Australia At The Rugby World Cup
The Australian national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies, together with South Africa and New Zealand, are the only teams to have won two Rugby World Cups. They have played all seven Rugby World Cup tournaments. Australia has also either hosted or co-hosted the Rugby World Cup on two occasions, in 1987 and 2003.
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