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The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies (or Qantas Wallabies for sponsorship purposes) and competes annually with Argentina, New Zealand, and South Africa in The Rugby Championship, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand, as well as the Mandela Challenge Plate with South Africa and the Puma Trophy with Argentina. Australia are ranked second in the World Rugby Rankings, as of the end of August 2015.
Australia have competed in all eight Rugby World Cups, and have won the World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 beating England in the final, and in 1999 when their opponents in the final were France. Australia also lost in the final after extra time to England in the 2003 competition and against New Zealand in 2015. Australia are governed by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Eleven former Australian players have been inducted into either the International Rugby Hall of Fame or the IRB Hall of Fame. Three are members of the International Hall only, four are members of the IRB Hall only (one of whom was recognised for non-playing accomplishments in the sport), and four are members of both Halls of Fame.
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all blacks embarrass Australia
Bernard Foley's try sealed it for the Wallabies but attention has already shifted to Argentina in Perth.
Matt Giteau's Wallabies Debut. 16th November 2002. England vs Australia.
The panel of Xola Ntshinga, Nick Mallett, Jean de Villiers, Naas Botha and Ashwin Willemse dissects a forgettable match between the Wallabies and Springboks in Brisbane.
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Sir Graham Henry slams Australia's performance in last weekend's Bledisloe Cup clash. Henry also questions the Wallabies' team selection for their next encounter against the All Blacks. Henry slams Australian team Sir Graham Henry Slams Australian Team (Wallabies) vs All Blacks
WHAT A DAY
Music by Elio Pace
Words by Elio Pace, Helen McNee & Matt Daniel-Baker
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Hey look, the snow has settled all around
I hear the sweetness of a choir’s sound
A crazy rush on Christmas Eve
And all the children can’t believe
When the bells start to chime
That Santa will be right on time
What a day, what a day, the magic is here
What a day, what a day, been waiting all year
What a day, what a day
It’s Christmas in that old fashioned way
Hey look, some more surprises on the tree
Turn on a classic movie on TV
The favourite songs you love to sing
With Frank and Elvis, Nat and Bing
There’s a knock at the door
The party’s gonna swing some more
What a day, what a day, the magic is here
What a day, what a day, been waiting all year
What a day, what a day
It’s Christmas in that old fashioned way
And so let us drink to the memories in our hearts
We’ll raise, raise a glass to you, near or far
Wherever you are
With everyone we love so dear
Let’s celebrate this time of year
And the bells start to chime
A very merry Christmas time
What a day, what a day, the magic is here
What a day, what a day, been waiting all year
For stockings on the fireplace and candles all aglow
And we’ll just keep on dancing underneath the mistletoe
What a day, what a day
What a day, what a day
What a day, what a day