The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is the representative 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.
The 1899 Australia team
The squad that went on tour in 1908–09
Wallaby captain Solomon chaired by the Springboks 1953
Australia playing Argentina at Vélez Sarsfield stadium, 7 November 1987
The England men's national rugby union team represents the Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions, winning the Grand Slam 14 times and the Triple Crown 26 times, making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, having won the tournament in 2003, and have been runners-up on three further occasions.
The England team before playing in their first international match, versus Scotland in Edinburgh, 1871
Illustration by Frank Gillett showing the England versus The Original All Blacks Test attended by a then-record crowd of at least 50,000. The New Zealanders won 15–0.
Celebrations at Trafalgar Square after England's 2003 World Cup victory
The England national squad training for the 2007 Rugby World Cup at the University of Bath