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| Nation colour | Green/Yellow |
| SWC Wins | 5 (1976, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2022) |
TheAustralia national speedway team is one of the leading teams in internationalmotorcycle speedway, with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The team are five times champions of the world having won the sports premier team competition in1976,1999,2001,2002 and2022.[1]
The national speedway team held test matches against theEngland as early as 1928, although the first official test match is listed as 30 June 1930 atWimbledon Stadium.[2]
The team won its firstSpeedway World Team Cup in 1976, with captainJohn Boulger,Phil Crump,Billy Sanders andPhil Herne.[3][4][5] They had to wait over 30 years before winning three tournaments out of four, between 1999 and 2002. Key riders during the period wereJason Crump,Leigh Adams,Ryan Sullivan andTodd Wiltshire, who all took part in three wins, whileJason Lyons rode in two (1999 and 2002) andCraig Boyce rode in 2001.[6]
The fifth success came in the2022 Speedway of Nations (the new name for the World Cup) with the squad members beingJack Holder,Max Fricke andJason Doyle.[7]
Four timesAustralian championJim Airey is the only Australian rider to win the World Team Cup not riding for Australia. He won the1971 Speedway World Team Cup in Wrocław, Poland, as part of theGreat Britain team.
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Australia Riders and Pts | |
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| 1976 |  London White City Stadium | 1. Australia (31)2.  Poland (28)3.  Sweden (26)4.  Soviet Union (11) | Phil Crump | 11 |
| Billy Sanders | 7 | |||
| Phil Herne | 7 | |||
| John Boulger | 6 | |||
| Garry Middleton | - | |||
| 1999 |  Pardubice Svítkov Stadion | 1.Australia (51) 2. Czech Republic (35)3.  USA (29)4. England (29) | Leigh Adams | 14 |
| Jason Crump | 13+1 | |||
| Ryan Sullivan | 12+3 | |||
| Jason Lyons | 10+3 | |||
| Todd Wiltshire | 2+1 | |||
| 2001 | Wrocław Olympic Stadium | 1.Australia (68) 2. Poland (65)3. Sweden (51)4.  Denmark (44)5. USA (30) | Jason Crump | 20 |
| Leigh Adams | 16 | |||
| Ryan Sullivan | 13 | |||
| Todd Wiltshire | 10 | |||
| Craig Boyce | 9 | |||
| 2002 | Peterborough East of England Showground | 1.Australia (64) 2. Denmark (58)3. Sweden (54)4. Poland (48)5. Czech Republic (36) | Leigh Adams | 17 |
| Ryan Sullivan | 17 | |||
| Jason Crump | 14 | |||
| Todd Wiltshire | 13 | |||
| Jason Lyons | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Vojens Vojens Speedway Center | 1.Australia (30) 2.  Great Britain (32)3. Sweden (30)4. Denmark (28)5. Czech Republic (27)6. Poland (26)7.  Finland (16) | Jack Holder | 19+4+4 |
| Max Fricke | 11+3+2 | |||
| Jason Doyle | res | |||
Since the advent of theSpeedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.[8]
Riders marked with an asterisk represented Australia but were not Australian.
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