List of England national rugby union team records

The England national men's rugby union team competed in the first international rugby match in 1871 against Scotland. Since then they have played in 746 matches.^[1]

The record for most Test points by an England player is held by Owen Farrell, who scored 1237 points between 2012 and 2023. The record for the number of Test tries is held by Rory Underwood, who scored 49 tries in 85 matches between 1984 and 1996.

Currently active players at Test level are listed in bold; those available for national selection but not currently in the national team setup are listed in italics. This list includes only points and tries scored playing for England, and does not include those scored for the British and Irish Lions.

Team records

Greatest winning margin

As of November 2024^[2]

Margin	Opposing Team	Result	Date	Ground	Competition
134	Romania	134–0	17 November 2001	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals
110	Netherlands	110–0	14 November 1998	John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, England	1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
98	United States	106–8	21 August 1999	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	1999 USA Tour
98	Uruguay	111–13	2 November 2003	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	2003 Rugby World Cup
91	Tonga	101–10	15 October 1999	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	1999 Rugby World Cup
78	Georgia	84–6	12 October 2003	Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia	2003 Rugby World Cup
71	Chile	71–0	23 September 2023	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France	2023 Rugby World Cup
70	Canada	70–0	13 November 2004	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2004 Canada Tour
66	Tonga	69–3	6 November 2021	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
64	Romania	67–3	24 September 2011	Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	2011 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin

As of November 2024^[3]

Margin	Opposing Team	Result	Date	Ground	Competition
76	Australia	0–76	6 June 1998	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia	1998 England Tour
48	South Africa	10–58	26 May 2007	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	2007 England Tour
43	France	10–53	11 March 2023	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2023 Six Nations
42	New Zealand	22–64	20 June 1998	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	1998 England Tour
36	Australia	15–51	26 June 2004	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia	2004 England Tour
36	South Africa	0–36	14 September 2007	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	2007 Rugby World Cup
36	South Africa	6–42	22 November 2008	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2008 South Africa Tour
33	New Zealand	3–36	12 June 2004	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	2004 England Tour
33	South Africa	22–55	2 June 2007	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa	2007 England Tour
32	New Zealand	12–44	21 June 2008	Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	2008 England Tour
31	Australia	3–34	11 June 2006	Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia	2006 England Tour

Individual career records

Most appearances

As of 24 November 2024^[4]

Rank	Name	Caps	Position	Career
1	Ben Youngs	127	Scrum half	2010 – 2023
2	Dan Cole	118	Prop	2010 –
3	Jason Leonard	114	Prop	1990 – 2003
4	Owen Farrell	112	Fly-half/ Centre	2012 – 2023
5	Courtney Lawes	105	Lock	2009 – 2023
6	Danny Care	101	Scrum-half	2008 – 2024
7	George Ford	98	Fly-half	2014 –
8	Jamie George	97	Hooker	2015 –
8	Dylan Hartley	97	Hooker	2008 – 2018
10	Joe Marler	95	Prop	2012 – 2024
11	Jonny Wilkinson	91	Fly-half	1998 – 2011
12	Maro Itoje	88	Lock	2016 –
13	Lawrence Dallaglio	85	Number 8	1995 – 2007
13	Rory Underwood	85	Wing	1984 – 1996
15	Martin Johnson	84	Lock	1993 – 2003
16	Jonny May	78	Wing	2013 – 2023
	Mako Vunipola		Prop	2012 – 2023
	Joe Worsley		Flanker	1999 – 2011
19	Matt Dawson	77	Scrum-half	1995 – 2006
19	James Haskell	77	Back-row	2007 – 2018

Most points

As of 24 November 2024^[5]

Rank	Name	Points	Tries	Con	Pen	DGs	Caps	Avr.	Position	Career
1	Owen Farrell	1237	10	190	262	5	112	11	Fly-half	2012–2023
2	Jonny Wilkinson	1179	6	162	239	36	91	12.96	Fly-half	1998–2011
3	George Ford	413	10	72	67	6	98	4.21	Fly-half	2014–
4	Paul Grayson	400	2	78	72	6	32	12.5	Fly-half	1995–2004
5	Rob Andrew	396	2	33	86	21	71	5.58	Fly-half	1985–1997
6	Toby Flood	301	4	40	66	1	60	5.02	Fly-half	2006–2013
7	Jonathan Webb	296	4	41	66	0	33	8.97	Full-back	1987–1993
8	Marcus Smith	273	12	49	38	1	39	7	Fly-half	2021–
9	Charlie Hodgson	269	8	44	44	3	38	7.08	Fly-half	2001–2012
10	Dusty Hare	240	2	14	67	1	25	9.6	Full-back	1974–1984

Most tries

As of 24 November 2024^[6]

Rank	Name	Tries	Caps	Ratio	Position	Career
1	Rory Underwood	49	85	0.58	Wing	1984–1996
2	Jonny May	36	78	0.46	Wing	2013–2023
3	Ben Cohen	31	57	0.54	Wing	2000–2006
Will Greenwood	31	55	0.56	Centre	1997–2004
5	Jeremy Guscott	30	65	0.46	Centre	1989–1999
6	Jason Robinson	28	51	0.55	Full-back	2001–2007
7	Dan Luger	24	38	0.63	Wing	1998–2003
8	Anthony Watson	23	56	0.41	Wing	2014–2023
9	Josh Lewsey	22	55	0.4	Wing	1998–2007
10	Chris Ashton	20	44	0.45	Wing	2010–2019
Mark Cueto	20	55	0.36	Wing	2004–2011
Manu Tuilagi	20	57	0.35	Centre	2011–2024
Ben Youngs	20	127	0.16	Scrum-half	2010–2023

Most matches as captain

As of 24 November 2024^[7]

Rank	Name	Tests	Won	Drew	Lost	Win %	Position	Career	Honours as captain
1	Will Carling	59	44	1	14	074.6	Centre	1988–1996	1991 Grand Slam 1991 RWC Final 1992 Grand Slam 1995 Grand Slam 1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2	Owen Farrell	48	31	2	15	064.6	Fly-half/Centre	2018–2023	2019 RWC Final 2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown 2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place
3	Chris Robshaw	42	25	0	17	059.5	Flanker	2012–2017	2014 Triple Crown
4	Martin Johnson	39	34	0	5	087.2	Lock	1998–2003	2001 Six Nations Championship 2002 Triple Crown 2003 Grand Slam 2003 RWC Champions
5	Dylan Hartley	30	25	1	4	083.3	Hooker	2012–2018	2016 Grand Slam 2017 Six Nations Championship
6	Lawrence Dallaglio	22	10	2	10	045.5	Number 8	1997–2004	1998 Triple Crown
7	Bill Beaumont	21	11	2	8	052.4	Lock	1978–1982	1980 Grand Slam
7	Steve Borthwick	21	9	1	11	042.9	Lock	2008–2010	None
9	Martin Corry	17	9	0	8	052.9	Lock	2005–2007	None
10	Phil Vickery	15	10	0	5	066.7	Prop	2002–2008	2007 RWC Final

Individual match records

Most points in a match

As of 16 November 2024^[8]

Rank	Player	Pos	Points	Tries	Con	Pen	DGs	Result	Opposition	Competition	Date
1	Charlie Hodgson	Fly-half	44	2	14	2	0	134–0	Romania	2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals	17 November 2001
2	Paul Grayson	Fly-half	36	0	12	4	0	101–10	Tonga	1999 Rugby World Cup	15 October 1999
3	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	35	1	9	4	0	80–23	Italy	2001 Six Nations Championship	17 February 2001
4	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	32	1	6	5	0	67–7	Italy	1999 Rugby World Cup	2 October 1999
5	Rob Andrew	Fly-half	30	0	6	6	0	60–19	Canada	1994 Canada Tour	10 December 1994
	Paul Grayson	Fly-half		0	15	0	0	110–0	Netherlands	1999 Rugby World Cup qualification	14 November 1998
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		1	5	4	1	50–10	Wales	2002 Six Nations Championship	23 March 2002
8	Dave Walder	Fly-half	29	2	5	3	0	59–20	Canada	2001 England Tour	9 June 2001
9	Rob Andrew	Fly-half	27	1	2	5	1	32–15	South Africa	1994 England Tour	9 June 1994
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		0	0	8	1	27–22	South Africa	2000 England Tour	24 June 2000
	Charlie Hodgson	Fly-half		1	2	5	1	32–16	South Africa	2004 Autumn Internationals	20 November 2004
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		1	2	5	1	42–20	Scotland	2007 Six Nations Championship	3 February 2007
	George Ford	Fly-half		0	0	6	3	27–10	Argentina	2023 Rugby World Cup	9 September 2023

Most tries in a match

As of 16 November 2024^[9]

Tries	Player	Position	Result	Opposition	Competition	Date
5	Douglas Lambert	Wing	41–13	France	1907 test match	5 January 1907
	Rory Underwood	Wing	58–23	Fiji	1989 Fiji Tour	4 November 1989
	Josh Lewsey	Fullback	111–13	Uruguay	2003 Rugby World Cup	2 November 2003
	Henry Arundell	Wing	71–0	Chile	2023 Rugby World Cup	23 September 2023
4	George Burton	Forward	8G–0G	Wales	1881 Home Nations matches	19 February 1881
	Arthur Hudson	Wing	35–8	France	1906 test match	22 March 1906
	Ronald Poulton	Centre	39–13	France	1914 Five Nations Championship	13 April 1914
	Chris Oti	Wing	58–3	Romania	1989 England Tour	13 May 1989
	Neil Back	Flanker	110–0	Netherlands	1999 Rugby World Cup qualification	14 November 1998
	Jeremy Guscott	Centre	110–0	Netherlands	1999 Rugby World Cup qualification	14 November 1998
	Jeremy Guscott	Centre	106–8	United States	1999 USA Tour	21 August 1999
	Jason Robinson	Fullback	134–0	Romania	2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals	17 November 2001
	Nick Easter	Number 8	62–5	Wales	2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches	4 August 2007
	Chris Ashton	Wing	59–13	Italy	2011 Six Nations Championship	12 February 2011

References

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^ "England Player Records: total matches played as captain (ordered by matches)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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