Australia women's national rugby union team
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| Union | Australian Rugby Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Wallaroos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Steven Hamson |
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| Australia 0-37 New Zealand (1994) |
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| Appearances | 3 (First in 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 5th 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup 5th 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup |
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The Australia national women's rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, are the national women's rugby union team of Australia. The Wallaroos have competed at three Women's Rugby World Cups in the past; in 1998, 2002 and the current 2006 event.
Australian women have been playing rugby since thet late 1930s, in regional areas of New South Wales. In 1992 the first National Women's Tournament as held in Newcastle, NSW. The following year the Australian Women's Rugby Union was established, and it was declared that the national women's team would be called the Wallaroos.
The Wallaroos played their first international in 1994, against New Zealand, also known as the Black Ferns. The match was played at North Sydney Oval, and NZ won the game 37 to 0. The team placed fifth at their first world cup appearance in 1998 in the Netherlands, they placed fifth at the 2002 event in Barcelona, Spain also.
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