The Australia national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies, has played in all ten Rugby World Cup tournaments. They have won the World Cup on two occasions; only New Zealand and South Africa have won more. Australia has hosted or co-hosted the tournament twice – in 1987 and 2003, and is scheduled to host it in 2027.
Pool 1----------------Quarter-final----Semi-final----Third place play-off
Pool 3----------------Quarter-final----Semi-final----Final
Pool A----------------Quarter-final
Pool E----------------Quarter-final----Semi-final----Final
Pool A--------------------Quarter-final----Semi-final----Final
See main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool B. --------------------Quarter-final
Pool C--------------------Quarter-final----Semi-final----Third place play-off
Pool A--------------------Quarter-final----Semi-final----Final
See main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool D. --------------------Quarter-final
Australia hosted the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 along with New Zealand. Two stadiums in Australia were used.
| City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,000 | |||
| 20,000 |
Australia won the right to host the World Cup in 2003 without the involvement of New Zealand after a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World Cup Limited. The overall stadium capacity was reduced from the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.
The Adelaide Oval underwent a A$20 million redevelopment for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, financed entirely by the South Australian Cricket Association, with two new grandstands built adjacent to the Victor Richardson Gates. Lang Park in Brisbane was a new venue designed specifically for rugby, built at a cost of A$280 million, and was opened just before the start of the 2003 World Cup. The Central Coast Stadium was also a newly built venue, and opened in February 2000 at a cost of A$30 million.
The Sydney Football Stadium was one of two venues in Sydney that were used for football during the 2000 Olympic Games. The other venue in Sydney was the Stadium Australia which was the centrepiece of the 2000 Olympic Games. Also known as Stadium Australia, Telstra Stadium was built at a cost of over A$600 million and was the biggest stadium used in the 2003 World Cup. The only stadium with a retractable roof used was the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne.
| Stadium | Games | City | State | Capacity | Highest attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium Australia | 7 | Sydney | New South Wales | 83,500 | 82,957 (Final: Australia vs England) | |
| Sydney Football Stadium | 5 | Sydney | New South Wales | 41,159 | 37,137 (Scotland vs. Fiji) | |
| Central Coast Stadium | 3 | Gosford | New South Wales | 20,119 | 19,653 (Japan vs. United States) | |
| Wollongong Showground | 2 | Wollongong | New South Wales | 18,484 | 17,833 (France vs. United States) | |
| Lang Park | 9 | Brisbane | Queensland | 52,500 | 48,778 (Australia vs. Romania) | |
| Willows Sports Complex | 3 | Townsville | Queensland | 24,843 | 21,309 (France vs. Japan) | |
| Docklands Stadium | 7 | Melbourne | Victoria | 53,371 | 54,206 (Australia vs. Ireland) | |
| Subiaco Oval | 5 | Perth | Western Australia | 42,922 | 38,834 (South Africa vs. England) | |
| Canberra Stadium | 4 | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 24,647 | 22,641 (Italy vs. Wales) | |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | Adelaide | South Australia | 33,597 | 33,000 (Australia vs. Namibia) | |
| York Park | 1 | Launceston | Tasmania | 19,891 | 15,457 (Namibia vs. Romania) |
See main article: 2027 Rugby World Cup. Australia won their bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup on 12 May 2022. The tournament will take place between 10 September and 27 October, 2027.
| Opponent | Played | Win | Draw | Lost | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 43% | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67% | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 71% | ||
| Overall | 57 | 44 | 0 | 13 | 79% |
Most points in a tournament
Most points in a game
Most World Cup matches
Most points overall
Most individual points in a game
Most tries overall
Most tries in a game
Most penalty goals overall
Most penalty goals in a game
Most drop goals
Australia can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film Invictus based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup.