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Australian Rugby Union

Rugby union is one of Australia’s most popular sports. The game was first played in Australia in 1864 at Sydney University, and it only took 35 years until the men’s Australian rugby union team was formed.

The men’s Australian rugby team is known as the Wallabies. The team plays in the traditional Australian colours of green and gold and it is widely considered to be one of the most successful rugby teams of all time. The Wallabies have won the Rugby World Cup twice and they’ve won the Rugby Championship (formerly the Tri Nations) on four occasions. As a result of the success of the Australian rugby team, more than a dozen former Australian rugby team players have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

The Australian rugby union team has a fierce rivalry with the New Zealand national rugby team. The two teams compete for the Bledisloe Cup on an annual basis and the rivalry has certainly caught the attention of the public. In 2000, 109,874 spectators turned out in Sydney to see the Australian rugby team fall to a narrow defeat to their adversaries. To this day, the attendance remains a Guinness World Record.

The women’s Australian rugby union team has represented the country officially since 1994. The team is known as the Wallaroos and they’ve taken part in the Women’s Rugby World Cup on six occasions. Unlike the men’s team, they’ve never won the tournament, although they did finish third in 2010.

At the domestic level, top Australian rugby teams represent the country in Super Rugby, which is a multi-regional competition across the southern hemisphere. Australia enters five teams: the Brumbies of the Australian Capital Territory, the Melbourne Rebels, the Queensland Reds, the New South Wales Waratahs and the Western Force from Perth. A top level women’s competition called the Super W also launched in 2018.

Read on to discover the latest Australian rugby news, including all the latest fixtures and news about your favourite Australian rugby team players.

Fixtures & Results

Sun Aug 27, 2023
FT
Stade de France
France France
-
11:45am
Australia Australia
LIVE
41
17
Sat Aug 26, 2023
FT
Twickenham
England England
-
10:15am
Fiji Fiji
LIVE
22
30
FT
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Italy Italy
-
12:30pm
Japan Japan
LIVE
42
21
FT
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
-
12:30pm
Georgia Georgia
LIVE
33
6
FT
Stade Jean Dauger
Ireland Ireland
-
2:45pm
Samoa Samoa
LIVE
17
13
FT
Civitas Metropolitano
Spain Spain
-
2:45pm
Argentina Argentina
LIVE
3
62
Fri Aug 25, 2023
FT
Twickenham
New Zealand New Zealand
-
2:30pm
South Africa South Africa
LIVE
7
35
Sat Aug 19, 2023
FT
Principality Stadium
Wales Wales
-
10:15am
South Africa South Africa
LIVE
16
52
FT
Stadio Riviera delle Palme
Italy Italy
-
12:30pm
Romania Romania
LIVE
57
7
FT
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
-
12:30pm
England England
LIVE
29
10
FT
Stade de la Beaujoire
France France
-
3:05pm
Fiji Fiji
LIVE
34
17
Sat Aug 12, 2023
FT
Twickenham
England England
-
12:30pm
Wales Wales
LIVE
19
17
FT
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
France France
-
3:05pm
Scotland Scotland
LIVE
30
27
Sat Aug 5, 2023
FT
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium
Japan Japan
-
6:15am
Fiji Fiji
LIVE
12
35
FT
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
-
10:15am
France France
LIVE
25
21
FT
Principality Stadium
Wales Wales
-
12:30pm
England England
LIVE
20
9
FT
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
-
3:00pm
Italy Italy
LIVE
33
17
FT
Estadio José Amalfitani
Argentina Argentina
-
3:10pm
South Africa South Africa
LIVE
13
24
Fri Aug 4, 2023
FT
Forsyth Barr Stadium
New Zealand New Zealand
-
10:35pm
Australia Australia
LIVE
23
20
Sat Jul 29, 2023
FT
Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Japan Japan
-
6:30am
Tonga Tonga
LIVE
21
16
FT
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
-
10:15am
Italy Italy
LIVE
25
13
Sat Jul 22, 2023
FT
Sapporo Dome
Japan Japan
-
1:50am
Samoa Samoa
LIVE
22
24

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