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.

By position

Rugby World Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Squad
1987	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	186	108	Squad
1991	Champions	6	6	0	0	126	55	Squad
1995	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	109	66	Squad
1999	Champions	6	6	0	0	221	73	Squad
2003	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	345	78	Squad
2007	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	225	53	Squad
2011	Third place	7	5	0	2	211	95	Squad
2015	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	222	118	Squad
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	152	108	Squad
2023	Pool stage	4	2	0	2	90	91	Squad
2027	To be determined.
2031	To be determined.
Total	Champions (2)	57	44	0	13	1,887	845
Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

By tournament

1987 New Zealand & Australia

Pool 1

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts	Qualification
Australia	3	3	0	0	108	41	+67	18	6	Knockout stage
England	3	2	0	1	100	32	+68	15	4
United States	3	1	0	2	39	99	−60	5	2
Japan	3	0	0	3	48	123	−75	7	0

23 May 1987

Australia	19–6[1][2]	England
Try: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3)		Try: Harrison Con: Webb

Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 17,896 Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)

31 May 1987

Australia	47–12[3][4]	United States
Try: Leeds (2) Penalty try Campese Smith Slack Papworth Codey Con: Lynagh (6) Pen: Lynagh		Try: Nelson Con: Nelson Pen: Nelson Drop: Horton

Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 10,855 Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)

3 June 1987

Australia	42–23[5][6]	Japan
Try: Slack (2) Burke (2) Tuynman Grigg Hartill Campese Con: Lynagh (5)		Try: Kutsuki (2) Fujita Con: Okidoi Pen: Okidoi (2) Drop: Okidoi

Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Quarter-final

7 June 1987

Australia	30–24	Ireland
Try: Burke McIntyre Smith Con: Lynagh (4) Pen: Lynagh (3)		Try: Kiernan MacNeil Con: Kiernan (2) Pen: Kiernan

Concord Oval, Sydney Referee: Brian Anderson (New Zealand)

Semi-final

13 June 1987

Australia	24–30	France
Try: Campese Codey Con: Lynagh (2) Pen: Lynagh (3) Drop: Lynagh		Try: Lorieux Sella Lagisquet Blanco Con: Camberabero (4) Pen: Camberabero (2)

Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 17,768 Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)

Third place play-off

18 June 1987

Australia	21–22	Wales
Try: Burke Grigg Con: Lynagh (2) Pen: Lynagh (2) Drop: Lynagh		Try: Roberts Moriarty Hadley Con: Thorburn (2) Pen: Thorburn (2)

Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Referee: Fred Howard (England)

1991 UK, Ireland and France

Pool 3

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	79	25	+54	6
Western Samoa	3	2	0	1	54	34	+20	4
Wales	3	1	0	2	32	61	−29	2
Argentina	3	0	0	3	38	83	−45	0

4 October 1991

Argentina	19–32	Australia
Try: Teran (2) Con: Del Castillo Pen: Del Castillo Drop: Arbizu (2)		Try: Campese (2) Horan (2) Kearns Con: Lynagh (3) Pen: Lynagh (2)

Stradey Park, Llanelli Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)

9 October 1991

Australia	9–3	Western Samoa
Pen: Lynagh (3)		Pen: Vaea

Pontypool Park, Pontypool Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

12 October 1991

Wales	3–38	Australia
Pen: Ring		Try: Roebuck (2) Slattery Campese Horan Lynagh Con: Lynagh (4) Pen: Lynagh (2)

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)

Quarter-final

20 October 1991

Ireland	18–19	Australia
Try: Hamilton Con: Keyes Pen: Keyes (3) Drop: Keyes		Try: Campese (2) Lynagh Con: Lynagh (2) Pen: Lynagh

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Semi-final

27 October 1991

Australia	16–6	New Zealand
Try: Campese Horan Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (2)		Pen: Fox (2)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Final

27 October 1991

Australia	12–6	England
Try: Daly Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (2)		Pen: Webb (2)

Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

1995 South Africa

Pool A

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	68	26	+42	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	87	41	+46	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	45	50	−5	5
Romania	3	0	0	3	14	97	−83	3

25 May 1995

South Africa	27–18	Australia
Try: Hendriks Stransky Con: Stransky Pen: Stransky (4) Drop: Stransky		Try: Kearns Lynagh Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

31 May 1995

Australia	27–11	Canada
Try: Lynagh Tabua Roff Con: Lynagh (3) Pen: Lynagh (2)		Try: Charron Pen: Rees (2)

Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Patrick Robin (France)

3 June 1995

Australia	42–3	Romania
Try: Smith Wilson Roff Foley Burke Con: Burke (2) Eales (4)		Pen: Ivanciuc

Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Naoki Saito (Japan)

Quarter-final

Australia	22–25	England
Try: Smith Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (5)		Try: T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) Drop: Andrew

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)

1999 Wales

Pool E

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	135	31	+104	9
Ireland	3	2	0	1	100	45	+55	7
Romania	3	1	0	2	50	126	−76	5
United States	3	0	0	3	52	135	−83	3

3 October 1999

Australia	57–9	Romania
Try: Kefu (3) Roff (2) Kafer Burke Little Horan Con: Burke (5) Eales		Pen: Mitu (3)

Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

10 October 1999

Ireland	3–23	Australia
Pen: Humphreys		Try: Tune Horan Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke (2) Eales

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

14 October 1999

Australia	55–19	United States
Try: Staniforth (2) Latham Whitaker Foley Burke Larkham Strauss Con: Burke (5) Roff Pen: Burke		Try: Grobler Con: Dalzell Pen: Dalzell (4)

Thomond Park, Limerick Referee: André Watson (South Africa)

Quarter-final

23 October 1999

Wales	9–24	Australia
Pen: Jenkins (3)		Try: Gregan (2) Tune Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,499 Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

Semi-final

30 October 1999

South Africa	21–27 (a.e.t.)	Australia
Pen: De Beer (6) Drop: De Beer		Pen: Burke (8) Drop: Larkham

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Final

6 November 1999

Australia	35–12	France
Try: Tune Finegan Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke (7)		Pen: Lamaison (4)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: André Watson (South Africa)

2003 Australia

Pool A

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts	Qualification
Australia	4	4	0	0	273	32	+241	2	18	Quarter-finals
Ireland	4	3	0	1	141	56	+85	3	15
Argentina	4	2	0	2	140	57	+83	3	11
Romania	4	1	0	3	65	192	−127	1	5
Namibia	4	0	0	4	28	310	−282	0	0

10 October 2003

Australia	24–8	Argentina
Try: Sailor 20' Roff 74' Con: Flatley Pen: Flatley (4)		Try: Corleto 72' Pen: M. Contepomi

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 81,350 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

18 October 2003

Australia	90–8	Romania
Try: Flatley Rogers (3) Burke (2) Larkham (2) Mortlock Roff Giteau Tuqiri Smith Con: Flatley (11) Pen: Flatley		Try: Toderașc Pen: Tofan

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 48,778 Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)

25 October 2003

Australia	142–0	Namibia
Try: Latham (5) Lyons Mortlock Tuqiri (3) Penalty try Rogers (2) Paul Giteau (3) Grey Turinui (2) Burke Roe Con: Rogers (16)

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

1 November 2003

Australia	17–16	Ireland
Try: Smith Pen: Flatley (3) Drop: Gregan		Try: O'Driscoll Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (2) Drop: O'Driscoll

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 54,206 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Quarter-final

8 November 2003

Australia	33–16	Scotland
Try: Gregan Lyons Mortlock Con: Flatley (3) Pen: Flatley (4)		Try: Russell Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) Drop: Paterson

Lang Park, Brisbane Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

Semi-final

November 2003

Australia	22–10	New Zealand
Try: Mortlock 9' c Con: Flatley Pen: Flatley (5)		Try: Thorne 35' c Con: MacDonald Pen: MacDonald

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 82,444 Referee: Chris White (England)

Final

22 November 2003

Australia	17–20 (a.e.t.)	England
Try: Tuqiri Pen: Elton Flatley (4)		Try: Robinson Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson

Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 82,957 Referee: André Watson (South Africa)

2007 France

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	215	41	+174	4	20	Qualified for the quarter-finals
2	Fiji	4	3	0	1	114	136	−22	3	15
3	Wales	4	2	0	2	168	105	+63	4	12	Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4	Japan	4	0	1	3	64	210	−146	1	3
5	Canada	4	0	1	3	51	120	−69	0	2

8 September 2007

Australia	91–3	Japan
Try: Elsom (3) Latham (2) Barnes (2) Mitchell Smith Ashley-Cooper Sharpe Freier Con: Mortlock (7) Giteau (3) Pen: Mortlock		Pen: Ono

Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

15 September 2007

Australia	32–20	Wales
Try: Latham (2) Giteau Mortlock Con: Mortlock (2) Giteau Pen: Mortlock (2) Drop: Barnes		Try: J. Thomas S. Williams Con: Hook Pen: S. Jones Hook (2)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

23 September 2007

Australia	55–12	Fiji
Try: Mitchell (3) Giteau (2) Ashley-Cooper Hoiles Con: Giteau (4) Pen: Giteau (3) Drop: Barnes		Try: Neivua Ratuva Con: Bai

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

29 September 2007

Australia	37–6	Canada
Try: Mitchell (2) Baxter Freier Smith Latham Con: Shepherd (2) Pen: Huxley		Pen: Pritchard (2)

Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Chris White (England)

Quarter-final

6 October 2007

Australia	10–12	England
Try: Tuqiri Con: Mortlock Pen: Mortlock		Pen: Wilkinson (4)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

2011 New Zealand

Pool C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	4	4	0	0	135	34	+101	15	1	17	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2	Australia	4	3	0	1	173	48	+125	25	3	15
3	Italy	4	2	0	2	92	95	−3	13	2	10	Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4	United States	4	1	0	3	38	122	−84	4	0	4
5	Russia	4	0	0	4	57	196	−139	8	1	1

11 September 2011 15:30

Australia	32–6	Italy
Try: Alexander 50' m Ashley-Cooper 55' c O'Connor 58' c Ioane 66' c Con: O'Connor (3/4) Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30'	Report	Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

17 September 2011 20:30

Australia	6–15	Ireland
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23'	Report	Pen: Sexton (2/5) 17', 49' O'Gara (2/2) 62', 71' Drop: Sexton 19'

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 58,678 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

23 September 2011 20:30

Australia	67–5	United States
Try: Horne 8' m Elsom 11' m Beale 31' c Fainga'a (2) 35' m, 71' m Mitchell 45'c McCabe 48' m Ashley-Cooper (3) 59' c, 64' c, 66' c Samo 78' c Con: Cooper (2/5) Barnes (4/5)	Report	Try: Gagiano 23' m

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 33,824 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

1 October 2011 15:30

Australia	68–22	Russia
Try: Barnes (2) 7' m, 79' c Mitchell (2) 9' c, 49' c McCalman 12' c Pocock (2) 15' c, 22' c Moore 36' c Ashley-Cooper 39' c Ma'afu 42' c Con: O'Connor (9/10)	Report	Try: Ostroushko 33' m Simplikevich 60' c Rachkov 68' c Con: Rachkov (2/2) Drop: Rachkov (1/1) 47'

Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 16,307 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Quarter-final

9 October 2011 18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

South Africa	9–11	Australia
Pen: Steyn (2/4) 39', 56' Drop: Steyn (1/1) 60'	Report	Try: Horwill 11' m Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 17', 72'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Semi-final

16 October 2011 20:30

New Zealand	20–6	Australia
Try: Nonu Pen: Weepu Drop: Cruden		Pen: O'Connor Drop: Cooper

Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Third place play-off

21 October 2011 20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)

Wales	18–21	Australia
Try: Shane Williams 50' m Halfpenny 80+' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: Hook (1/2) 20' S. Jones (1/1) 71'	Tracker	Try: Barnes 12' c McCalman 76' m Con: O'Connor (1/2) Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 54', 58' Drop: Barnes (1/1) 68'

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 53,014 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

2015 England

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	141	35	+106	17	1	17	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2	Wales	4	3	0	1	111	62	+49	11	1	13
3	England	4	2	0	2	133	75	+58	16	3	11	Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4	Fiji	4	1	0	3	84	101	−17	10	1	5
5	Uruguay	4	0	0	4	30	226	−196	2	0	0

23 September 2015 16:45

Australia	28–13	Fiji
Try: Pocock (2) 26' c, 31' m Kepu 43' c Con: Foley (2/3) 28', 44' Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 38', 70'	Report	Try: Volavola 60' c Con: Nadolo (1/1) 61' Pen: Nadolo (2/2) 21', 47'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 67,253 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

27 September 2015 12:00

Australia	65–3	Uruguay
Try: McMahon (2) 7' m, 69' m Tomane 9' c Mumm 26' m Speight 31' c McCalman (2) 36' c, 61' c Mitchell (2) 47' m, 52' m To'omua 71' m Kuridrani 80' c Con: Cooper (5/11) 10', 32', 36', 62', 80'	Report	Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 24'

Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 39,605 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

3 October 2015 20:00

England	13–33	Australia
Try: Watson 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 57' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65'	Report	Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c Giteau 80' c Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80' Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,010 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

10 October 2015 16:45

Australia	15–6	Wales
Pen: Foley (5/6) 25', 31', 37', 51', 73'	Report	Pen: Biggar (2/3) 5', 34'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,863 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Quarter-final

18 October 2015 16:00 BST (UTC+01)

Australia	35–34	Scotland
Try: Ashley-Cooper 9' m Mitchell (2) 30' m, 43' c Hooper 40' m Kuridrani 64' c Con: Foley (2/5) 44', 65' Pen: Foley (2/2) 54', 80'	Report	Try: Horne 18' c Seymour 59' m Bennett 74' c Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 19', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 14', 21', 34', 47', 69'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 77,110 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Semi-final

25 October 2015 16:00 GMT (UTC+00)

Argentina	15–29	Australia
Pen: Sánchez (5/5) 7', 24', 36', 45', 55'	Report	Try: Simmons 2' c Ashley-Cooper (3) 10' c, 32' m, 72' c Con: Foley (3/4) 3', 11', 73' Pen: Foley (1/2) 48'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,025 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Final

31 October 2015 16:00 GMT (UTC+00)

New Zealand	34–17	Australia
Try: Milner-Skudder 39' c Nonu 42' m Barrett 79' c Con: Carter (2/3) 40', 80' Pen: Carter (4/4) 8', 27', 36', 75' Drop: Carter 70'	Report	Try: Pocock 53' Kuridrani 64' c Con: Foley (2/2) 54', 65' Pen: Foley (1/1) 14'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,125 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

2019 Japan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	4	4	0	0	136	69	+67	17	3	19	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2	Australia	4	3	0	1	136	68	+68	20	4	16
3	Fiji	4	1	0	3	110	108	+2	17	3	7	Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4	Georgia	4	1	0	3	65	122	−57	9	1	5
5	Uruguay	4	1	0	3	60	140	−80	6	0	4

21 September 2019 13:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Australia	39–21	Fiji
Try: Hooper 18' c Hodge 36' m Latu (2) 57' m, 62' m Kerevi 69' c Koroibete 73' c Con: Lealiifano (1/2) 19' To'omua (2/3) 70', 74' Pen: Hodge (1/1) 51'	Report	Try: Yato 9' m Nayacalevu 44' c Con: Volavola (1/2) 46' Pen: Volavola (3/3) 5', 23', 31'

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo Attendance: 36,482 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

29 September 2019 16:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Australia	25–29	Wales
Try: Ashley-Cooper 21' m Haylett-Petty 46' c Hooper 62' c Con: To'omua (2/2) 48', 63' Pen: Foley (1/1) 29' To'omua (1/1) 68'	Report	Try: Parkes 13' c G. Davies 38' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 14' Patchell (1/1) 39' Pen: Patchell (3/3) 33', 37', 72' Drop: Biggar (1/2) 1' Patchell (1/1) 44'

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 47,885 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

5 October 2019 14:15 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Australia	45–10	Uruguay
Try: Haylett-Petty (2) 6' c, 68' m Petaia 24' c Kuridrani (2) 31' m, 46' c Genia 53' c Slipper 61' c Con: Lealiifano (5/7) 7', 25', 48', 55', 63'	Report	Try: Diana 79' c Con: Berchesi (1/1) 79' Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 13'

Oita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 33,781 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

11 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Australia	27–8	Georgia
Try: White 23' c Koroibete 60' c Dempsey 75' m Genia 79' m Con: To'omua (2/4) 24', 61' Pen: To'omua (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Todua 70' m Pen: Matiashvili (1/1) 28'

Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi Attendance: 39,802 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Quarter-final

19 October 2019 16:15 JST (UTC+09)

England	40–16	Australia
Try: May (2) 18' c, 21' c Sinckler 46' c Watson 76' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 19', 23', 47', 77' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 30', 51', 66', 73'	Report	Try: Koroibete 43' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 44' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 12', 26', 41'

Ōita Stadium, Ōita Attendance: 36,954 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Hosting

1987

Australia hosted the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 along with New Zealand. Two stadiums in Australia were used.

Most of the pool games were in New Zealand, but the semi-finals, and one of the quarter-finals, were played in Australia.

2003

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.

Australia intended to bid for the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups, but withdrew from the bidding. The bids were awarded to England and Japan respectively.

2027

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.

Overall record

Opponent	Played	Win	Draw	Lost	Win %
Argentina	3	3	0	0	100%
Canada	2	2	0	0	100%
England	7	3	0	4	43%
Fiji	4	3	0	1	75%
France	2	1	0	1	50%
Georgia	2	2	0	0	100%
Ireland	5	4	0	1	80%
Italy	1	1	0	0	100%
Japan	2	2	0	0	100%
Namibia	1	1	0	0	100%
New Zealand	4	2	0	2	50%
Portugal	1	1	0	0	100%
Romania	3	3	0	0	100%
Russia	1	1	0	0	100%
Samoa	1	1	0	0	100%
Scotland	2	2	0	0	100%
South Africa	3	2	0	1	67%
United States	3	3	0	0	100%
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	100%
Wales	8	5	0	3	71%
Overall	57	44	0	13	79%

Team records

Most points in a tournament

• 345 – 2003
• 225 – 2007
• 222 – 2015
• 221 – 1999
• 211 – 2011

Most points in a game

• 142 – vs  Namibia, 2003
• 91 – vs  Japan, 2007
• 90 – vs  Romania, 2003
• 68 – vs  Russia, 2011
• 67 – vs  United States, 2011
• 66 – vs  Namibia, 2015
• 57 – vs  Romania, 1999
• 55 – vs  United States, 1999
• 55 – vs  Fiji, 2007

Individual records

Most World Cup matches

• 21 – James Slipper (2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
• 20 – George Gregan (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007)
• 19 – Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)

Most points overall

• 195 – Michael Lynagh (1987, 1991, 1995)
• 125 – Matt Burke (1995, 1999)
• 100 – Elton Flatley (2003)
• 85 – Bernard Foley (2015, 2019)
• 70 – Drew Mitchell (2007, 2011, 2015)
• 65 – Matt Giteau (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
• 60 – Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)

Most individual points in a game

• 42 – Mat Rogers vs  Namibia, 2003
• 30 – Elton Flatley vs  Romania, 2003
• 28 – Bernard Foley vs  England, 2015
• 27 – Matt Giteau vs  Fiji, 2007
• 25 – Matt Burke vs  France, 1999
• 25 – Chris Latham vs  Namibia, 2003
• 25 – Ben Donaldson vs  Georgia, 2023

Most tries overall

• 14 – Drew Mitchell (2007, 2011, 2015)
• 12 – Adam Ashley-Cooper (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
• 11 – Chris Latham (1999, 2003, 2007)
• 10 – David Campese (1987, 1991, 1995)
• 8 – Matt Giteau (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
• 7 – Joe Roff (1995, 1999)

Most tries in a game

• 5 – Chris Latham vs  Namibia, 2003
• 3 – Toutai Kefu vs  Romania, 1999
• 3 – Mat Rogers vs  Romania, 2003
• 3 – Lote Tuqiri vs  Namibia, 2003
• 3 – Matt Giteau vs  Namibia, 2003
• 3 – Rocky Elsom vs  Japan, 2003
• 3 – Drew Mitchell vs  Fiji, 2007
• 3 – Adam Ashley-Cooper vs  United States, 2011
• 3 – Adam Ashley-Cooper vs  Argentina, 2015

Most penalty goals overall

• 33 – Michael Lynagh (1987, 1991, 1995)
• 21 – Elton Flatley (1999, 2003)
• 19 – Matt Burke (1995, 1999)
• 17 – Bernard Foley (2015, 2019)
• 7 – James O'Connor (2011)
• 7 – Ben Donaldson (2023)

Most penalty goals in a game

• 8 – Matt Burke vs  South Africa, 1999
• 7 – Matt Burke vs  France, 1999
• 5 – Michael Lynagh vs  England, 1995
• 5 – Elton Flatley vs  New Zealand, 2003

Most drop goals

• 3 – Berrick Barnes (2007, 2011)
• 2 – Michael Lynagh (1987, 1991, 1995)
• 1 – George Gregan (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007)
• 1 – Stephen Larkham (1999, 2003, 2007)
• 1 – Quade Cooper (2011)

Portrayal on screen

Australia can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film Invictus based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup.