Australia women at the Rugby World Cup

The Australian women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, did not compete in the first two Rugby World Cups in 1991 and 1994. They made their first World Cup appearance in 1998, in the Netherlands, and finished in fifth place.[1][2] The Wallaroos have competed in every tournament since their debut. They made the semi-finals for the first time in 2010 and finished with their best result of third place after defeating France (22-8) in the bronze medal match.[1][2]

Australia will host their first Women's Rugby World Cup in 2029.[3][4]

## By position

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Rugby World Cup

Year  | Round  | Pos | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA
1991 | Did not enter
1994
1998 | Plate final | 5th  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 70
2002 | Fifth play-off | 5th  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 41
2006 | Plate semi-final | 7th  | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 89
2010 | Third play-off | Third  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 38
2014 | Plate semi-final | 7th  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 49
2017 | Fifth play-off | 6th  | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 149
2021 | Quarter-final | 5th*  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 49  | 101
2025 | Qualified
2029 | Automatically qualified as host
2033 | TBD
Total  | 7/9 | 3rd† | 33 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 640 | 537
|  Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth

* Tied placing † Best placing | Home venue

## 1998 Rugby World Cup

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2 May 1998

Australia | 21–0|  Ireland

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Amsterdam

5 May 1998

Australia | 8–10|  France

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Amsterdam

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France | 2  | 0  | 0  | 33  | 14  | 4th
Australia | 1  | 0  | 1  | 29  | 10  | 5th
Kazakhstan | 1  | 0  | 1  | 18  | 29  | 12th
Ireland | 0  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 33  | 13th

### Knockout stage

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9 May 1998

Australia | 13–30|  England

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Amsterdam

12 May 1998

Australia | 17–15|  Spain

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Amsterdam

16 May 1998

Australia | 25–15|  Scotland

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Amsterdam

## 2002 Rugby World Cup

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13 May 2002

Australia | 30–0|  Wales

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Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

18 May 2002

Australia | 3–36|  New Zealand

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Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

Position  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table

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1  |  New Zealand | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 153  | 3  | 6  | 1st
2  |  Australia | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 33  | 36  | 4  | 8th
3  |  Wales | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 77  | 30  | 4  | 9th
4  |  Germany | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 194  | 2  | 16th

### Knockout stage

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21 May 2002

Australia | 17–5|  United States

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Girona, Barcelona

25 May 2002

Australia | 30–0|  Scotland

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Girona, Barcelona

## 2006 Rugby World Cup

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31 August 2006

Australia | 68–12|  South Africa

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Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

4 September 2006

Australia | 10–24|  France

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Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

8 September 2006

Australia | 6–10|  United States

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Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

Pool B ⇔ Pool C

Pool  | Team  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | For  | Against  | Points

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B  |  England | 3  | 0  | 0  | 119  | 16  | 14
C  |  France | 2  | 0  | 1  | 75  | 37  | 10
C  |  United States | 2  | 0  | 1  | 34  | 35  | 9
B  |  Australia | 1  | 0  | 2  | 88  | 42  | 6
B  |  Ireland | 1  | 0  | 2  | 48  | 67  | 5
C  |  South Africa | 0  | 0  | 3  | 20  | 179  | 0

### Knockout stage

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12 September 2006

Australia | 12–29|  United States

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St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

16 September 2006

Australia | 18–14|  Ireland

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Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

## 2010 Rugby World Cup

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Main article: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool A

20 August 2010

Australia | 26–12|  Wales

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Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

24 August 2010

Australia | 5–32|  New Zealand

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Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

28 August 2010

Australia | 62–0|  South Africa

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Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

Po | Nation  | Pl | Wo | Dr | Lo | Pf | Pa | Pd | Tf | Ta | Bp | Tp

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1  |  New Zealand | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 128  | 16  | +112  | 22  | 2  | 3  | 15
2  |  Australia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 93  | 44  | +49  | 14  | 8  | 2  | 10
3  |  South Africa | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 127  | −109  | 3  | 19  | 0  | 4
4  |  Wales | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 30  | 82  | −52  | 4  | 14  | 1  | 1

### Knockout stage

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1 September 2010

Australia | 0–15|  England

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Twickenham Stoop

5 September 2010

Australia | 22–8|  France

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Twickenham Stoop

## 2014 Rugby World Cup

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Main article: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool C

1 August 2014

Australia | 26–3|  South Africa

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CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

5 August 2014

Australia | 25–3|  Wales

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CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2

9 August 2014

Australia | 3–17|  France

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CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | TF  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | BP  | Pts

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France | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 15  | 98  | 6  | +92  | 2  | 14
Australia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 54  | 23  | +31  | 0  | 8
Wales | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 38  | 54  | −16  | 1  | 5
South Africa | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 9  | 116  | −107  | 0  | 0

### Knockout stage

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13 August 2014

Australia | 20–23|  United States

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CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

17 August 2014

Australia | 30–3|  Wales

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CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

## 2017 Rugby World Cup

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9 August 2017

Australia | 17–19|  Ireland

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UCD Bowl, Dublin

13 August 2017

Australia | 0–48| France

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UCD Bowl, Dublin

17 August 2017

Australia | 29–15|  Japan

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Billings Park UCD, Dublin

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | TF  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | BP  | Pts

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France | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 23  | 141  | 19  | +122  | 2  | 14
Ireland | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 48  | 52  | −4  | 0  | 8
Australia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 46  | 82  | −36  | 2  | 6
Japan | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 43  | 125  | −82  | 0  | 0

### Knockout stage

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22 August 2017

Australia | 36–24| Ireland

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Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

26 August 2017

Australia | 12–43|  Canada

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Queen's University Belfast

## 2021 Rugby World Cup

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Main article: 2021 Rugby World Cup Pool A

8 October 2022

Australia | 17–41|  New Zealand

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Eden Park, Auckland

15 October 2022

Australia | 14–12|  Scotland

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Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

22 October 2022

Australia | 13–7|  Wales

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Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Pos | Team

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1  |  New Zealand | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 154  | 29  | +125  | 26  | 3  | 15
2  |  Australia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 44  | 60  | −16  | 6  | 0  | 8
3  |  Wales | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 37  | 84  | −47  | 5  | 1  | 5
4  |  Scotland | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 27  | 89  | −62  | 5  | 2  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

### Knockout stage

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Main article: 2021 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

30 October 2022

Australia | 5–41|  England

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Waitakere Stadium, Auckland

## Overall record

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Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | ±  | Win %

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Canada | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 43  | –31  | 0%
England | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 18  | 86  | –68  | 0%
France | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 43  | 107  | –64  | 20%
Japan | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 29  | 15  | +14  | 100%
Ireland | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 92  | 57  | +35  | 75%
New Zealand | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 25  | 109  | –84  | 0%
Scotland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 69  | 27  | +42  | 100%
South Africa | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 156  | 15  | +141  | 100%
Spain | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 15  | +2  | 100%
United States | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 55  | 67  | –12  | 25%
Wales | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 124  | 25  | +99  | 100%
Total  | 33  | 18  | 0  | 15  | 640  | 566  | +74  | 54.54%

## References

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1. ^ a b "Our History - Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
2. ^ a b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
3. ^ Smale, Simon (2022-05-12). "Australia to host 2027 men's and 2029 women's Rugby World Cups". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
4. ^ "Australia confirmed as host of men's 2027 and women's 2029 Rugby World Cups". the Guardian. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

## External links

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* Official site of the Rugby World Cup.
* Official site of World Rugby.

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