 30-0
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium = Barcelona
code = 17/66/2

wrugbybox
test# = 561
date = 2006-08-31 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 68-12
noaway = ruw|RSA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 18/7/1

wrugbybox
test# = 566
date = 2006-09-04 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 10-24
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 19/108/2

wrugbybox
test# = 573
date = 2006-09-08 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 6-10
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 20/57/3

wrugbybox
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 = 21/58/4

wrugbybox
test# = 581
date = 2006-09-16 "(WC)"
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 18-14
noaway = ruw|IRE
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 22/79/2

wrugbybox
test# = 643
date = 2007-10-16
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 21-10
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium = Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
code = 48/23/7

wrugbybox
test# = 644
date = 2007-10-20
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 29-12
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium = Wellington
code = 49/24/8

wrugbybox
test# = -
date = 2008-07-22
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = -
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium = Canberra
code = 25/50/9

wrugbybox
test# = -
date = 2008-07-26
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = -
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium = Sydney
code = 26/51/10

External 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]