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The Australia men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is the representative men's national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of Australia. The team first played at Sydney in 1899, winning their first test match against the touring British Isles team.
Australia A plays Japan in the 2008 Pacific Nations Cup at Level-5 Stadium in Fukuoka. Australia A/Australia XV is the second national Rugby union team of Australia, behind the Wallabies. Matches played under the 'Australia A' title are traditionally non-test match fixtures and often offer a stepping-stone to Wallaby national selection.
The Australia national under-20 rugby union team, nicknamed the Junior Wallabies, is the national under-20 rugby union team that represents Australia. The team has been competing at the annual World Rugby U20 Championship since it began in 2008, replacing the previously held under-19 and under-21 championships.
"Australia: Ewen McKenzie resigns from Wallabies role - Live Rugby News - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum. "Wallabies beat Barbarians 40-36 to kick off European Rugby Tour and Michael Cheika's tenure". ABC News. "Wallabies win "significant fight" for Rennie's services, confident the Kiwi will prove his passion for Australian rugby". rugby.com.au
Rugby union in Australia is governed by Rugby Australia, which is a member of World Rugby (WR). There are constituent state and territory unions with the New South Wales Rugby Union and Queensland Rugby Union traditionally being the dominant members, reflecting the games higher status in these states.
World Cup-champion South Africa gave the previously unbeaten Wallabies a harsh reality check on Saturday, leading 14-0 early and beating Australia 33-7 in the opening Rugby Championship match for ...