Australia women's national rugby union team

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For the men's team, see Australia national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Australia women's national rugby sevens team.

Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Wallaroos
EmblemWallaroo
UnionRugby Australia
Head coachJay Tregonning
CaptainShannon Parry
Home stadiumBallymore Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland[1]
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current7 (as of 4 October 2022)
Highest3 (January 2004)
Lowest7 (January 2009)
First international
 Australia 0–37 New Zealand 
(Sydney, Australia 2 September 1994)
Biggest win
 Australia 87–0 Samoa 
(Samoa, 8 August 2009)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 64–0 Australia 
(Auckland, New Zealand 22 July 1995)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1998)
Best result3rd place, 2010
Australia at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

The Australia women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, has competed at all Women's Rugby World Cups since 1998, with their best result finishing in third place in 2010.

Australian women have been playing rugby since the late 1930s, in regional areas of New South Wales. In 1992 the first National Women's Tournament as held in Newcastle, NSW. The following year the Australian Women's Rugby Union was established, and it was declared that the national women's team would be called the Wallaroos.

History

The Wallaroos played their first international in 1994 against New Zealand, also known as the Black Ferns. The match was played at North Sydney Oval, and NZ won the game 37 to 0. The team placed fifth at their first World Cup appearance in 1998 in the Netherlands. They placed fifth at the 2002 event in Barcelona, Spain also.

In 2014, The Wallaroos played two Test matches in New Zealand against their Tasman rivals, the Black Ferns, and North American outfit, Canada. Although losing both of these matches, the Wallaroos took this experience into the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. The Australian team was second in the pool stage behind host team France and was narrowly defeated by the United States in the first playoff, but beat Wales in their last match to finish the tournament in seventh place.

Records

Women's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 30 October 2022[2]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.78
2 Steady  New Zealand 089.57
3 Steady  Canada 087.83
4 Steady  France 087.21
5 Steady  Italy 078.70
6 Steady  Australia 078.00
7 Steady  United States 076.78
8 Steady  Ireland 074.01
9 Steady  Wales 072.70
10 Steady  Scotland 068.71
11 Steady  Spain 068.47
12 Steady  Japan 067.94
13 Steady  South Africa 064.50
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Kazakhstan 058.45
16 Steady  Fiji 058.33
17 Steady  Netherlands 058.27
18 Steady  Samoa 058.01
19 Steady  Hong Kong 057.89
20 Steady  Sweden 057.73
*Change from the previous week

Rugby World Cup

Main article: Australia women at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
Year Round Pos GP W D L PF PA
Wales 1991 Did Not Enter
Scotland 1994
Netherlands 1998 Plate final 5th 5 3 0 2 84 70
Spain 2002 Fifth play-off 5th 4 3 0 1 80 41
Canada 2006 Plate semi-final 7th* 5 2 0 3 114 89
England 2010 Third play-off Third 5 3 0 2 115 38
France 2014 Plate semi-final 7th* 5 3 0 2 104 49
Ireland 2017 Fifth play-off 6th 5 2 0 3 94 149
New Zealand 2021 Quarter-final 5th* 4 2 0 2 49 101
Total 7/9 3rd† 33 18 0 15 640 537
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

Overall

See also: List of Australia women's national rugby union team matches

(Full internationals only)

Summary of matches, updated to 10 May 2022:

Opposition First P W D L %
 Canada 2014 3 0 0 30%
 England 1998 5 0 0 50%
 Fiji 2022 1 1 0 1100%
 France 1998 5 1 0 420%
 Ireland 1998 4 3 0 175%
 Japan 2017 4 3 0 175%
 New Zealand 1994 19 0 0 190%
 Samoa 2009 1 1 0 0100%
 Scotland 1998 2 2 0 0100%
 South Africa 2006 3 3 0 0100%
 Spain 1998 1 1 0 0100%
 United States 1997 5 1 0 420%
 Wales 2002 4 4 0 0100%
Summary 1994 5719 0 3833%

Players

Recent squad

Wallaroos 32-player squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[3]

Player Position Caps Club/Province
Ashley Marsters Hooker 17 Melbourne Rebels
Tania Naden Hooker 0 ACT Brumbies
Adiana Talakai Hooker 5 NSW Waratahs
Bree-Anna Cheatham Prop 1 Queensland Reds
Eva Karpani Prop 9 NSW Waratahs
Bridie O'Gorman Prop 7 NSW Waratahs
Liz Patu Prop 29 Queensland Reds
Emily Robinson Prop 13 NSW Waratahs
Madison Schuck Prop 5 Queensland Reds
Atasi Lafai Lock 4 NSW Waratahs
Kaitlan Leaney Lock 7 NSW Waratahs
Michaela Leonard Lock 11 ACT Brumbies
Sera Naiqama Lock 3 NSW Waratahs
Emily Chancellor Back Row 12 NSW Waratahs
Piper Duck Back Row 7 NSW Waratahs
Grace Hamilton Back Row 21 NSW Waratahs
Grace Kemp Back Row 2 ACT Brumbies
Shannon Parry (c) Back Row 19 Queensland Reds
Iliseva Batibasaga Scrum-Half 22 NSW Waratahs
Layne Morgan Scrum-Half 7 NSW Waratahs
Arabella McKenzie Fly-Half 11 NSW Waratahs
Trilleen Pomare Fly-Half 18 Western Force
Georgina Friedrichs Centre 7 NSW Waratahs
Siokapesi Palu Centre 1 ACT Brumbies
Cecilia Smith Centre 4 Queensland Reds
Sharni Williams Centre 19 Australia Sevens
Mahalia Murphy Wing 17 NSW Waratahs
Maya Stewart Wing 0 NSW Waratahs
Bienne Terita Wing 1 Australia Sevens
Ivania Wong Wing 5 Queensland Reds
Lori Cramer Fullback 11 NSW Waratahs
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale Fullback 7 NSW Waratahs

Previous squads

Captains

Captain Years Ref
Shannon Parry 2022 [6]
Grace Hamilton 2019 [7]
Liz Patu 2018 [8]
Sharni Williams 2017
Shannon Parry 2017
Ash Hewson 2016
Dalena Dennison 2014
Tui Ormsby 2014
Chris Ross 2010
Cheryl Soon 2006–2010
Selena Worsley 2002
Louise Ferris 2001
Nicole Wickert 1998–2000
Helen Taylor 1994-1995

Notable players

Coaches

Name Tenure Tests Won Drawn Lost Win Rate % Ref
Col Spence 1994 1 0 0 1 0 [11]
Bob Hitchcock 1995–1998 10 3 0 7 30 [12][13]
No appointment Sep 1998–c. Dec 2000
Don Parry c. 2000–2002 6 2 0 4 33 [14]
No appointment Jul 2002–Jun 2005
Steve Hamson 2005–2008 9 2 0 7 22
John Manenti 2009–2010 6 4 0 2 67
No appointment Oct 2010–Aug 2013
Paul Verrell 2013–2017 17 5 0 12 29 [15]
Dwayne Nestor 2018–2021 6 2 0 4 33 [16]
Jay Tregonning 2021–Present 11 3 0 8 27 [17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ballymore Update - April 2022". Reds Media Unit. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Wednesday's Rugby News". 25 October 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/10/25/00/00/wallaroos-black-ferns-albany-team-announcement
  6. ^ Payten, Iain (5 May 2022). "Eleven new faces in Wallaroos team as frantic World Cup race begins". The Age. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ Robinson, Georgina (21 June 2019). "Amazing Grace: New Wallaroos captain's rapid rise to the top". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (13 August 2018). "Kiwi-born Liz Patu named new Wallaroos skipper". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Cheryl McAfee - World Rugby - Hall of Fame". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ Williamson, Nathan (27 October 2021). "Wallaroos and Sevens legend Cheryl McAfee inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. ^ Nix, Alwyn (26 August 1994). "Wallaroos will have a few surprises". The Canberra Times.
  12. ^ "Aust slips in Otago". The Canberra Times. 16 July 1995.
  13. ^ "Teams: Australia". Women's Rugby World Cup. 1998. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: Pool A". International Rugby Board. 2002. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Team Profile: Australia". Irish Rugby. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  16. ^ Decent, Tom (13 February 2018). "New Wallaroos coach Dwayne Nestor says hosting 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup would be a 'fairytale'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  17. ^ Williamson, Nathan (14 September 2021). "Jay Tregonning appointed Wallaroos coach". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.

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