# Australia women at the Rugby World Cup

The Australian women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, did not compete in the first two Rugby World Cups in 1991 and 1994. They made their first World Cup appearance in 1998, in the Netherlands, and finished in fifth place. The Wallaroos have competed in every tournament since their debut. They made the semi-finals for the first time in 2010 and finished with their best result of third place after defeating France (22-8) in the bronze medal match.
Australia will host their first Women's Rugby World Cup in 2029.

## By position

Rugby World Cup :
| Year | Round | Pos | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Plate final | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 70 |
| 2002 | Fifth play-off | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 41 |
| 2006 | Plate semi-final | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 89 |
| 2010 | Third play-off | Third | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 38 |
| 2014 | Plate semi-final | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 49 |
| 2017 | Fifth play-off | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 149 |
| 2021 | Quarter-final | 5th* | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 101 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| 2029 | Automatically qualified as host | Automatically qualified as host | Automatically qualified as host | Automatically qualified as host | Automatically qualified as host | Automatically qualified as host | Automatically qualified as host | Automatically qualified as host |
| 2033 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 7/9 | 3rd$^†$ | 33 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 640 | 537 |
| Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth * Tied placing $^†$ Best placing Home venue |

## 1998 Rugby World Cup

* 2 May 1998
| Australia | 21–0 | Ireland |
* Amsterdam
* 5 May 1998
| Australia | 8–10 | France |
* Amsterdam
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Ladder |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 4th |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5th |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 12th |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 13th |

### Knockout stage

* 9 May 1998
| Australia | 13–30 | England |
* Amsterdam
* 12 May 1998
| Australia | 17–15 | Spain |
* Amsterdam
* 16 May 1998
| Australia | 25–15 | Scotland |
* Amsterdam

## 2002 Rugby World Cup

* 13 May 2002
| Australia | 30–0 | Wales |
* Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
* 18 May 2002
| Australia | 3–36 | New Zealand |
* Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Table points | Overall ranking |
| Position | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | Table points | Overall ranking |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 3 | 6 | 1st |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 36 | 4 | 8th |
| 3 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 30 | 4 | 9th |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 2 | 16th |

### Knockout stage

* 21 May 2002
| Australia | 17–5 | United States |
* Girona, Barcelona
* 25 May 2002
| Australia | 30–0 | Scotland |
* Girona, Barcelona

## 2006 Rugby World Cup

* 31 August 2006
| Australia | 68–12 | South Africa |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
* 4 September 2006
| Australia | 10–24 | France |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
* 8 September 2006
| Australia | 6–10 | United States |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
Pool B ⇔ Pool C
| Pool | Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| B | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 16 | 14 |
| C | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 37 | 10 |
| C | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 9 |
| B | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 42 | 6 |
| B | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 67 | 5 |
| C | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 179 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

* 12 September 2006
| Australia | 12–29 | United States |
* St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
* 16 September 2006
| Australia | 18–14 | Ireland |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

## 2010 Rugby World Cup

* 20 August 2010
| Australia | 26–12 | Wales |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
* 24 August 2010
| Australia | 5–32 | New Zealand |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
* 28 August 2010
| Australia | 62–0 | South Africa |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
| Po | Nation | Pl | Wo | Dr | Lo | Pf | Pa | Pd | Tf | Ta | Bp | Tp |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 16 | +112 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 44 | +49 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 127 | −109 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 |

### Knockout stage

* 1 September 2010
| Australia | 0–15 | England |
* Twickenham Stoop
* 5 September 2010
| Australia | 22–8 | France |
* Twickenham Stoop

## 2014 Rugby World Cup

* 1 August 2014
| Australia | 26–3 | South Africa |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
* 5 August 2014
| Australia | 25–3 | Wales |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2
* 9 August 2014
| Australia | 3–17 | France |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 98 | 6 | +92 | 2 | 14 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 0 | 8 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 1 | 5 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 116 | −107 | 0 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

* 13 August 2014
| Australia | 20–23 | United States |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
* 17 August 2014
| Australia | 30–3 | Wales |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

## 2017 Rugby World Cup

* 9 August 2017
| Australia | 17–19 | Ireland |
* UCD Bowl, Dublin
* 13 August 2017
| Australia | 0–48 | France |
* UCD Bowl, Dublin
* 17 August 2017
| Australia | 29–15 | Japan |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 141 | 19 | +122 | 2 | 14 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 0 | 8 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 2 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 125 | −82 | 0 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

* 22 August 2017
| Australia | 36–24 | Ireland |
* Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
* 26 August 2017
| Australia | 12–43 | Canada |
* Queen's University Belfast

## 2021 Rugby World Cup

* 8 October 2022
| Australia | 17–41 | New Zealand |
* Eden Park, Auckland
* 15 October 2022
| Australia | 14–12 | Scotland |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
* 22 October 2022
| Australia | 13–7 | Wales |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 29 | +125 | 26 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 84 | −47 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 89 | −62 | 5 | 2 | 2 |

### Knockout stage

* 30 October 2022
| Australia | 5–41 | England |
* Waitakere Stadium, Auckland

## Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:
| Country | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± | Win % |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 43 | –31 | 0% |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 86 | –68 | 0% |
| France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 107 | –64 | 20% |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 100% |
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 57 | +35 | 75% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 109 | –84 | 0% |
| Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 100% |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 15 | +141 | 100% |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 100% |
| United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 67 | –12 | 25% |
| Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 25 | +99 | 100% |
| Total | 33 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 640 | 566 | +74 | 54.54% |