sentences:  He also scored his first international goal for the Australian U-23's, in their 3–0 win over Croatian U-21's at the Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia on 16 May 2008.Rukavytsya was named in Pim Verbeek's 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.He made two appearances off the bench for the Socceroos.