List of England national rugby union team records

The England national 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 1221 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 October 2023[2]
MarginDateOpposing TeamResultGroundCompetition
13417 November 2001 Romania134–0Twickenham Stadium, London, England2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals
11014 November 1998 Netherlands110–0Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
9821 August 1999 United States106–8Twickenham Stadium, London, England1999 USA Tour
982 November 2003 Uruguay111–13Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia2003 Rugby World Cup
9115 October 1999 Tonga101–10Twickenham Stadium, London, England1999 Rugby World Cup
7812 October 2003 Georgia84–6Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia2003 Rugby World Cup
7123 September 2023 Chile71–0Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France2023 Rugby World Cup
7013 November 2004 Canada70–0Twickenham Stadium, London, England2004 Canada Tour
666 November 2021 Tonga69–3Twickenham Stadium, London, England2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
6424 September 2011 Romania67–3Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand2011 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin
As of October 2023[3]
MarginDateOpposing TeamResultGroundCompetition
766 June 1998 Australia0–76Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia1998 England Tour
4826 May 2007 South Africa10–58Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa2007 England Tour
4311 March 2023 France10–53Twickenham Stadium, London, England2023 Six Nations
4220 June 1998 New Zealand22–64Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand1998 England Tour
3626 June 2004 Australia15–51Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia2004 England Tour
3614 September 2007 South Africa0–36Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2007 Rugby World Cup
3622 November 2008 South Africa6–42Twickenham Stadium, London, England2008 South Africa Tour
3312 June 2004 New Zealand3–36Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand2004 England Tour
332 June 2007 South Africa22–55Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa2007 England Tour
3221 June 2008 New Zealand12–44Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand2008 England Tour
3111 June 2006 Australia3–34Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia2006 England Tour

Individual career records

Most appearances
As of 21 October 2023[4]
Rank Name Career Caps Position
1 Ben Youngs 2010 – 126 Scrum half
2 Jason Leonard 1990 – 2003 114 Prop
3 Owen Farrell 2012 – 111 Fly-half/ Centre
4 Dan Cole 2010 – 106 Prop
5 Courtney Lawes 2009 – 105 Lock
6 Dylan Hartley 2008 – 2018 97 Hooker
7 Danny Care 2008 – 95 Scrum-half
8 Jonny Wilkinson 1998 – 2011 91 Fly-half
9 George Ford 2014 – 90 Fly-half
10 Joe Marler 2012 – 88 Prop
11 Lawrence Dallaglio 1995 – 2007 85 Number 8
Rory Underwood 1984 – 1996 Wing
13 Jamie George 2015 – 84 Hooker
Martin Johnson 1993 – 2003 Lock
15 Jonny May 2013 – 78 Wing
Mako Vunipola 2012 – Prop
Joe Worsley 1999 – 2011 Flanker
18 Matt Dawson 1995 – 2006 77 Scrum-half
James Haskell 2007 – 2018 Back-row
20 Mike Catt 1994 – 2007 75 Centre
Maro Itoje 2016 - Lock
Mike Tindall 2001 – 2011 Centre
Billy Vunipola 2013 – Number 8

Most points
As of 21 October 2023[5]
Rank Name Career Points Tries Conv­ersions Penalties Drop Go Caps Points per game Position
1 Owen Farrell 2012– 1221 10 188 258 5 111 11 Fly-half
2 Jonny Wilkinson 1998–2011 1179 6 162 239 36 91 12.96 Fly-half
3 Paul Grayson 1995–2004 400 2 78 72 6 32 12.5 Fly-half
4 Rob Andrew 1985–1997 396 2 33 86 21 71 5.58 Fly-half
5 George Ford 2014– 365 10 61 58 5 90 4.06 Fly-half
6 Toby Flood 2006–2013 301 4 40 66 1 60 5.02 Fly-half
7 Jonathan Webb 1987–1993 296 4 41 66 0 33 8.97 Full-back
8 Charlie Hodgson 2001–2012 269 8 44 44 3 38 7.08 Fly-half
9 Dusty Hare 1974–1984 240 2 14 67 1 25 9.6 Full-back
10 Rory Underwood 1984–1996 210 49 0 0 0 85 2.47 Wing

Most tries
As of 21 October 2023[6]
Rank Name Career Tries Caps Tries /
game		 Position
1 Rory Underwood 1984–1996 49 85 0.58 Wing
2 Jonny May 2013– 36 78 0.46 Wing
3 Ben Cohen 2000–2006 31 57 0.54 Wing
Will Greenwood 1997–2004 31 55 0.56 Centre
5 Jeremy Guscott 1989–1999 30 65 0.46 Centre
6 Jason Robinson 2001–2007 28 51 0.55 Full-back
7 Dan Luger 1998–2003 24 38 0.63 Wing
8 Anthony Watson 2014– 23 56 0.41 Wing
9 Josh Lewsey 1998–2007 22 55 0.4 Wing
10 Chris Ashton 2010–2019 20 44 0.45 Wing
Mark Cueto 2004–2011 20 55 0.36 Wing
Ben Youngs 2010– 20 126 0.16 Scrum-half

Most matches as captain
As of 21 October 2023[7]
Rank Name Career Tests Won Drew Lost Win
percent		 Position Honours as captain
1 Will Carling 1988–1996 59 44 1 14 074.6 Centre 1991 Grand Slam
1991 RWC Final
1992 Grand Slam
1995 Grand Slam
1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2 Owen Farrell 2018– 47 30 2 15 063.8 Fly-half/Centre 2019 RWC Final
2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown
3 Chris Robshaw 2012–2017 42 25 0 17 059.5 Flanker 2014 Triple Crown
4 Martin Johnson 1998–2003 39 34 0 5 087.2 Lock 2001 Six Nations Championship
2002 Triple Crown
2003 Grand Slam
2003 RWC Champions
5 Dylan Hartley 2012–2018 30 25 1 4 083.3 Hooker 2016 Grand Slam
2017 Six Nations Championship
6 Lawrence Dallaglio 1997–2004 22 10 2 10 045.5 Number 8 1998 Triple Crown
7 Bill Beaumont 1978–1982 21 11 2 8 052.4 Lock 1980 Grand Slam
Steve Borthwick 2008–2010 21 9 1 11 042.9 Lock None
9 Martin Corry 2005–2007 17 9 0 8 052.9 Lock None
10 Phil Vickery 2002–2008 15 10 0 5 066.7 Prop 2007 RWC Final

Individual match records

Most points in a match
As of October 2023[8]
Rank Player Position Points Tries Conv­ersions Penalties Drop Goals Result Opposition Competition Date
1Charlie HodgsonFly-half4421420134–0 Romania2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals17 November 2001
2Paul GraysonFly-half3601240101–10 Tonga1999 Rugby World Cup15 October 1999
3Jonny WilkinsonFly-half35194080–23 Italy2001 Six Nations Championship17 February 2001
4Jonny WilkinsonFly-half32165067–7 Italy1999 Rugby World Cup2 October 1999
5Rob AndrewFly-half30066060–19 Canada1994 Canada Tour10 December 1994
Paul GraysonFly-half01500110–0 Netherlands1999 Rugby World Cup qualification14 November 1998
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half154150–10 Wales2002 Six Nations Championship23 March 2002
8Dave WalderFly-half29253059–20 Canada2001 England Tour9 June 2001
9Rob AndrewFly-half27125132–15 South Africa1994 England Tour9 June 1994
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half008127–22 South Africa2000 England Tour24 June 2000
Charlie HodgsonFly-half125132–16 South Africa2004 Autumn Internationals20 November 2004
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half125142–20 Scotland2007 Six Nations Championship3 February 2007
George FordFly-half006327–10 Argentina2023 Rugby World Cup9 September 2023

Most tries in a match
As of October 2023[9]
Tries Player Position Result Opposition Competition Date
5Douglas LambertWing41–13 France1907 test match5 January 1907
Rory UnderwoodWing58–23 Fiji1989 Fiji Tour4 November 1989
Josh LewseyFullback111–13 Uruguay2003 Rugby World Cup2 November 2003
Henry ArundellWing71–0 Chile2023 Rugby World Cup23 September 2023
4George BurtonForward8G–0G Wales1881 Home Nations matches19 February 1881
Arthur HudsonWing35–8 France1906 test match22 March 1906
Ronald PoultonCentre39–13 France1914 Five Nations Championship13 April 1914
Chris OtiWing58–3 Romania 1989 England Tour13 May 1989
Neil BackFlanker110–0 Netherlands1999 Rugby World Cup qualification14 November 1998
Jeremy GuscottCentre110–0 Netherlands1999 Rugby World Cup qualification14 November 1998
Jeremy GuscottCentre106–8 United States1999 USA Tour21 August 1999
Jason RobinsonFullback134–0 Romania2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals17 November 2001
Nick EasterNumber 862–5 Wales2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches4 August 2007
Chris AshtonWing59–13 Italy2011 Six Nations Championship12 February 2011

See also

References
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