Equip with Australia of Rugby to XV

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chaussettes |- | Nickname | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| The Wallabies |- | Selector | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| John Connolly |- | Record of selections | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| George Gregan: 127 |- | First official match | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| August 15th 1903
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Vainquor in 1991 and 1999 |- | Tri-Nations | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| 2 times winner in 2000 and 2001 |}--->L' team of Australia of Rugby to XV is the national team which represents the Australia in the international major competitions of Rugby to XV. Because of its prize list, she is regarded as one of the best national selections in the world and is currently fifth with the classification of the national teams of Rugby.

She carries the nickname of “in Wallabies” and argument each year the Tri-Nations against the teams of New Zealand and South Africa; she as regularly carries out rounds to confront herself with the European teams as she faces every four years at the time of the world cup of Rugby.

Secular rival of the All Blacks, the New Zealand team, the Australian selection is the only team, with the South Africa to count two titles of champion of world, in 1991 and 1999. John Eales, Jason Little, Tim Horan and Phil Kearns took part in these two historical finales.

The “Wallabies” also disputed the final of the edition 2003, but lost against the England in the prolongation.

It is placed under the patronage of in [[Australian Rugby Union]].

History

Introduction of Rugby in Australia

The first match of Rugby in Australia takes place the July 25th 1839. The club of the University of Sydney, the first officially recognized club, is founded in 1864. In 1874 a sufficient number of clubs exists in Sydney so that is created a competition of the metropolitan clubs of Sydney with the rules published by the Rugby Football Union.

A team Australia of the in Southern Rugby Union (the current one in '' [[New South Wales Rugby Union]] '') argument first international matches in 1882 at the time of a round in New Zealand against local teams. The Australian ones play against clubs of Auckland twice, then twice against Wellington and against Canterbury, in '' [[Otago Rugby Football Otago Union & West Coast]] '' and North Island. The Australian ones gain four matches and three lose some. In 1884, a team of New Zealand makes for the first time a round in Australia, in News-Wales-of-South, she plays eight matches and gains them all.

The first round of a British team in Oceania takes place in 1888, the '' British Lions '' play in Australia and New Zealand. This round of the Lions is organized by two players of Cricket, Arthur Shrewsbury and Alfred Shaw, which recruits mainly players of the north of England and Scotland. This round does not have the support of the English federation because the organization of the round is made by private contractors, in contradiction with the rule of amateurism imposed by the English federation, and of this fact no test is disputed.

The first international competitions (1899-1914)

In 1899, the first team official of the '' British Lions '' plays in Australia. It disputes four tests match S against Australia: (three with Sydney, with Brisbane). Whereas all the teams bear the name of the " Australie" , the players represent in fact only the area where the match is disputed. Also the revêt team the blue of the News-Wales of the South at the time of the matches in Sydney, and chestnut of the Queensland while playing Brisbane. The visitors gain all their matches except the first, which takes place in Sydney Cricket Ground and which sees the victory of Australia 13-3.

The first match played by Australia vis-a-vis its New Zealand neighbor proceeds the August 15th 1903 with the Sydney Cricket Ground . The New Zealanders carry it by 22 to 3. In spite of this defeat, the round largely increases the popularity of Rugby with XV and crowd starts to come to attend with the return matches Sydney and Brisbane. The winger of New Zealand Billy Wallace registers 13 of the 22 points. There is no yet trophy to crown the competition between the two close teams.

The same year, the first Wallabies , make a world tour. Traversing the oceans on board “Omrah”, the team spends nine months to the United Kingdom and to North America. They gain 32 of the 38 disputed matches.

In 1903, Australian football creates the New South Wales Football League (NSWFL) and starts again the hostilities with the Rugby with XV. The private schools remain honest towards the code English whereas the public schools adopt Australian football. The battle of the codes weakens Rugby with XV in Australia more than in any other country with rugbystic culture.

In 1907 New South Wales Rugby League is created, the player high-speed motorboat Dally Messenger passes from a " code" to the other (of the Rugby to XV with the Rugby with XIII), and most of the public follows it. The round of 1908 in the United Kingdom is however a success. Doctor H.Moran is the captain of the Wallabies , he plays for a club which becomes the " Drummoyne Rugby". The English media want to call Australian the rabbits (" rabbits"). The Australian ones do not agree, they do not want to be comparable with a noxious animal (" pest") imported by English in their country. They choose an animal originating in Australia: the wallaby . The round of 1908 coincides with the Olympic Games of London. The Australian team disputes the test of Rugby to XV of the Olympic Games of 1908 where it is the only participating one with that of the United Kingdom. Australia gains the gold medal by beating the team of the " Cornwall", the county champion of England which represents the the United Kingdom. When the team returns to Australia, eleven members of this round join the clubs of Rugby to XIII.

Daniel Carroll and Tom Richards, two players with the unusual journey, belongs to this round.

In 1909, the Kangaroos ( Kangaroos , the team of Australia of Rugby with XIII) and the Wallabies dispute four matches of exhibition.

The team of Australia, between 1910 and 1980, was always a team of value, however it does not have the scale of major teams like those of New Zealand and South Africa. This lack of capacity is due mainly to the fact that Rugby with XV is a sport amateur in competition with the Rugby with XIII, major sport in Australia, quickly become gravitational for the middle-class, the aboriginals Australian and a majority of player-high-speed motorboats of Rugby with XV which gave up the code amateur for Rugby with XIII.

The last Test match before the beginning of the First World War disputes the August 15th 1914 against the team of New Zealand.

For the period 1899-1914, the team of Australia disputed 24 matches and gained 5 of them, that is to say 21% of success. Among the 24 matches, 14 are confrontations with the All Blacks . The assessment against the large rival of Australia east of 11 defeats, 1 no one, 2 victories. The Wallabies have also a negative assessment against the '' British Lions '' (6 defeats, 1 victory), but on the other hand of better overall performances against the other nations: two victories against England and the United States and a defeat against Wales.

Nothing with the rebirth (1919-1939)

The First World War has a devastator effect on the development of Rugby with XV in Australia. With very many players engaged on the face, the federations decide that it is not patriotic to play Rugby with XV. All the competitions are stopped in News-Wales of the South and in Queensland, where no competition starts again before 1928. The players who want to continue have of another alternative only to join the rows of Rugby with XIII.

During the years 1920 the only representative team with the international level is that of the New South Wales Waratahs . The thirty-nine matches which they will dispute have, with retroactive effect, the statute of test match of the Wallabies . In 1921, the South Africa moves for the first time in Australia and in New Zealand and it gains the three tests disputed in Australia. The most famous team of the Waratahs is that of 1927-1928 which makes a round in the United Kingdom, in France and North America. She introduces an opened play, Rugby all moving never considering before, but which is always the trademark of the Australian play. They gain 24 matches and concede two null out of 31 official matches. The réémergence of the Queensland Rugby Union in 1928-1929 immediately gives tonicity to the performances of the Australian team which gains for the first time the three matches of a series against the All Blacks (Cyril Towers belongs to this team). The Australian Rugby Union adopts the green and the yellow like official colors in 1929 with a green shirt carrying the blazon of Australia.

In 1931, the General governor of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe makes gift of a trophy to reinforce the sporting bonds between Australia and New Zealand. The Bledisloe Cup occurs. The first competition is gained by New Zealand by two victories against one.

The Wallabies carry out their first round in South Africa in 1933 for a series of five test matches, which is gained by the Springboks 3 victories with 2. Australia gains the Bledisloe Cup for the first time in 1934. The round of 1939 of the Wallabies is stopped by the declared Second world war one day after the arrival of the team in England. After having had patience two weeks on the English ground, the team turns over to it.

Flashes in the greyness (1946-1959)

After a eight years interruption due to the second world war, the first Test match is disputed in Carisbrook in 1946 against the team of New Zealand, the All-Blacks carry it by 31-8. Australia does not gain any match at the time of this series of three test matches, losing 20-0 against New Zealand Maoris, then losing again 14-10 against the All-Blacks the following week. After having lost two test matches against the AlBlacks , the Wallabies make a new round in Great Britain and Ireland in 1947-1948.

The Wallabies of 1947-1948 marked the history because they remain the first and only Australian team to keep inviolate their in-goal. They override the Scotland 16-7, the Ireland 16-3, they lose against the Wales 6-0, they beat the England 11-0, and do not box any test at the time of these four matches. They lose then with Paris against France before losing again against the Barbarians. Trevor Allan, Cyril Burke, Nicholas Shehadie or Col Windon belong to this round.

With the return of the European round, the Wallabies accommodate New Zealand Maoris for a series of 3 test matches in 1949. Each team carries it once and makes a tie, which leads to a balanced result. In September of the same year, the Wallabies play twice against the All-Blacks in New Zealand, they carry it in Athletic Park and also in Eden Park in the second test carrying out one of the greatest Australian performances. The '' British Lions '' play in Australia in 1950, and gain all the tests disputed against the Wallabies . In 1951 the Australian ones lose the three meetings against the All-Blacks . The results are mitigated in 1952, the Wallabies gain a first test in July 1952 against the Fiji and lose the second test of two points. Australia catches up with itself against All Blacks, then they lose the second test.

In 1953 Australia makes a round in South Africa for the second time and even if they lose series 3-1 they leave applauded upright the September 5th 1953 Newlands in the Cape after a victory 18-14 in the 2nd test. The captain wallaby John Solomon is carried in triumph by two South-African players. It had been the first defeat of the Springboks for 15 years and 1938.

From 1954 to 1958 the bad results are connected. In 1957-58 the round in Europe is catastrophic. The Wallabies are the only team of the southern hemisphere to lose their four meetings of a round against the Wales, the Ireland, the England and the Scotland. They also lose against the Barbarians and France.

Confrontations against the best nations (1960-1969)

The Australian ones adopt their yellow jersey now familiar at the time of the round of 1961 in South Africa. Indeed, their green preceding shirt can lend to confusion with the shirt Springbok . The national behavior remains since with dominant yellow. Rugby with XIII did not know this problem: it is almost not practiced in the South-Africans who do not have a national team of good level.

No test match is envisaged in 1960, also the first match of the new decade takes place in 1961 against the Fiji. The series is gained by 2 victories and no one. The Wallabies face the South-Africans then, and lose twice against the Springboks with Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. On their return in Australia, they face the France and they know a new defeat 15-8.

In 1962, the Wallabies are confronted with five recoveries with the All-Blacks , losing 4 times and conceding a tie (9-9) in Athletic Park de Wellington. They beat the English in 1963 in Sydney, then the Wallabies move in South Africa (2 victories with 2 with final) and they on their premises beat the Springboks with 2 recoveries during 2 consecutive tests. They are the first team to carry out this performance since the team of the British Lions in 1896.

In 1964, the Wallabies play three times against the All-Blacks in New Zealand and the Australian ones gain a match. The following year Australia receives the Springboks for two tests which it gains both. The team of British Isles moves in 1966, the Lions gain against the Wallabies 11-8 then 31-0. Australia leaves then in round to Europe and it gains against Wales and it loses against Scotland.

The round continues with the beginning of the year following, Australia gains against the XV of the pink , then it loses against Ireland and France. Australia accommodates then the Irishmen, and the visitors carry it in Sydney, defeat followed by another defeat of 20 points against the All-Blacks .

In 1968, the Wallabies clearly lose to them 1st test against the All-Blacks and 2nd of only one item (18 to 19), they gain against France margin consequently. At the time of a round of autumn they lose against Ireland and Scotland, the Wallabies receive the Welsh and beat them. John Ballesty, Alan Cardy, John Sticks, Greg Davis, John Hipwell or Peter Johnson, the captain, takes part in the match lost 19-18 against the All-Blacks .

The results seem rather poor; but it should not be forgotten that they must often face the South-Africans and the All-Blacks . The Australian ones have the good team but not best of Rugby with XV, and they regularly face the two best teams of the world.

Difficult decade (1970-1979)

The first match of the new decade takes place in 1970 against the Scot, that the Wallabies gain clearly 23-3. The round of the Springboks in Australia becomes infâmante in the history of the Australian sport. Before the round, calls are launched to cut the bonds with the republic because of the policy of Apartheid. The round takes place, supported by the Australian federal government, it raises a mobilization and demonstrations anti-apartheid^,. If the South-Africans carry it 3 victories with 0, there will be no more confrontation during 21 ans.
Australia moves in France in November 1971, it beats France with Toulouse, but loses the second test with Paris.

France returns visit to Australia in June 1972, disputing a series of two test. The Wallabies concede no one 14-14 and one defeat 15-16. The Wallabies go then to New Zealand where they concede 3 defeats. Virgin Australia of any success in 1972, stops in the Fiji for a victory 21-19 in Suva.

The following year the Australian ones accommodate Tonga, and after the first success, the second test sees Tonga carrying it 11-16. The Wallabies make a small round in the United Kingdom which shows two defeats cuisantes 24-0 against Wales, and 20-3 against England. In 1974, Australia receives the All-Blacks , it loses two matches and carries out no one which puts an end to a series of 7 consecutive victories of the All-Blacks .

To join again with success, the Australian ones play initially the English in 1975, and they carry it twice. The Wallabies play even against Japan for the first time and they gain 37-7 then 50-25. At the end of the year the Wallabies move in Europe and they concede two clear defeats against the Scot and the Welsh without registering any test. The round continues at the beginning of January and Australia concedes a broad defeat against the English with Twickenham but it carries it vis-a-vis the Irishmen with Lansdowne Road. The results are disappointing: demolished counter the Barbarians , the Wallabies gain the the United States, then the Fiji with 3 recoveries, before inclining 18-15 and 34-6 in France.

In June 1978 the Wales moves in Australia and loses its two meetings, then it is a series of three matches against the New Zealand neighbors. The result is almost balanced against the All-Blacks : 13-12, 22-6, 16-30 for the players with the fern. Greg Cornelsen registers 4 tests at the time of the match gained by the Wallabies .

In June 1979 the Ireland moves in Australia and gains the two matches, but Australia repurchases itself by gaining the All-Blacks 12-6. In round in Argentina, the Wallabies concedes a defeat for a victory.

Rise to power (1980-1989)

In 1980, Australia only gains the Bledisloe Cup for the fourth time (see Australia-News-Zealand in Rugby with XV), taking advantage 2-1 in a series of 3 Test match S disputed in Australia. It is the one era beginning of success for the Wallabies .

In 1984, Australia makes a round in the British Isles and Irish with a young team and a new trainer Alan Jones. The Wallabies of 1984 return in the history because they become the first Australian team to make a success of the " Large Slam " (GC): a Large Slam at the time of a round is obtained when a national team in round successively carries it on each nation British and Irish namely: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. They manage to also beat a solid equips with the Barbarians .

The round is revealing: it announces the emergence of the Wallabies like equips with foreground on a world level.

Many records are established at the time of this round: first Australian team to make a success of the GC, 100 points are registered at the time from the 4 test matches what is the highest score of a team in round at the nations British and Irish, the young person Mark Ella registers a test at the time of each meeting, performance ever carried out. Other players shone: David Campese, Michael Lynagh, Nick Farr-Jones and Simon Poidevin, which will count in the following years.

In 1986 the Wallabies make a round in New Zealand for a series of three test matches with concerned the Bledisloe Cup.

The round of New Zealand in South Africa of 1986 is cancelled following an legal action on behalf of the opponents with this round who showed that it was contrary with the payment of New Zealand federation NZRU. A nonofficial round is however carried out by a team called the Cavaliers and which includes/understands many All-Blacks . The players of the Cavaliers are suspended on their return in New Zealand, consequently they do not dispute the first match against Australia disputed the August 9th 1986 in Athletic Park de Wellington. Australia gains this match 13 points with 12, but for the second test the outlaws are recalled and the All-Blacks equalize with a victory acquired over the opposite score of that of the first match (12-13). The last match, disputed on September 6th, 1986 in Eden Park d' Auckland, crowns Australia which gains match 22-9 and thus gains its first series over the New Zealand ground (see Australia-News-Zealand in Rugby with XV).

The first World cup of Rugby to XV in 1987 Co-is organized by Australia and New Zealand.

Australia plays in the group has, with the English, Japan and the United States. The first match is the top between the Wallabies and the XV of the pink , which sees the victory of the fellow-members of David Campese 19-6. The Australian ones beat thereafter the United States 47-12 and Japanese 42-23 to finish first of hen, in front of England. They face Ireland in quarter and carry it 33-15. They approach in favorites the following match.

However, the semi-final against the France, sees the Bleus eliminating the Wallabies . The French are carried out (6-9) to the half-time and during a good part of the match, but succeed in gaining by 30-24 by marking on the whole four tests. The Bleus do not renew this exploit finally and are beaten by the All-Blacks on the score of 29-9.

Australia loses the small final against Wales.

The three previous years, the performances of Australian under the direction of Alan Jones were of a great level and the results with go, but the style of Alan Jones, his authority, did not like part of the players. Mark Ella took its retirement in 1984, influence it Nick Farr-Jones had frictions. Before and during the world cup 1987, the Australian trainer Alan Jones multiplied the other activities like journalism with the radio.

It is thus replaced after this world cup and Bob Dwyer, which already directed the Wallabies in 1982 and 1983 return to the orders in 1988. At the end of 1987, the black series continues: a defeat against the All-Blacks is conceded and the round in Argentina shows no one and a defeat (see Australia-Argentina in Rugby with XV).

The English lose their two test matches against the Wallabies (see England-Australia in Rugby with XV).

The All-Blacks confirm their supremacy in 1988 by beating in residence the Wallabies (two victories and a tie), at the time of a round in Australia from which they return unconquered (twelve victories and a tie). Grant Fox is the best New Zealand realizer of the round with 119 points.

The '' British Lions '' play in Australia in 1989 for the first time since 1966 (round in Australia and New Zealand). Australia carries it at the time of the first match then loses the two following and thus loses the series 1-2. Bob Dwyer identifies a deficit on the level of the fronts like the deciding factor of the defeat and it makes a point of curing it in the years 1990.

At the top of world Rugby (1990-1999)

The world cup (CM) 1991 is held in England October 3rd with the November 2nd 1991. At the time of the first phase, Australia carries it 32-19 against the Argentinian ones. Then the Wallabies beat thereafter Wales by 38-3 and the Samoa 9-3 to finish first of hen with difficulty. In quarterfinal the Australian ones are never able to outdistance the Irishmen, the XV of the clover leads to score 18-15 at the end of the match and almost at the time of the last action, Michael Lynagh registers a test in corner to break the Irish hearts and to send to them his to face the champions in titles, New Zealand.

The All-Blacks which have difficulty in beat the Italian English and the during the hen phase, are beaten by the Australian ones in semi-final (6-16). At the time of one of the most beautiful services of the Wallabies , the Australian ones lead 13-3 to the pause. They defend in second half-time against All-Blacks which make the seat of their line. The final takes place in a full stage with Twickenham, the Wallabies gain the prestigious title World champions by beating England over a small score of 12-6.

Thousands of fans accommodate the Australian team whose heroes have as a name John Eales, Tim Horan, Jason Little, Phil Kearns and Willy Ofahengaue, man of the match of the finale. The team of 1991 also counts as member Bob Egerton who played 9 matches in his career and all in 1991.

The Australian ones finish 1st test, gaining 6 of their 6 meetings. Michael Lynagh is the best realizer of the Wallabies (66 points). David Campese is the best Australian marker of tests and the world cup with six achievements. Campese is the best player of the world cup, he is well helped in the back lines by Tim Horan which registers 4 tests for its part.

The Australian ones, which gained the world cup in 1991, confirm their supremacy with respect to the All-Blacks by beating them by twice in 1992 (the All Blacks also lose against the team of Sydney).

After this victory, Rugby with XV Australian knows one period less gilded during a few years. The defense of their title at the time of the world cup (CM) 1995 disputed in South Africa is a cruel disillusion. Demolished as of the match of opening against the country host, they know another defeat in quarterfinal against the XV of the pink which asserts 25-22, with in particular important points of Rob Andrew. It is the worst result of the nation in a test of world cup.

However, middle of the years 1990 fact of entering Australian Rugby a new era. The creation of the tournaments of the Tri-Nations and the Super 12, and the passage to the era of Rugby Professionnel give to Rugby with a XV window. They attract the media and the sponsors, revolutionize the physical preparation and improve the standard of living of the best players. Really, Australia, in spite of difficult moments, benefitted from the passage to the professional era. In particular in Australia waiting is stronger for the performance, when the sport knows a renewal of popularity and an increasing cover media. Rugby professionnalise in 1995. The three principal nations of the southern hemisphere in the field of Rugby gather and form SANZAR which is charged to sell the rights of televisual diffusion with the Super 12 and of the Tri-nations.

The world cup (CM) 1999 is held with the Wales of October 1st with the November 6th 1999. The matches of hen has proceeded in Scotland, those of the hen B in England, of the hen C in France, of the hen D to the Wales, and finally, those of the hen E in Ireland.
The Australian ones again have a new trainer, Rod McQueen, and new young people talented players: Matt Burke, George Gregan, Stephen Larkham, Joe Roff and Toutai Kefu. The Wallabies gain with difficulty semi-final 27-21 against the champions titrates of it the South Africa, after memorable a drop goal in the prolongation of the three-quarter centers Larkham (its first ever tried during a test match). Australia is world champion on the score of 35-12 against the French, with the Millennium Stadium. The majority of the points is the work of the back and striker Matt Burke ^,. Australia knew to impose a very structured play, based on intensive ramming, on an iron defense, which boxes one test. Already crowned in 1991, Australia becomes the first team to gain twice the trophy William Webb Ellis.

From 1990 to 1999, for this period, the team of Australia disputed 98 matches and gained 73 victories, that is to say 75% of success.

The Wallabies play 6 matches against the Scot and counts 6 victories, 7 matches against the Welsh for 7 victories, 8 matches against the Irishmen for 8 victories; they also gain 100% their meetings counter the Barbarians , Canada, the United States, the Fiji, Italy, Romania, the Samoa, Tonga. Australia plays 9 matches vis-a-vis the French, his assessment is of 7 victories for 2 defeats, with a series of 6 consecutive victories between 1993 and 2000. The XV of the pink are largely dominated by the Australian ones (6 defeats, 1 no one, 1 victory) in the duels which oppose them, in particular the final of CM 1991.

The Wallabies have less success vis-a-vis the nations of the southern hemisphere, however they at that time present the most favorable assessment against these great nations. They present an assessment balanced vis-a-vis the Springboks with seven victories for seven defeats, of which a defeat by 27-18 in hen match of the CM 1995 and a victory in semi-final of the CM 1999.

The Wallabies are slightly exceeded by the All-Blacks (13 defeats, 10 victories) in spite of a series of 7 consecutive defeats between 1995 and 1997. But they are the Australian ones which gained their duel at the time of the semi-final of the CM 1991.

Results in teeth of saw (2000-2007)

A few months after having gained the world cup, the Wallabies confirm their statute by gaining the Bledisloe Cup, the Tri-Nations in 2000, they beat also three times the Springboks . In 2001 they gain their first series against the '' British Lions '' by 2 victories with 1. This same year, Australia is the first team which succeeds in beating the All-Blacks in their fortress of Dunedin. Rod McQueen, the trainer, and John Eales, the captain, is withdrawn whereas the Wallabies are at the top of world Rugby. They leave the care with the new trainer Eddie Jones and to the new captain George Gregan to prepare the Australian team which will have the heavy responsibility of defend the trophy of the residence world cup in 2003. Over their impetus, the Australian ones gain the Tri-nations in again 2001.

This period sees also the federation engaging three large contracts of players coming from the Rugby with XIII to integrate the Wallabies . Three old high-speed motorboats of the Queensland which disputed off the State Origin, Wendell Sailor, Mat Rogers, and Lote Tuqiri, change code for Rugby with XV and they do not surprise anybody when they succeed in gaining their selection in national team.

The new team establishes a center of drive to Coffs Harbor and she is a mitigated success. The players are competitive, but soft, and public enthusiasm misses at the time to approach the world cup. It is an outburst of the Australian media against the team and her trainer. However the beginning of the countryside sees the Australian ones overcoming Argentina 24-8 then to connect out of two very clear victories against Namibia and Romania. The team has evil of Irish coriaces against and gains 17-16, this victory is enough to ensure the qualification of the Wallabies in quarterfinals. They demolish Scotland 33-16, then gain one of their more great victories against New Zealand on the score of 22-10. The team of England gains this CM 2003 finally by beating the Wallabies the November 22nd 2003. England is crowned world champion on a drop goal successful in the prolongation by Jonny Wilkinson, the final score is of 20-17 in a match considered as one of the tops of Rugby. This result appears logical insofar as, between 2000 and 2003, the XV of the pink gained the five matches which it disputed against the Australian ones.

The Wallabies take their revenge on the English by gaining their two confrontations in 2004 51-15 and 21-19. They carry out honest a Tri-Nations 2004 by gaining their two home matches. But the continuation is harder.

Since the defeat in world cup (CM) 2003 and especially at the time of the season 2005, the results and the play of the Wallabies are not brilliant. In 2005, the Wallabies lost seven parts consecutively and, the assessment of their European round comprises eight defeats at the time of their last nine matches. The December 2nd 2005, whereas there remained to him two years of contract (until the World cup of Rugby 2007), Eddie Jones is dislocated of his functions.

In 2005 to celebrate the 10th birthday of the passage to the professionalism of Rugby with XV, a Wallaby TEAM off the Decade is indicated by vote of 30 sworn, John Eales is the captain. John Connolly is indicated trainer of Australia in February 2006. The beginnings of Connolly are crowned success with two victories against the England by 34-3 and 43-18 and one victory against the Ireland. The Justice of the Peace allowing to know the true level of the Wallabies is the Tri-Nations 2006. Australia provides good services, but the end result however translates a clear domination of the All-Blacks on the two other rugbystic great powers of the southern hemisphere.

In 2007, at the time of the hundredth birthday of their confrontations, the teams of Rugby of Australia and the Wales created a trophy James Bevan which will reward the winner of their meetings… James Bevan was born the April 15th 1858 in Australia. It was the first captain of the team of Wales which disputed its first test match the February 19th 1881, against the team of England. The first meeting is balanced; the Welsh carry out in the stops of play before losing finally 29-23. The second test match is gained clearly by the Australian ones 31-0.

A last test before the World cup 2007 is provided by the Tri-Nations 2007. The first match opposes the Springboks to the Wallabies . However, since 1992, in fourteen meetings disputed on the South-African ground, the Wallabies carried it only twice (1992 and 2000) for 12 defeats. The South-Africans gain the first match 22-19, but Wallabies take their revenge with Sydney (25-17). The Australian ones have also an assessment balanced against AlBlackss, victory 20-15 with Melbourne and demolished 26-12 with Auckland.

Australia qualifies itself easily for the second phase of the world cup 2007 by finishing first of the hen B. It succeeds in cumulating 20 points with the courses of 4 victorious matches, but stumbles of accuracy (10 -12) in quarterfinal against the England.

Prize list

World cup of Rugby 1991 and 1999
Finalist of the world cup in 2003
Tri-nations: 2000 and 2001 victorious
of the Olympic Games of London in 1908

World cup

1987 : 1/2 of finale (to see Australia CM 1987)
1991: 1st (to see Australia CM 1991)
1995: 1/4 of finale (to see Australia CM 1995)
1999: 1st (to see Australia CM 1999)
2003: 2nd (to see Australia CM 2003)
2007: 1/4 of finale (to see Australia CM 2007)

Tri-nations

The Tri-nations is an annual championship between the teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, the first edition took place in 1996. Australia gained it in 2000 and 2001.

Starting from the edition 2006, each team meets three times her adversaries, that is to say a total of six matches per team.

Behavior, emblem of the XV Australian one

Appropriate dress

The Wallabies play in the traditional colors of the appropriate dress sporting of Australia, namely the colors green and yellow (which are the colors of the gilded mimosa, the plant emblem of the federation of Australia), and the shirt wallaby is considered the appropriate dress Australian most known. In 1899, at the time of the round of the '' British Lions '' in Australia, it does not have there a national shirt existing and for the four Test match S disputed between Australia and the Lions (three with Sydney and with Brisbane), the players represent in fact the area where the match is played. Also the revêt team the blue of the News-Wales of the South at the time of the matches in Sydney, and chestnut of the Queensland while playing Brisbane, with the Australian blazon to replace the logo of the State.

In 1928, the respective federations of News-Wales of the South and Queensland agree so that the following rule is adopted: “the colors representing Australia on the level amateur are the green and the yellow”. The following year, the All Blacks come to Australia, and the shirt is with dominant green with the Australian blazon and the socks are green with stripes on the top. The shirt remained the same one, with some changes occurred mainly during the years 1930, the modifications being due to conflicts with the shirts of other teams. In 1961, the yellow jersey is used for a round in South Africa to avoid a confusion with the shirt of the Springboks , since it was preserved for all the matches of the Wallabies .

The “ Wallabies ”

The Australian ones are called Wallabies in reference to the Wallaby, a marsupial which is rather common in Australia. The name finds its origins in the first round of the team of Australia in the United Kingdom and in North America in 1908. The New Zealand has just occurred, and the British media baptized it All Blacks in reference to the color of the behavior of the players. The media then require of Australian to be a nickname. The English media want to call them the rabbits (or in '' rabbits ''). The Australian ones do not agree, they do not want to be comparable with an imported harmful . They choose the animal originating in Australia, the wallaby .

However, the international Australian ones are then called the Wallabies only in round, whereas when they play in residence, they are simply called Internationaux. The teams in round are named according to the chronological order since the First Wallabies until the Eighth Wallabies for the eighth round and the greatest reward for an international player is to make a round. This denomination disappears in the years 1980 and to date, all the international Australian ones bear the name of Wallabies .

In 2006, at the time of the celebration of the 100e birthday of the first registered trademark fédéralement recorded, the business men and commercial elect the 40 plus famous brands deposited Australian, one of them is the Wallabies . This list is then reduced to a signal 10, and the Wallabies form part of it, among other marks like Vegemite and Qantas (which is also the official sponsors of the Wallabies ).

Stages of the Australian ones

Contrary to the other national teams, the Wallabies do not have a stage privileged for the meetings in residence. They play in the majority of the great stages of Australia, which makes it possible the Australian federation not to privilege a State compared to the others. The Wallabies play thus Telstra Stadium of Sydney, with the Telstra Dome of Melbourne, where they established the record of the stage of: 54868 spectators against the English, with the Suncorp Stadium of Brisbane where they also established the record of the lawn with: 52498 spectators, and the Subiaco Oval of Perth. The Wallabies established the world records of multitude for a match of Rugby to XV with a figure record of: 109874 spectators with the Telstra Stadium of Sydney at the time of a meeting against the All Blacks. Telstra Stadium is the stage which accommodated the final between the Australian ones and England, that Australia lost in the prolongation, of masterly a drop goal of Jonny Wilkinson. The Wallabies exploited other stages before, including Concord Oval of Sydney and the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), as well as the Ballymore and the Exhibition Ground of Brisbane. In fact the SCG accommodates the first in 1899: Australia - '' British Lions '' 13-3.

Composition of the XV Australian one

The current team

The following list comprises the 30 players selected for the world cup 2007 (17 fronts, 13 backs).

the fronts

the backs

Players emblematic

Throughout her history, the team of Australia counted a great number of players of exception. It is not possible to quote them here all, one will refer to : Category: Australian player of Rugby to XV to have a more complete list of it.

The following list is limited to players who have at least 60 selections in team of Australia, plus some outstanding personalities (captains of the Wallabies , members of the international Temple of re-elected Rugby, players less cash selections but having evolved/moved at one time when there were less international matches).

Among these players emblematic, the following table distinguishes some players who have the best prize list in term of many selections and of titles gained with the team of Australia. By their activity, they cover the period 1960-2007.

Notable trainers of the XV Australian one

In February 1984 Alan Jones was named trainer of the Wallabies to replace Bob Dwyer. In 4 years, it disputed 102 matches and it obtained 23 victories out of 30 Test match S and four defeats were conceded of a point. It is one of the Australian trainers who knew the most brilliant results. Bob Dwyer returns to the orders in 1988 and it led Australia until the victorious world cup of 1991.

Following the resignation of Greg Smith, Rod McQueen was named trainer as a chief of the Wallabies in September 1997. It led the Wallabies to the victory at the time of the World cup of Rugby 1999 at the expense of France which was beaten finally. Australia was the first nation which gained by twice the World cup. Under its control, the Wallabies also gained the Tri-nations in 2000. It took its retirement after a last important victory of the Wallabies against the '' British Lions '' in 2001 (gained series 2-1). Eddie Jones is a former player. He led Australia to the finale of the World cup of Rugby 2003. He was the trainer of Australia of 2001 to 2005.

John Connolly is indicated trainer of Australia in February 2006.

Statistics

Statistics on the matches

The following table draws up the assessment of the matches against all the adversaries of the team of Australia, it is updated at June 30th, 2007.

The team of Australia presents a negative assessment compared to three other major teams of Rugby to XV (South Africa, Lions, New Zealand). She however exceeds all the European nations which dispute the Tournoi of the six nations, England, Wales, France, Scotland, Ireland and Italy.

The broadest victory of Australia is acquired over the score from 142 to 0 against the team of Namibia, the October 23rd 2003. Its broader defeat is conceded on the score from 22 to 61 against the South Africa on August 23rd, 1997.

Statistics concerning the players

Record of selections

The following list draws up the assessment of the records of selections for the team of Australia of Rugby to XV, it is updated at September 22nd, 2007. The list emphasizes the 25 last year old players, it should be noted that a classification per many selections does not depend only on quality on the player but also on the number of international meetings. The birth of the world cup in 1987, the biannual periodicity from now on of the rounds and the creation of the Tri Nations influential on this classification and must thus be recalled.

George Gregan (1994-2007) - 138
Stephen Larkham (1996-2007) - 102
David Campese (1982-1996) - 101
John Eales (1991-2001) - 86
Joe Roff (1995-2005) - 86
George Smith (2000-2007) - 82
Matt Burke (1993-2003) - 81
Tim Horan (1989-2000) - 80
David Wilson (1992-2000) - 79
Jason Little (1989-2000) - 75

Record of selections by station

The following list draws up the assessment of the individual records by station for the team of Australia of Rugby to XV, it is updated at September 10th, 2006.

Back: Chris Latham with 64 (68) capes (1998-2006)
3/4 wing: David Campese with 85 (101) capes (1982-1996)
3/4 center: Tim Horan with 69 (80) capes (1989-2000)
1/2 of opening: Stephen Larkham with 79 (91) capes (1996-2006)
1/2 of mélée: George Gregan with 127 (127) capes (1994-2006)
3rd line centers: Toutai Kefu with 58 (60) capes (1997-2003)
3rd line wing: David Wilson with 79 (79) capes (1992-2000)
2nd line: John Eales with 84 (86) capes (1991-2001)
Pillar: Ewen McKenzie with 51 (51) capes (1990-1997)
Talonneur: Jeremy Paul with 72 (72) capes (1998-2006)

the numbers of capes indicated are those obtained for the station considered, the full number of capes per player all stations confused appears between brackets.

Better markers of tests

David Campese, born the October 21st 1962, evolved/moved at the station of winger or back. This player of Rugby is one of best Australiens of the history, as its 101 selections in team of Australia prove it. He held the world records of tests in international match, with 64 achievements, before being exceeded by the Japanese Daisuke Ohata in 2006. The ten best markers are:

Better realizers

Michael Lynagh, born the October 25th 1963, is a former player of Rugby to XV Australia N, which evolved/moved at the station of half of opening. He knows its first great moment with Australia at the time of the historical victory of 1986 in New Zealand, victory which makes it possible to take again the Bledisloe Cup. At the time of the first World cup in 1987, its performance is irreproachable, its 82 points in six meetings and its impact on the play makes of him the best Australian player of the tournament. In 1990, he becomes the first player to reach the 500 points in international match. He marks his 911e not at the time of the quarterfinal of the world cup 1995 lost against England. This score constituted the world records until 1999 when the record becomes the property of Welsh Neil Jenkins.

The ten best realizers (of many points) are:

Michael Lynagh - 911
Matt Burke - 878
Stirling Mortlock - 458
David Campese - 315
Paul McLean - 260
Matt Giteau - 259
Joe Roff - 249
Chris Latham - 200
Elton Flatley - 180
John Eales - 173

Socio-economic aspects

Popularity of Rugby with XV in Australia and its consequences

The practice of the sport in Australia is very popular. As in the Western countries, the increasing cover of the mediae, in particular by the first of them, television, and the practice of video games to sporting topic clarified the sport. Many sports are practiced, most popular are the Natation, the Australian Football, the Golf, the Football or soccer , the Rugby with XIII, the Cricket and finally Rugby with XV.

Contrary to what occurs in their New Zealand neighbors, Rugby with XV is not the most popular sport of the Australian ones.

Televisual cover and returned

The creation of the World cup of Rugby, then the creation of the SANZAR and the notoriety acquired by the Tri-Nations and the Super 14 attracted more sponsors in Rugby, which benefitted the best players who could have better contracts. In Australia, large a television channel Fox Sports retransmet matches Super 14 and tests, Chanel Seven retransmet also of the Test match S.

The rebroadcast rights televisual of the Tri-Nations and Super the 14 ^, and the visualization of marks on the billboards in the stages represent important sources of revenue for the Australian economy, one can also add the sale of shirts of the Wallabies , one of the most known shirts of sport in the world.

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