AUSTRALIA VS NEW ZEALAND
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The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the Mandela Challenge Plate with South Africa. Australia are currently ranked second in the IRB World Rankings and hold the Mandela Plate.
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Australia have competed in all six Rugby World Cups, and have won the World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 against England, and in 1999 against France. Australia also lost in the final after extra time to England in the 2003 competition.Australia are governed by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Seven former Australian players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, with one of those also having been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame.
First international | |
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New South Wales (as Australia) (24 June 1899) | |
Largest win | |
Australia (25 October 2003) | |
Worst defeat | |
South Africa (30 August 2008) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 (First in 1987) |
Best result | Champions 1991, 1999 |
The All Blacks represent New Zealand in rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport.They won the inaugural Rugby World Cup, are the leading points scorers of all time and the only international rugby team with a winning record against every test nation they have ever played. They have the highest win ratio of 75 percent and rank as the number one team in the world for the most period of time in IRB World Rankings. Only 5 of the top 20 ranked rugby union test nations have ever beaten New Zealand in over 100 years of international competition.
First international | |
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(15 August 1903) | |
Largest win | |
(4 June 1995) | |
Worst defeat | |
(28 August 1999) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 (First in 1987) |
Best result | Champions, 1987 |