List of Australia national rugby union team captains

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George Gregan, who played for his country between 1994 and 2007, captained the team in 59 Tests. George Gregan.jpg
George Gregan, who played for his country between 1994 and 2007, captained the team in 59 Tests.

Australia has played Test rugby since 1899. Test captains are listed chronologically from the first time they captained Australia in a Test match. Matches are exclusively those that have been granted Test status by the Australian Rugby Union regardless of whether the opposing team's governing body awarded the match Test status or not.

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Captains

Johnnie Wallace captained the 1927-28 New South Wales Waratahs that toured the Northern Hemisphere. The Australian Rugby Union later recognised the international matches from this tour as Test matches. AC Johnny Wallace.jpg
Johnnie Wallace captained the 1927–28 New South Wales Waratahs that toured the Northern Hemisphere. The Australian Rugby Union later recognised the international matches from this tour as Test matches.
Paddy Moran led the Wallabies on the 1908 Tour. 1908 Wallaby run on.jpg
Paddy Moran led the Wallabies on the 1908 Tour.
Players to have captained the Australian rugby union team in a Test match
NumberNameFirst Test
as captain		Last Test
as captain		Total Tests
as captain		Total Tests
as player		Refs
1 Frank Row 1899189933 [1]
[2]
2 Bob McCowan 1899189913 [3]
[4]
3 Stan Wickham 1903190545 [5]
[6]
4 Frank Nicholson 1904190412 [7]
[8]
5 Peter Burge 1907190723 [9]
[10]
6 Allen Oxlade 1907190714 [11]
[12]
7 Herbert Moran 1908190811 [13]
[14]
8 Chris McKivat 1909190914 [15]
[16]
9 Sydney Middleton 1910191034 [17]
[18]
10 Ward Prentice 1912191216 [19]
[20]
11 Ted Fahey 1913191324 [21]
[22]
12 Larry Dwyer 1913191318 [23]
[24]
13 Fred Wood 19141914212 [25]
[26]
14 Jimmy Flynn 1914191412 [27]
[28]
15 William Thornton 1920192038 [29]
[30]
16 Alfred Walker 192219241116 [31]
[32]
17 Darby Loudon 1922192214 [33]
[34]
18 Walter Friend 19231923310 [35]
[36]
19 Billy Sheehan 19231923318 [37]
[38]
20 Ted Thorn 19241926615 [39]
[40]
21 Charlie Fox 19251925117 [41]
[42]
22 Tom Lawton, Snr 19251932714 [43]
[44]
23 Johnnie Wallace 1926192868 [45]
[46]
24 Syd Malcolm 19281933618 [47]
[48]
25 Bob Loudon 19281928113 [49]
[50]
26 Jimmy Clark 1931193115 [51]
[52]
27 Dave Cowper 1933193339 [53]
[54]
28 Alex Ross 19331934320 [55]
[56]
29 Ron Walden 1936193634 [57]
[58]
30 Cyril Towers 19371937219 [59]
[60]
31 Vay Wilson 1938193835 [61]
[62]
32 Bill McLean 1946194745 [63]
[64]
33 Phil Hardcastle 1947194715 [65]
[66]
34 Trevor Allan 194719491014 [67]
[68]
35 Nev Cottrell 19501950214 [69]
[70]
36 Keith Winning 1951195111 [71]
[72]
37 Colin Windon 19511951220 [73]
[74]
38 John Solomon 19521955814 [75]
[76]
39 Nicholas Shehadie 19531954330 [77]
[78]
40 Alan Cameron 19551956420 [79]
[80]
41 Dick Tooth 19571957210 [81]
[82]
42 Bob Davidson 19571958613 [83]
[84]
43 Des Connor 19581958212 [85]
[86]
44 Chilla Wilson 1958195834 [87]
[88]
45 Peter Fenwicke 1959195926 [89]
[90]
46 Ken Catchpole 196119681327 [91]
[92]
47 Peter Johnson 19621968542 [93]
[94]
48 Jim Lenehan 19621962124 [95]
[96]
49 John Thornett 196219671637 [97]
[98]
50 Greg Davis 196919721639 [99]
[100]
51 Peter Sullivan 19721973413 [101]
[102]
52 John Hipwell 19731975936 [103]
[104]
53 Geoff Shaw 19751976927 [105]
[106]
54 Tony Shaw 197819811536 [107]
[108]
55 Mark Loane 19791982628 [109]
[110]
56 Paul McLean 19801980130 [111]
[112]
57 Mark Ella 198219831025 [113]
[114]
58 Andrew Slack 198419871939 [115]
[116]
59 Steve Williams 19851985528 [117]
[118]
60 Simon Poidevin 19861987459 [119]
[120]
61 David Codey 19871987113 [121]
[122]
62 Michael Lynagh 198719951572 [123]
[124]
63 Nick Farr-Jones 198819923663 [125]
[126]
64 Phil Kearns 199219951067 [127]
[128]
65 Rod McCall 19951995171 [129]
[130]
66 John Eales 199620015586 [131]
[132]
67 Tim Horan 19961996180 [133]
[134]
68 David Wilson 19971999979 [135]
[136]
69 Jason Little 19991999175 [137]
[138]
70 George Gregan 2001200759139 [139]
[140]
71 Chris Whitaker 20032003131 [141]
[142]
72 Nathan Sharpe 2004201210116 [143]
[144]
73 Phil Waugh 20062007379 [145]
74 Stirling Mortlock 200620092980 [146]
75 George Smith 200720097111 [147]
76 Rocky Elsom 200920112475 [148]
77 James Horwill 201120131662 [149]
78 Will Genia 201120134110 [150]
79 David Pocock 20122019983 [151]
80 Ben Mowen 20132013615 [152]
81 Stephen Moore 2014201726122 [153]
82 Michael Hooper 2014202369125 [a]
83 James Slipper 2015202415*143* [b]
84 Dean Mumm 20152015157 [172]
85 Allan Alaalatoa 202220247*80* [c]
86 Tate McDermott 202320231*41* [175]
87 Will Skelton 202320232*35* [176]
88 Dave Porecki 20232023320 [177]
89 Liam Wright 2024202416 [178]
90 Harry Wilson 2024incumbent8*22* [179]
Source: ESPN Scrum
  • Updated after the 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals on 1 December 2024.
  • * Indicates totals for players that are current members of the Wallaby squad.
  • Players in green remain active and eligible for Wallaby selection.
Notes
  1. ↑ At the end of 2022, Michael Hooper had captained Australia in 68 test matches. He led the team in 64 tests prior to 8 November 2021. [154] He captained the team for a further 4 tests against England – an away match at Twickenham on 13 November 2021, [155] and a home series in June 2022. [156] [157] [158] Hooper has played 124 test matches. [159]
  2. ↑ At the end of 2022, James Slipper had captained Australia in 12 test matches. His first test as captain was against the United States in 2015. [160] He then led the team against Wales on 20 November 2021, [161] followed by the six-test Rugby Championship in 2022, [162] [163] [164] [165] [166] [167] and four tests on the end-of-year tour. [168] [169] [170] [171] Slipper has played 127 test matches. [159]
  3. ↑ Allan Alaalatoa became the 85th Wallabies captain on 12 November 2022. [173] [174] He has played 64 test matches. [159]

See also

Citations

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