page_title: Adam Ashley-Cooper
section_title: Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Adam Ashley-Cooper / Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: Team Australia after Bronze Final against Wales during 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
context_page_description: Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union player. He plays for Kobelco Steelers in the Japanese Top League and has won 117 caps for Australia, the third most of any Australia player. He is nicknamed Mr Versatile.
context_section_description: Ashley-Cooper played in all but four of the 56 Tests played by Australia between 2008 and 2011, and missed just one of 42 through 2009 and 2011. His five tries at the 2011 Rugby World Cup saw him finish in the tournament's top five try-scorers.
  In Ewen McKenzie's second year in charge as Wallabies coach, McKenzie named Ashley-Cooper as Wallabies vice-captain for the 2014 three-test June series against France.
  Ashley-Cooper was selected for the Wallabies' 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and played the full 80 minutes of every knockout match on the right wing. He was named Man of the Match in the semi-final against Argentina on 25 October, scoring the second hat-trick of his career in the 29-15 win. This brought Ashley-Cooper's career try tally to 37 and his World Cup tally to 11.
  Ashley-Cooper's last match for Australia was a 29-9 loss to New Zealand on 27 August 2016 during that year's Rugby Championship. Ashley-Cooper was subbed off in the 16th minute for a concussion test and didn't return to the field, being replaced by debutant Reece Hodge.
  In November 2018, Ashley-Cooper was again selected by Australia for their game against Italy, after a break of more than two years.
caption: Ashley-Cooper with Australia in 2011
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