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
edit| 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 |
| ||||||||
1998 Rugby World Cup
edit| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit2002 Rugby World Cup
edit| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points |
Overall
ranking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 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
edit2006 Rugby World Cup
editPool B ⇔ Pool C
| Pool | Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit2010 Rugby World Cup
edit| Po | Nation | Pl | Wo | Dr | Lo | Pf | Pa | Pd | Tf | Ta | Bp | Tp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit2014 Rugby World Cup
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit2017 Rugby World Cup
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit2021 Rugby World Cup
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editOverall record
editOverall record against all nations in the World Cup:
| Country | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ a b "Our History - Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ a b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ Smale, Simon (2022-05-12). "Australia to host 2027 men's and 2029 women's Rugby World Cups". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Australia confirmed as host of men's 2027 and women's 2029 Rugby World Cups". the Guardian. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-11-02.