Australia national rugby sevens team

Rugby team

For the women's sevens team, see Australia women's national rugby sevens team. For the rugby sevens tournament, see Australian Sevens.

Australia

Union| Rugby Australia
Head coach| Liam Barry
Captain| Nick Malouf
Top scorer| James Stannard (1,239)
Top try scorer| Lewis Holland (111)

First colours

Second colours

|

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Appearances| 8 (First in 1993)
Best result| Runners-up (1993, 2001)

The Australia national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia also competes at other international tournaments for rugby sevens, including at the Commonwealth Games. The current captain of the team is Nick Malouf, and the head coach is John Manenti .

Rugby sevens is an Olympic sport and made its debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Australia qualified for the tournament after winning the 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship.

## Team name

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The Australia national sevens side does not have a nickname as of 2016.[1] The team is sometimes erroneously referred to as the Aussie Thunderbolts in sections of the media,[2][3] but that name refers to Australia's developmental sevens side (the second team) rather than the official national team.[1][4]

At the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens tournament in 1976, Australia was represented by a selected team under the name Wallaroos,[5] originally the name of one of the foundation clubs of the Southern Rugby Union in 1874,[6] but now used for the Australian women's team in 15-a-side rugby. Australia has also been represented at international sevens tournaments by the Australian Barbarians club.[7][8]

## Honours

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Australia has won the following:

World Rugby Sevens Series

* Champion: 2021–22
* Runner-up: 2000–01
* Third place: 1999–2000, 2004–05

World Cup Sevens

* Silver medal: 2009, 2022
* Bronze medal: 2005

Commonwealth Games Sevens

* Silver medal: 2010
* Bronze medal: 1998, 2014

Rugby sevens at the World Games

* Silver medal: 2001

Australia vs Spain at the 2013 World Cup 7s

Major tournament wins

* Hong Kong Sevens: 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2022
* Australian Sevens: 1987, 2002, 2018
* London Sevens: 2010, 2022
* Paris Sevens: 1998
* Wellington Sevens: 2001
* Kuala Lumpur Sevens: 2001
* Shanghai Sevens: 2001
* Tokyo Sevens: 2012

Regional and other tournament wins

* Oceania Sevens: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019
* Oktoberfest Sevens: 2017

## Tournament record

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A red box around the year indicates a tournament played in Australia. An asterisk (*) indicates a shared placing.

### Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Rugby World Cup 7s

Year  | Round  | Position  | P | W | L | D
1993 | Final  |  | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0
1997 | Quarterfinals  |  5 *  | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1
2001 | Final  |  | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0
2005 | Semifinals  |  *  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0
2009 | Plate final  | 10  | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0
2013 | Quarterfinals  |  5 *  | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1
2018 | Challenge final  | 10  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0
2022 | Bronze Final  | 4  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0
2026  | to be determined
Total | 0 Titles | 8/8  | 48 | 31 | 15 | 2

### World Games

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World Games Rugby 7s a

Year  | Round  | Position  | P | W | L | D
2001 | Final  |  | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0
2005 | did not participate
2009
2013
Total | 0 Titles | 1/4  | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0

### Olympic Games

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Olympic Games Rugby 7s

Year  | Round  | Position  | P | W | L | D
2016 | Quarter-finals  | 8  | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0
2020 | Quarter-finals  | 7  | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0
2024 | Bronze match  | 4  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0
2028 | to be determined
2032 | Qualified as host
Total | 0 Titles | 3/3  | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0

### Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games 7s

Year  | Round  | Position  | P | W | L | D
1998 | Third playoff  |  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0
2002 | Quarterfinals  |  5 *  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0
2006 | Third playoff  | 4  | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0
2010 | Final  |  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0
2014 | Third playoff  |  | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0
2018 | Fifth playoff  | 5  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0
2022 | Third playoff  | 4  | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0
Total | 0 Titles | 6/6  | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0

### Oceania Sevens

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Oceania Rugby 7s

Year  | Round  | Position  | P | W | L | D
2008  | did not participate
2009
2010 | Final  |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0
2011 | Third playoff  | 4  | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0
2012 | Final  |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0
2013 | Third playoff  |  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0
2014 | Third playoff  | 4  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0
2015 | Final  |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0
2016 | Third playoff  |  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0
2017 | Semifinals  |  *  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0
2018 | Third playoff  | 4  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0
2019 | Final  |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0
2021 | round-robin  |  | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0
2022b | round-robin  |  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0
2023b | Seventh playoff  | 7  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0
2024b | Fifth playoff  | 5  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0
2025b | to be determined
Total | 4 Titles | 13/16  | 75 | 55 | 20 | 0

Notes:

^a Rugby Sevens was discontinued at the World Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.

^b Australia VII or development team entered

## World Rugby Sevens Series

[edit]

Logo 2008–2017

Key to tournament locations

| Africa and Middle East

Asia

| Americas

Europe

| Oceania  |  | Australian event

### 2000s

[edit]

Summary for Series I to X

World Sevens Series

99–00 | II
00–01 | III
01–02 | IV
02–03 | V
03–04
| 5th
Dubai |  rd*
Dubai |  no status** Dubai |  rd*
Dubai | 6th
Dubai
5th
Stellenbosch |  rd*
Durban | 5th
Durban |  rd*
George | 7th*
George
|  rd*
Wellington | st
Wellington | 7th*
Wellington |  rd*
Wellington | 10th
Wellington

Brisbane | cancelled‡ Brisbane | st
Brisbane | 5th
Brisbane | –
rd*
Suva | –  | –  | –  | –
| 5th
Punta del Este | –  | 7th*
Santiago | –  | 9th
Los Angeles
rd*
Mar del Plata |  –† | 5th
Mar del Plata | –  | –
|  rd*
Hong Kong |  rd*
Hong Kong | 5th*
Hong Kong | 5th*
Hong Kong | 5th*
Hong Kong
rd*
Tokyo |  nd
Tokyo |  rd*
Singapore | cancelled §
Singapore | 7th*
Singapore
–  | st
Shanghai |  rd*
Beijing | cancelled§
Beijing | –
–  | st
Kuala Lumpur |  rd*
Kuala Lumpur | –  | –
| –  |  nd
London | 5th
London | 5th
London | 7th*
London
rd*
Paris |  nd
Cardiff |  rd*
Cardiff | 6th
Cardiff | 6th
Bordeaux
10/10
118 pts

rd [9]

|  9/9
150 pts

nd  [10]

| 11/11
108 pts

5th  [11]

|  7/7
66 pts

5th  [12]

|  8/8
34 pts

8th  [13]

Notes:

* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were eventually introduced in 2012).
** Downgraded to non-series status in wake of September 11 attacks in 2001.
† Mar del Plata hosted the Sevens World Cup instead of a leg in the 2001 series.
‡ Tournament cancelled by IRB in response to government sanctions against Fiji.
§ Tournament cancelled due to concerns about the SARS outbreak in Asia in 2002.

IRB Sevens World Series

04–05 | VII
05–06 | VIII
06–07 | IX
07–08 | X
08–09
| 7th*
Dubai | 7th*
Dubai | 7th*
Dubai | 9th
Dubai | 7th*
Dubai
9th
George | 7th*
George | 9th
George | 11th*
George | 10th
George
| 5th
Wellington | 7th*
Wellington | 11th*
Wellington |  rd*
Wellington | 11th*
Wellington
–  | –  | 5th
Adelaide | 7th*
Adelaide | 6th
Adelaide
–  | –  | –  | –  | –
|  rd*
Los Angeles | 7th*
Los Angeles | 7th*
San Diego | 12th
San Diego | 9th
San Diego
–  | –  | –  | –  | –
|  –† | 5th*
Hong Kong | 5th*
Hong Kong | 5th*
Hong Kong | 5th*
Hong Kong
6th
Singapore | 7th*
Singapore | –  | –  | –
–  | –  | –  | –  | –
–  | –  | –  | –  | –
| 6th
London | 11th*
London | 6th
London | 9th
London | 7th*
London
7th*
Paris |  rd*
Paris | 11th*
Edinburgh | 9th
Edinburgh | 6th
Edinburgh
7/7
42 pts

7th [14]

|  8/8
40 pts

8th  [15]

| 8/8
32 pts

7th  [16]

|  8/8
30 pts

8th  [17]

|  8/8
30 pts

8th  [18]

Notes:

* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were eventually introduced in 2012).
† Hong Kong hosted the Sevens World Cup instead of a leg in the 2005 series.

### 2010s

[edit]

Summary for Series XI to XX

World Sevens Series

09–10 | XII
10–11 | XIII
11–12 | XIV
12–13 | XV
13–14
| 5th
Dubai | 6th
Dubai | 5th
Dubai | 15th*
Dubai | 9th
Dubai
7th*
George | 7th*
George | 7th*
Port Elizabeth | 9th
Port Elizabeth | 10th
Port Elizabeth
| 5th
Wellington |  rd*
Wellington | 10th
Wellington | 5th
Wellington | 5th
Wellington
rd*
Adelaide | 7th*
Adelaide | 4th
Gold Coast | 7th*
Gold Coast |  nd
Gold Coast
|  rd*
Las Vegas | 7th*
Las Vegas | 10th
Las Vegas | 13th
Las Vegas | 6th
Las Vegas
–  | –  | –  | cancelled†
Mar Del Plata | –
| 5th
Hong Kong | 6th
Hong Kong | 7th*
Hong Kong | 7th*
Hong Kong | 4th
Hong Kong
–  | –  | st
Tokyo | 7th*
Tokyo | 5th
Tokyo
| st
London | 6th
London | 5th
London |  nd
London |  nd
London

Edinburgh |  nd
Edinburgh | 5th
Glasgow | 9th
Glasgow | 7th*
Glasgow
8/8
122 pts

rd [19]

|  8/8
80 pts

5th  [20]

| 9/9
110 pts

6th  [21]

|  9/9
89 pts

8th  [22]

|  9/9
116 pts

5th  [23]

Notes:

* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were introduced in 2012).
† Event cancelled due to demands on UAR joining The Rugby Championship.

World Rugby Sevens Series

XVI
14–15 | XVII
15–16 | XVIII
16–17 | XIX
17–18 | XX
18–19
|  nd
Dubai | 6th
Dubai | 5th
Dubai | 5th
Dubai | 4th
Dubai

Port Elizabeth | 7th*
Cape Town | 11th*
Cape Town | 9th
Cape Town | 7th*
Cape Town
| 6th
Wellington | 5th
Wellington | 10th
Wellington |  rd
Hamilton | 7th*
Hamilton
7th*
Gold Coast |  nd
Sydney | 4th
Sydney | st
Sydney | 6th
Sydney
| 5th
Las Vegas |  nd
Las Vegas | 6th
Las Vegas | 6th
Las Vegas | 7th*
Las Vegas
–  |  rd
Vancouver | 7th*
Vancouver | 6th
Vancouver | 9th
Vancouver
| 5th
Hong Kong | 4th
Hong Kong |  rd
Hong Kong | 11th*
Hong Kong | 11th*
Hong Kong
9th
Tokyo | 7th*
Singapore | 4th
Singapore |  nd
Singapore | 7th*
Singapore
|  nd
London | 10th
London | 6th
London | 7th*
London |  nd
London
7th*
Glasgow | 6th
Paris | 10th
Paris | 11th*
Paris | 11th*
Paris
9/9
120 pts

5th [24]

| 10/10
134 pts

4th [25]

| 10/10
113 pts

6th [26]

| 10/10
123 pts

4th [27]

| 10/10
104 pts

7th

| Notes:

* * Shared placing (play-off matches for third were only introduced in 2012).

### 2020s

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World Rugby Sevens Series

| XXI
2019–20[a] | XXII
2021[b] | XXIII
2021–22 | XXIV
2022–23 | XXV
2023–24

* 5th
* Dubai

* * *

* 12th
* Cape Town

* cancelled‡
* Dubai

* * *

* cancelled‡
* Cape Town

* 5th
* Dubai I

* * *

* nd
* Dubai II

* * *

* cancelled‡
* Cape Town

* 7th*
* Dubai

* * *

* 10th
* Cape Town

* 7th*
* Dubai

* * *

* nd
* Cape Town

* rd
* Hamilton

* 4th
* Sydney

* cancelled‡
* Hamilton

* * *

* cancelled‡
* Sydney

* cancelled‡
* Hamilton

* * *

* cancelled‡
* Sydney

* 5th
* Hamilton

* 7th*
* Sydney

* –

* nd
* Perth

* nd
* Vancouver

* * *

* 4th
* Los Angeles

* –
* Vancouver

* * *

* –
* Edmonton

* * *

* cancelled‡
* Los Angeles

* rd
* Vancouver

* * *

* rd
* Los Angeles

* rd
* Vancouver

* * *

* 4th
* Los Angeles

* 10th
* Vancouver

* * *

* 7th
* Los Angeles

* cancelled‡
* Hong Kong

* * *

* cancelled‡
* Singapore

* cancelled‡
* Hong Kong

* * *

* cancelled‡
* Singapore

* cancelled‡
* Hong Kong

* * *

* rd
* Singapore

*   * Hong Kong I

* * *

* 12th*
* Hong Kong II

* * *

* –
* Singapore

* 4th
* Hong Kong

* * *

* 4th
* Singapore

* cancelled‡
* Paris

* * *

* cancelled‡
* London

* cancelled‡
* Paris

* * *

* cancelled‡
* London

* 7th*
* Toulouse

* * *

* 4th
* Málaga

* * *

* nd
* Seville

* * *

* st
* London

* –
* Toulouse

* * *

* –
* London

* –

* * *

* –

* 6/6
* 81 pts
* 4th

* 0/2
*   * —

* 9/9
* 126 pts
* st

* 8/8
* 99 pts
* 6th

* 7/7
* 83 pts
* 4th

| Notes

* ‡ Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*     1. ^ Although originally scheduled for ten rounds, the 2019–20 series was cut short after six tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only two tournaments were played in the 2021 series and many top teams did not take part.[28]

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following players have been selected to represent Australia during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.

Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

|
|
|
|

Tim Clements | Forward |  (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27) | 14  | Sydney University
Nathan Lawson | Forward |  (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26) | 18  | Southern Districts
Nick Malouf (c) | Forward |  (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) | 54  | University of Queensland
Josh Turner | Forward |  (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 29) | 27  | Manly
Dally Bird | Back |  (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22) | 10  | Eastwood
Ben Dowling | Back |  (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24) | 7  | Randwick
Matt Gonzalez | Back |  (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) | 68  | Eastwood
Maurice Longbottom | Back |  (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 30) | 39  | Randwick
Dietrich Roache | Back |  (2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 (age 23) | 21  | Western Sydney Two Blues
Hayden Sargeant | Back |  (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26) | 7  | Bond University
James Turner | Back |  (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26) | 8  | Norths Rugby

## Records and statistics

[edit]

### Player records

[edit]

The following shows leading career Australia players based on statistics from the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.

Tries scored[29] | No.  | Player  | Tries

|
|

1  | Henry Hutchison | 115
2  | Lewis Holland | 114
3  | Maurice Longbottom | 113
4  | Ed Jenkins | 109
5  | Peter Miller | 107
Points scored  | No.  | Player  | Points

|
|

1  | Maurice Longbottom | 792
2  | Dietrich Roache | 753
3  | Nick Malouf | 410
4  | Nathan Lawson | 345
5  | Josh Turner | 277
Matches played  | No.  | Player  | Matches

|
|

1  | Nick Malouf | 304
2  | Maurice Longbottom | 221
3  | Josh Turner | 170
4  | Dietrich Roache | 159
5  | Nathan Lawson | 139

### Award winners

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The following Australia Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:[30]

World Rugby Men's 7s Player of the Year | Year  | Nominees  | Winners

|
|

2018  | Ben O'Donnell | —
2022  | Nick Malouf
Corey Toole
World Rugby Men's 7s Dream Team | Year  | No. | Player

|
|

2024  | 5\.  | Nathan Lawson

### Olympic squads

[edit]

* v
* t
* e

Australia 2020 Summer Olympics Squad

Forwards|

* Nathan Lawson
* Joe Pincus
* Dylan Pietsch
* Nick Malouf (c)
* Lachie Anderson

Backs|

* Henry Hutchison
* Samu Kerevi
* Dietrich Roache
* Lachie Miller
* Josh Turner
* Josh Coward
* Maurice Longbottom
* Lewis Holland

Coach|

Tim Walsh

* v
* t
* e

Australia 2016 Summer Olympics Squad

Squad|

* Nick Malouf
* Jesse Parahi
* Henry Hutchison
* Lewis Holland
* James Stannard
* Con Foley
* Cameron Clark
* Pat McCutcheon
* Ed Jenkins (c)
* Allan Fa'alava'au
* John Porch
* Tom Cusack
* Tom Kingston

Coach|

* Andy Friend

### Captains

[edit]

Name | Year | Ref

|
|

Ed Jenkins | 2011–2016  | [31]
Sam Myers | 2016  | [32]
Lewis Holland | 2018–2019  |
James Stannard | 2018  |
Con Foley | 2018  | [33]
Jesse Parahi | 2018  | [34]

## Coaches

[edit]

Name | Tenure | Ref

|
|

Bill Millard | 2002–2005  | [35]
Glen Ella | 2005–2007  | [36]
Bill Millard | 2007–08 (interim)  | [35]
Michael O'Connor | 2008–2014  | [37][38]
Geraint John | 2014–15  | [38][39]
Tim Walsh | 2015 (interim)  | [39]
Scott Bowen | 2015–16 (interim)  | [40]
Andy Friend | 2016–2018  | [41]
Jarred Hodges | 2018 (interim)  | [33]
Tim Walsh | 2018–2021  | [42]
John Manenti | 2022–present  | [43]

## See also

[edit]

* Sports portal
* Australia portal

* National Rugby Sevens Championships
* Australia national rugby union team

## References

[edit]

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* 1990
* 1991

South Africa|

* 1933
* 1953
* 1961
* 1963
* 1969
* 1992

Europe|

* 1908–09
* 1927–28
* 1939–40
* 1947–48
* 1957–58
* 1966–67
* 1968
* 1971
* 1973
* 1975–76
* 1976
* 1981–82
* 1983
* 1984
* 1988
* 1989
* 1992
* 1993
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2009
* 2013

Oceania|

* 1972
* 1980
* 1984

North America|

* 1909
* 1912
* 1928
* 1948
* 1958
* 1967
* 1976
* 1989
* 1993

Asia|

* 2000
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

See also|

* Wally

* v
* t
* e

Rugby union in Australia

Governing bodies|

| Overall|

* Rugby Australia

|

States|

* ACT and Southern NSW
* New South Wales
* NSWSRU
* NSWCRU
* Northern Territory
* Queensland
* QSRU
* QCRU
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

National teams|

| Men's|

* Wallabies
* 7s
* U-20
* Schoolboys
* Former: U-21
* U-19

|

Women's|

* Wallaroos
* 7s

Other notable teams|

* Barbarians
* Australia A

Competitions|

| International|

* The Rugby Championship
* Oceania U20 Championship

|

Professional|

* Super Rugby

National|

* National Rugby Championship (Horan–Little Shield)
* National Rugby Sevens Championships
* U19s Rugby Championship
* National Women's Championship
* Super Rugby Women's
* Australian Club Championship

Premier|

* Shute Shield
* Queensland Premier Rugby
* ACTRU Premier Division
* Dewar Shield
* RugbyWA Fortescue Premier Grade

Other|

* Global Rapid Rugby

Hosted events|

* 1987 Rugby World Cup
* 2003 Rugby World Cup
* Australian Sevens
* Australian Women's Sevens

Defunct|

* Australian Provincial Championship
* Australian Rugby Championship
* Australian Rugby Shield

Rugby union in|

* the ACT
* New South Wales
* the Northern Territory
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Victoria
* Western Australia

International trophies|

* Bledisloe Cup
* Ella–Mobbs Trophy
* Hopetoun Cup
* James Bevan Trophy
* Lansdowne Cup
* Mandela Challenge Plate
* Puma Trophy
* Tom Richards Cup
* Trophée des Bicentenaires
* Laurie O'Reilly Cup

World Rugby events|

| Men's|

* World Cup
* World Cup Sevens
* Sevens World Series
* U20 World Championship

|

Women's|

* World Cup
* World Cup Sevens
* Sevens World Series

Multi-sport events|

* Olympics
* Commonwealth Games
* Pacific Games

Related articles|

* History
* International players
* International records
* International tests and series
* Test captains
* World Cup record

* v
* t
* e

National rugby sevens teams

World Rugby Sevens Series
core teams|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* Fiji
* France
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States

Teams with
Rugby World Cup Sevens
experience|

* Chile
* Chinese Taipei
* Cook Islands
* England
* Georgia
* Germany
* Hong Kong
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Kenya
* Latvia
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Netherlands
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* South Korea
* Tonga
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uruguay
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

Other teams|

* Afghanistan
* Algeria
* American Samoa
* Andorra
* Austria
* Bahamas
* Bahrain
* Barbados
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Brunei
* Bulgaria
* Cayman Islands
* China
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* Guam
* Guyana
* Hungary
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Kazakhstan
* Kiribati
* Kosovo
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Madagascar
* Malaysia
* Malta
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* Nigeria
* Niue
* Norway
* Pakistan
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Poland
* Qatar
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Solomon Islands
* Sri Lanka
* Swaziland
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Tahiti
* Thailand
* Tokelau
* Trinidad & Tobago
* Turkey
* Tuvalu
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vanuatu
* Venezuela
* Wallis and Futuna
* West Indies

Defunct|

* Arabian Gulf
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* West Germany
* USSR
* Yugoslavia

* v
* t
* e

National sports teams of Australia

* A1 GP
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* M
* M U19
* M U18
* Schoolboys
* W
* Baseball5
* Basketball
* M
* M U19
* M U17
* M 3x3
* W
* W U19
* W U17
* W 3x3
* Beach handball
* M
* M U17
* W
* Beach soccer
* Cricket
* M
* Aus A
* M U19
* PM's XI
* W
* W U19
* Blind
* Field hockey
* M
* M U21
* W
* W U21
* Floorball
* M U19
* W
* Futsal
* M
* W
* Goalball
* M
* W
* Golf
* Gridiron
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* M
* M U21
* M U18
* W
* W U21
* W U18
* Ice hockey
* M
* M U20
* M U18
* MPara
* W
* W U18
* Indoor hockey
* Inline hockey
* M
* W
* International rules
* M
* W
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* M
* Indoor
* W
* Motorcycle Speedway
* Open
* U21
* Netball
* M
* W
* Pitch and putt
* Quadball
* Roller derby
* M
* W
* Roller hockey
* Rugby league
* M
* W
* PM's XIII
* Indigenous
* Junior
* Schoolboys
* Wheelchair
* Rugby union
* M
* Aus A
* M U21
* M U20
* M U19
* Schoolboys
* M7
* W
* W7
* Soccer
* M
* MB
* M U23
* M U20
* M U17
* P7
* W
* W U23
* W U20
* W U17
* Softball
* M
* W
* M U17
* W U18
* Squash
* M
* W
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Davis Cup
* Fed Cup
* Hopman Cup
* Volleyball
* M
* W
* W U18
* Water polo
* M
* W
* Wheelchair basketball
* M
* W
* Wheelchair rugby

* Olympics
* Winter
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* Winter
* Commonwealth Games
* Universiade

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