21 Facts About The Wallabies

The Wallabies played on the side that was the first to win the Bledisloe Cup.

The 1984 The Wallabies became the first team from Australia to achieve a Grand Slam by defeating all four Home Nations: England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and a strong Barbarians side.

Robbie Deans was appointed head coach in early 2008 as the Wallabies began their preparations for the 2008 Tri-Nations series.

The Wallabies had mixed results in the 2008 Tri Nations Series, defeating New Zealand in Sydney and beating South Africa twice, in both Perth and Durban.

The Wallabies only won 7 out of their 14 games in 2009 but were still ranked 3rd in the world.

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The Wallabies had won just three times against their main rivals, the All Blacks, with one draw in 2012.

The Wallabies dropped star player Will Genia for Nic White, who at the time had only three caps, and named Ben Mowen as captain in his first year as a test player.

The Wallabies, though, were outscored by four tries to three, with fly-half Bernard Foley kicking a late drop goal and three second-half penalties.

The Wallabies lost the other three test matches on the tour against France, Ireland and England which dropped them to sixth place on the world rankings.

The Wallabies finished 2018 having won only four games from thirteen tests played, marking that year as their direst run of results in the professional era, and their worst calendar year since 1958.

The Wallabies's contract had been due to expire following the World Cup.

The Wallabies ended the decade placed 6th in the international rankings, a fall of 3 places from the beginning of the 2010s.

The Wallabies finished 2020 by bumping up to sixth in the world rankings behind Ireland.

The Wallabies opened with a 23—21 win, leapfrogging both France and Wales up to fifth in the world rankings, and the Les Bleus responded with a 28—26 win at AAMI Park in Melbourne, their first win in Australia since 1990.

In September 2022, the Wallabies dropped to their lowest-ever World Ruby ranking after losing to the All Blacks in Melbourne.

Away jersey usually is green or white, although in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the Wallabies wore in the match against Romania a green and gold hooped jersey, with green shorts and socks.

Nickname "The Wallabies" is in reference to the wallaby—a marsupial that is widely distributed throughout Australia.

The Wallabies earned 35 caps in a 12-year Test career, and captained the Wallabies 15 times.

The Wallabies is assisted by Scott Wisemantel as attack coach, Dean Benton as National Head of Athletic Performance and Chris Webb as General Manager.

Some earlier stadiums that were traditionally used for The Wallabies matches, included Sydney's Concord Oval and the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sports Ground, as well as Ballymore and the Exhibition Ground in Brisbane.

The Wallabies internationals held in Australia and New Zealand, as well as at the Rugby World Cup, are protected by Australia's anti-siphoning laws, meaning that all The Wallabies matches must be offered to a free-to-air network.