Wallaby Team of the Decade

To celebrate 10 years of professional rugby union, Australian Rugby celebrated the occasion with the announcement in 2005 of the Wallaby Team of the Decade. A Judging panel of 30 journalists and commentators voted on a starting XV and a bench, with 6 players (in italics below) being unanimous selections, the rest being selected in their respective positions.

The only five Australian players to have won 2 Rugby World Cups (1991 & 1999) have all been selected: Phil Kearns, John Eales, Tim Horan, Jason Little and Dan Crowley.

As of August 2015, George Smith is the only player still active.

Team

Wallaby Team of the Decade

1. Richard Harry Loosehead Prop		2. Phil Kearns Hooker		3. Andrew Blades Tighthead Prop
	4. David Giffin Lock		5. John Eales (c) Lock
6. Owen Finegan Blindside Flanker		8. Toutai Kefu Number 8		7. George Smith Openside Flanker

		9. George Gregan Scrum Half
			10. Stephen Larkham Fly-half
				12. Tim Horan Inside Centre
					13. Jason Little Outside Centre
11. Joe Roff Left Wing						14. Ben Tune Right Wing
			15. Matthew Burke Fullback
Reserves: 16. Jeremy Paul, 17. Dan Crowley, 18. Nathan Sharpe, 19. Phil Waugh, 20. Chris Whitaker, 21. Dan Herbert, 22. Lote Tuqiri
Coach: Rod Macqueen

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