Australia Rugby News

The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies.  Australia is one of the top rugby sides in the world and have won the Rugby World Cup two times (1991 and 1999) as well as appearing in the 2003 RWC final.

  • Friday, 14. October, 2011
    Beale boost for Australia

    Beale boost for Australia

    Australia will give full-back Kurtley Beale every chance to prove his fitness for Sunday's Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

  • Friday, 14. October, 2011

    Wallabies wait on Beale

    Australia will wait until the last possible moment to decide on whether star fullback Kurtley Beale is fit to play in Sunday's World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland.

  • Thursday, 13. October, 2011
    Pocock unfazed by cheat talk

    Pocock unfazed by cheat talk

    David Pocock has laughed off suggestions he is a cheat in the wake of his dominant World Cup performance for Australia against South Africa.

  • Thursday, 13. October, 2011

    Ref rage goes into overdrive

    Thousands of South Africans are still flooding an online petition to have a referee banned from the game, following his performance in Australia's 11-9 quarterfinal win over the Springboks last Sunday.

  • Thursday, 13. October, 2011

    Campese on ref-bashing bandwagon

    Australian great David Campese has slammed the standard of officiating at the World Cup, saying "the referees are there to ref, not for the world to watch the ref".

  • Thursday, 13. October, 2011

    Wallabies crank up their mind games

    The Wallabies will be out to crank up the pressure on the All Blacks and ensure yet more World Cup depression for the whole of New Zealand, Australia assistant coach David Nucifora said in Auckland Thursday.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011
    Cooper: Pressure on All Blacks

    Cooper: Pressure on All Blacks

    Australia's maverick fly-half Quade Cooper has cranked up the pressure on the All Blacks ahead of Sunday's semi-final.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011

    The Wallabies' big unbeaten run

    New Zealand have never beaten Australia in a World Cup match, but the Wallabies have not won in New Zealand since 2001 and their last win in Auckland was in 1986.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011
    Genia '100 per cent' confident

    Genia '100 per cent' confident

    Will Genia insists he is "100 per cent confident" that Australia can upset the odds against New Zealand in Sunday's World Cup semi-final.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011

    Pocock brushes off 'cheat' claims

    Australia's ace ball thief David Pocock said claims he'd repeatedly 'cheated' at the breakdown in the World Cup, were just standard accusations facing the game's top openside flanks.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011

    Under-fire Cooper turns up the heat

    Under-fire Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper attempted to switch the spotlight away from his own game and onto New Zealand ahead of this weekend's World Cup semifinal.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011

    Injured Beale faces anxious wait

    Flying Australia fullback Kurtley Beale missed Wednesday's training session to continue treatment on an injured hamstring ahead of this weekend's World Cup semifinal against New Zealand.

  • Tuesday, 11. October, 2011
    Beale worry for Wallabies

    Beale worry for Wallabies

    Australia are sweating over the fitness of star full-back Kurtley Beale ahead of Sunday's Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

  • Tuesday, 11. October, 2011
    Donald never gave up on World Cup

    Donald never gave up on World Cup

    New Bath signing Stephen Donald is ready to do a job for New Zealand after answering an injury SOS sent out by the World Cup favourites.

  • Tuesday, 11. October, 2011

    Rankings shuffle but All Blacks still reign

    New Zealand remained officially the world's best team after the latest edition of the IRB rankings was published on Tuesday ahead of this weekend's World Cup semifinals.