Australia Top Performers At International Level

Australia have had an exceptional last 2 decades in international rugby. They've won every available trophy including the Rugby World Cup twice, in 1991 beating England at Twickenham and again in 1999 in Wales. 2003 in Australia saw England gain revenge in the tightest final ever when a drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson at the end of extra time allowed England to take the trophy for the first time, England also denied them in France 2007 winning a close quarter-final 21-10.

Never discount Australia they specialise in late victories. Such as in the 1999 semi-finals, Stephen Larkam getting the match winning drop goal. They then went on to beat France 35-12 in the final in Cardiff, having been through a torrid time in the early 2000's they are maintaining the form that keeps them in the top three IRB rankings.

Phenomenal World Cup Record

In 33 World Cup matches, Australia have only lost 6 games, scoring over 1100 points and conceded less than half that amount.

As quarter-finalists in France 2007, Australia did not have to qualify for their place in the World Cup finals. Currently ranked third in the world, Australia are a strong contender.

Australia have new shirts in time for the World Cup in France. We saw the new strip in the home games in the tri-nations competition during July this year for the first time. Although they have stayed true to the colour gold the shirt is markedly different to all previous versions. As with most tier one nations it utilises all the latest technology. The Wallabies shirt manufactured by Canterbury features special panels to aid grip and ball retention, the shirt can be seen and purchased through the Australian Shirts page.

Pool 'C' 2011

Australia face Italy, Ireland, Europe 2 and Americas 2 in Pool C. We expect them to top the pool and proceed to the quarter-finals.

Australia News

Teams for South Africa v Australia 5 Sept 2010 - South Africa have made one change for their final Tri-Nations match against Australia in Bloemfontein on Saturday as 2nd row Danie Rossouw, returns replacing Filip van der Merwe

South Africa win seesaw match - South Africa 44-31 Australia - South Africa recovered from a error strewn start to beat Australia and move to second place in the Tri-Nations

South Africa v Australia teams Saturday 28 August - The teams for the match in Pretoria on Saturday have been announced and South Africa will honour Victor Matfield with 30,000 lookalikes in the crowd as he runs on for his 100th cap just one behind skipper John Smit

New Zealand win Bledisloe Cup - New Zealand 20-10 Australia - New Zealand took a big step closer to a 10th Tri-Nations title after a hard-fought win over Australia in Christchurch

New Zealand v Australia game 2 Teams - New Zealand and Australia have announced their teams for the second clash in the 2010 Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup