Australia - Rugby World Cup Team Stats
Australia are the the only country to have won the world cup twice, in 1991 and 1999.
Australia have only been knocked out before the semi-final stage once, when beaten by England in the quarter-final in South Africa in 1999,
Australia need just 13 points to reach the 1000 point mark since the world cup began.
Australia have conceded less than a try a match in the world cup. Just 28 tries in 29 matches played.
Australia have won four of their five opening round matches. Their only defeat was at the hands of South Africa, 27-18 in Cape Town in the opening match of the 1995 tournament.The only time they have lost a match at group stage.
Australia have played England in every world cup tournament apart from 1995. They have a good chance of meeting this time, at the quarter-final stage.
Australia have lost only two of their last 16 world cup matches, both to England.
Australia are one of only three sides in the world cup to keep a clean sheet when beating Namibia 142-0 in 2003. This was the second highest score in a world cup match and the biggest ever marginal victory.
In the Namibia match, Mat Rogers scored an Australian world cup record 16 conversions and 42 points and Chris Latham scored a record 5 tries.
In the same game Australia scored a world cup record 22 tries in the match.
As well as Chris Latham scoring 5 tries in a match, Toutai Kefu against Romania in 1999, Mat Rogers against Romania in 2003, Lote Tuqiri against Namibia in 2003 and Matt Giteau against Namibia in 2003 have all scored 3 in a game.
David Campese holds the record for tries in total world cups for Australia with 10 in world cups 1987, 1991 and 1995.
Michael Lynagh with 195 has scored more world cup points than anybody apart from Gavin Hastings of Scotland.
Matt Burke is one of only four players and the only Australian to have kicked 8 penalties in a match, doing so against South Africa in 1999. He also kicked 7 against France in the final in the same tournament.
No Australian has ever dropped more than one goal in a world cup match.
David Codey was only the second player to be sent off in a world cup match when receiving his marching orders against Wales in the play-off match for third place in 1987. He is still the only Australian to be sent off in a world cup match and Mat Rogers is the only Australian to receive a yellow card, against Ireland in 2003.
Australia hold the record for most consecutive wins in final tournaments with 12 between 3rd October 1999 and 15th November 2003.
9 Australians have played in two world cup finals. The only two non-Australians to achieve this feat are Sean Fitzpatrick of New Zealand and Jason Leonard of England.
In 2007, George Gregan will become the first Australian to play in four world cup tournaments.
4 players, David Campese, Michael Lynagh, John Eales and George Gregan share the distinction of playing in 15 world cup matches for Australia.
Matt Cockbain played in the 2003 world cup for Australia while brother Brent played in the tournament for Wales.
Matt Burke, with 25, has scored the most points in a world cup final, against France in 1999.
Elton Flatley holds the record for the quickest try in a world cup match scoring after 18 seconds against Romania in 2003.
When Australia beat England to win the world cup in 1991, the only try of the game came from prop forward Tony Daly.
When Troy Coker won his world cup winners medal for Australia at Twickenham he completed an unusual hat trick after having won a Middlesex Sevens and John Player Cup winners medal on the same ground.