Watch every second of Super Rugby Pacific live and on demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\nAs the year comes to a close,\u00a0Rugby.com.au\u00a0celebrates the year that was.<\/p>\n
100:<\/p>\n
Points scored by Marika Koroibete in the gold jersey for the Wallabies, announcing his retirement from Test rugby earlier in the year.<\/p>\n
99:<\/p>\n
Metres run by Cecilia Smith in a player of the match performance against Samoa for the Wallaroos in their opening Women’s Rugby World Cup match.<\/p>\n
98:<\/p>\n
Tackles completed by Emily Chancellor and Tiarah Minns in Super Rugby W.<\/p>\n
97:<\/p>\n
The ACT Brumbies had the best scrum in Super Rugby Pacific, completing at 97% – tied with the Blues.<\/p>\n
96:<\/p>\n
Points scored by Ben Donaldson for the Western Force during the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.<\/p>\n
95:<\/p>\n
Total Test matches played by the Wallaroos in their history after playing 11 in 2025.<\/p>\n
94:<\/p>\n
94% of tickets for the British & Irish Lions were sold – just over 222,000 tickets.<\/p>\n
93:<\/p>\n
Points conceded by France as they took out the Six Nations title.<\/p>\n
92: <\/p>\n
Nick Champion de Crespigny became the 92nd captain of the Wallabies against Japan.<\/p>\n
91:<\/p>\n
The NSW Waratahs had a 91% scrum success rate in Super Rugby Pacific.<\/p>\n
90: <\/p>\n
90,307 – the largest crowd in British & Irish Lions pack into the MCG for the second Test against the Wallabies<\/p>\n
89:<\/p>\n
Minute Darcy Lancaster scored in the corner for a thrilling 22-17 win for the NSW Waratahs over the Western Force at HBF Park<\/p>\n
88:<\/p>\n
88.6% – lineout win rate of the Western Force, leading Super Rugby Pacific.<\/p>\n
87:<\/p>\n
Clean breaks by the British & Irish Lions across their 2025 tour.<\/p>\n
86:<\/p>\n
Total number of yellow cards across Super Rugby Pacific.<\/p>\n
85:<\/p>\n
Minute that Angus Bell scored for the Wallabies in a remarkable 26-24 after-the-siren win over Argentina in Townsville.<\/p>\n
84:<\/p>\n
Tackles completed by Wallabies captain Harry Wilson during the Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n
83:<\/p>\n
Former Scotland skipper and British & Irish Lions great Ian McLauchlan passes away at 83 in June<\/p>\n
82:<\/p>\n
The Queensland Reds start their year on fire, defeating Bristol 82-21 in their pre-season match at Ashton Gate<\/p>\n
81:<\/p>\n
81-capped Wallabies fullback Matt Burke entered the World Rugby Hall of Fame in July<\/p>\n
80:<\/p>\n
Tackles by Piper Duck for the Wallaroos at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup<\/p>\n
79:<\/p>\n
Lineouts won by Darcy Swain, leading the competition in Super Rugby Pacific<\/p>\n
78:<\/p>\n
Tackle busts by the Wallabies across the three-game Lions series.<\/p>\n
77:<\/p>\n
The jersey number for Wallace Charlie, who made his Australian Sevens debut during the LA Final in May.<\/p>\n
76:<\/p>\n
Goals kicked by Damian McKenzie in 2025 for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n
75:<\/p>\n
75.46: The Wallaroos’ current points tally in the World Rankings, placing them seventh.<\/p>\n
74:<\/p>\n
Caps Scott Sio played for the Wallabies before making the move to Samoa.<\/p>\n
73:<\/p>\n
The Wallaroos scored 73 points against Samoa in a record-breaking result at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
72:<\/p>\n
Bath finished the season top of the table on 72 points, going on to take out the English Premiership<\/p>\n
71: <\/p>\n
Australia A thumped Japan XV 71-7 in Osaka.<\/p>\n
70:<\/p>\n
Tries scored by Dietrich Roache on the SVNS World Series, making his comeback from an ACL injury in December.<\/p>\n
69:<\/p>\n
Points by Kiwi young gun Braxton Sorensen-McGee at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, claiming the World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
68:<\/p>\n
Points Australia U20 put on England as they finished fifth at the World Rugby U20s Championships, winning 68-40<\/p>\n
67:<\/p>\n
Tackle busts made by Australia across the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup<\/p>\n
66:<\/p>\n
Games David Porecki played for the NSW Waratahs and Wallabies, retiring from Rugby in July.<\/p>\n
65:<\/p>\n
Tries scored by the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby Pacific.<\/p>\n
64:<\/p>\n
Points scored in the Super Rugby Women’s grand final as NSW Waratahs defeated Queensland Reds 43-21 at North Sydney Oval.<\/p>\n
63:<\/p>\n
Metres ran to the tryline by Tom Wright on the way to the Wallabies beating the Springboks at Ellis Park.<\/p>\n
62:<\/p>\n
The Wallabies broke a 62-year drought at Ellis Park when they defeated the Springboks 38-22.<\/p>\n
61:<\/p>\n
Career tournaments notched by Aussie Men’s captain Henry Hutchison by the end of 2025 – the most experienced player on the Sevens circuit.<\/p>\n
60: <\/p>\n
The age of Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt, who reached the milestone in September.<\/p>\n
59:<\/p>\n
Defenders beaten by Tom Wright during the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.<\/p>\n
58:<\/p>\n
There was an average of 58.72 points scored per game at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n
57:<\/p>\n
Minute Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii crossed for Australia during their 38-22 comeback win over South Africa.<\/p>\n
56:<\/p>\n
The Queensland Reds opened their Super Rugby Pacific season with a 56-36 win over Moana Pasifika.<\/p>\n
55:<\/p>\n
Australia U18s defeat NZ Secondary Schools 55-33 in October, completing the sweep of their two-Test series.<\/p>\n
54:<\/p>\n
Tries for Maddison Levi on the 2024-25 SVNS World Series, once again topping the try-scoring table.<\/p>\n
53:<\/p>\n
Defenders beaten by the Wallaroos in the Pacific Four series.<\/p>\n
52:<\/p>\n
Winning streak at Eden Park for the All Blacks, defeating the Wallabies to retain the Bledisloe Cup.<\/p>\n
51:<\/p>\n
Tries scored by the Western Force in Super Rugby Pacific.<\/p>\n
50:<\/p>\n
50,407 – average attendance of the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour.<\/p>\n
49:<\/p>\n
Points in the Challenge Cup Final as Bath defeated Lyon 37-12 in Cardiff.<\/p>\n
48:<\/p>\n
Players used on the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour by the touring side.<\/p>\n
47:<\/p>\n
Maro Itoje was named the 47th Lions skipper for the 2025 Tour.<\/p>\n
46:<\/p>\n
Votes accrued by Moana Pasifika flanker Ardie Savea to win the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
45:<\/p>\n
Career tries scored by James Turner, who took out the Shawn Mackay medal for Men’s Sevens Player of the Year in 2025.<\/p>\n
44:<\/p>\n
Points for Finn Russell, finishing as top scorer on the Lions tour.<\/p>\n
43:<\/p>\n
Career Tests played by Trileen Pomare, who retired from Test Rugby at the end of the year.<\/p>\n
42:<\/p>\n
Tries scored by the Wallaroos across 11 Tests in 2025.<\/p>\n
41:<\/p>\n
Australia U18s swept through NZ Secondary Schools, the first time in 41 years Australia has won three games in a row against their Kiwi counterparts.<\/p>\n
40:<\/p>\n
Points for Sid Harvey in Super Rugby AUS, leading the competition.<\/p>\n
39:<\/p>\n
The Wallabies’ streak at Eden Park extended to 39 years after their first Test defeat in Auckland.<\/p>\n
38:<\/p>\n
The winning record percentage of Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp, departing as one of the most successful coaches in the team’s history, following the Women’s Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n
37:<\/p>\n
Approximate number of minutes both the Wallabies and Lions were off the field during the third Test due to lightning<\/p>\n
36:<\/p>\n
The Wallaroos end their World Cup preparation in style with a 36-5 win over Wales at North Sydney Oval.<\/p>\n
35:<\/p>\n
Age James O’Connor makes his return to the Wallabies squad, a shock call-up for the British & Irish Lions series.<\/p>\n
34:<\/p>\n
Tackles made by Carlo Tizzano against the ACT Brumbies in round 2\/3, the single-game record in Super Rugby Pacific since Opta recorded the stat.<\/p>\n
33:<\/p>\n
Winning streak of England’s Red Roses after taking out the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup Final.<\/p>\n
32:<\/p>\n
Matches played at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n
31:<\/p>\n
The Wallaroos and USA drew 31-all in their World Cup clash in York in one of the most exciting matches in RWC history.<\/p>\n
30:<\/p>\n
Agreed guidelines by World Rugby in October, which will see players limited to 30 full games a season to protect their health.<\/p>\n
29:<\/p>\n
The Black Ferns extended their winning streak over the Wallaroos to 29 games after a 39-12 victory in July.<\/p>\n
28:<\/p>\n
Australia’s Women’s Sevens side broke their drought on home soil with a 28-26 win over New Zealand in the Final in Perth.<\/p>\n
27:<\/p>\n
Bond Uni claim their maiden Hospital Cup title over Brothers with a 27-25 victory.<\/p>\n
26:<\/p>\n
Uni-Norths claimed their first John I Dent Cup in 26 years after defeating Tuggeranong.<\/p>\n
25:<\/p>\n
Wanneroo ended a 25-year drought after claiming the Fortescue Premier Grade.<\/p>\n
24:<\/p>\n
Samoa became the 24th and final team to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with the draw conducted in December.<\/p>\n
23:<\/p>\n
Metres run by Teddy Wilson to finish off one of the tries of the year as the NSW Waratahs defeated the Chiefs 21-14 at Allianz Stadium, with the move starting from their own try line.<\/p>\n
22:<\/p>\n
Age of Wallaroos backrower Tabua Tuinakauvadra as she becomes the youngest ever to win Wallaroos Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
21:<\/p>\n
Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson scores after the siren for a last-minute 21-18 victory over Fiji to start the 2025 Test season.<\/p>\n
20:<\/p>\n
Conversions at the Women’s Rugby World Cup by Canada lock Sophie de Goede, who would take out Women’s Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
19:<\/p>\n
France claimed their 19th Six Nations title in 2025.<\/p>\n
18:<\/p>\n
Caitlyn Halse became the youngest Australian debutant at a Rugby World Cup, aged 18.<\/p>\n
17:<\/p>\n
Wales’ losing streak throughout the Six Nations – the longest by a team in the competition in the professional era.<\/p>\n
16:<\/p>\n
The minute Charlotte Caslick scored her first Test try for the Wallaroos after making the switch to XVs in 2025.<\/p>\n
\n15:<\/p>\n
Tests played by the Wallabies in 2025 – tying the record in the calendar year.<\/p>\n
14:<\/p>\n
Ireland completed the Grand Slam for the 14th time during the Six Nations.<\/p>\n
13:<\/p>\n
Number of titles for the Crusaders, defeating the Chiefs 16-12 in the Final.<\/p>\n
12:<\/p>\n
The ACT Brumbies ended a 12-year drought at Eden Park with a 21-20 win over the Blues in Auckland.<\/p>\n
11:<\/p>\n
Tests played by the Wallaroos in 2025, the most ever recorded in a calendar year.<\/p>\n
10:<\/p>\n
The margin in the third Test of the Lions tour – 22-12 – as the Wallabies finish the tour on a high against the British & Irish Lions in Sydney.<\/p>\n
9:<\/p>\n
Leinster made it nine URC titles after defeating the Bulls in the decider.<\/p>\n
8:<\/p>\n
Debutants used by the Wallaroos in 2025 (Charlotte Caslick, Tia Hinds, Ashley Fernandez, Martha Fua, Waiaria Ellis, Ruby Anderson, Faliki Pohiva and Katalina Amosa).<\/p>\n
7:<\/p>\n
World Ranking that the Wallabies finished at in 2025, leaving them drawn as part of Band Two for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n
6:<\/p>\n
The NSW Waratahs won their sixth Super Rugby W title, the most of anyone in the competition’s history.<\/p>\n
5:<\/p>\n
Debutants used by the Wallabies in 2025 (Nick Champion de Crespigny, Corey Toole, Ryan Lonergan, Aidan Ross, Kalani Thomas).<\/p>\n
4:<\/p>\n
Desiree Miller equals the Wallaroos World Cup record with four tries in a game against Samoa.<\/p>\n
3:<\/p>\n
James Slipper became just the third player to 150 Test caps during the Bledisloe Cup series, retiring as the all-time Wallabies cap leader with 151.<\/p>\n
2:<\/p>\n
Number of retirements for Nic White after he departed following the Lions tour, only to come back for the Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n
1:<\/p>\n
The total point difference between the Lions and Wallabies over their three-Test series (68-67).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025 was a massive year for Rugby Union. From Lions Tours to World Cups, thrilling tries and upsets…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,125979,40283,760,85,2500,19259],"class_list":["post-355249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-mens-sevens","tag-australian-womens-sevens","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-wallabies","tag-wallaroos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}