List of England national rugby union team records

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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]

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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 March 2024 [2]
MarginOpposing TeamResultDateGroundCompetition
134Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 134–017 November 2001 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals
110Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 110–014 November 1998 Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
98Flag of the United States.svg  United States 106–821 August 1999 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 1999 USA Tour
98Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 111–132 November 2003 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia 2003 Rugby World Cup
91Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 101–1015 October 1999 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 1999 Rugby World Cup
78Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 84–612 October 2003 Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia 2003 Rugby World Cup
71Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 71–023 September 2023 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France 2023 Rugby World Cup
70Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 70–013 November 2004 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2004 Canada Tour
66Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 69–36 November 2021 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
64Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 67–324 September 2011 Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin

As of March 2024 [3]
MarginOpposing TeamResultDateGroundCompetition
76Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0–766 June 1998 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia 1998 England Tour
48Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10–5826 May 2007 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa 2007 England Tour
43Flag of France.svg  France 10–5311 March 2023 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2023 Six Nations
42Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22–6420 June 1998 Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 1998 England Tour
36Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15–5126 June 2004 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia 2004 England Tour
36Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–3614 September 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 2007 Rugby World Cup
36Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6–4222 November 2008 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2008 South Africa Tour
33Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–3612 June 2004 Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 2004 England Tour
33Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22–552 June 2007 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 2007 England Tour
32Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12–4421 June 2008 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 2008 England Tour
31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–3411 June 2006 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 2006 England Tour

Individual career records

Most appearances

As of 13 July 2024 [4]
RankNameCapsPositionCareer
1 Ben Youngs 127Scrum half2010 – 2023
2 Dan Cole 115Prop2010 –
3 Jason Leonard 114Prop1990 – 2003
4 Owen Farrell 112Fly-half/ Centre2012 – 2023
5 Courtney Lawes 105Lock2009 – 2023
6 Danny Care 101Scrum-half2008 – 2024
7 Dylan Hartley 97Hooker2008 – 2018
8 George Ford 96Fly-half2014 –
9 Joe Marler 95Prop2012 –
10 Jamie George 93Hooker2015 –
11 Jonny Wilkinson 91Fly-half1998 – 2011
12 Lawrence Dallaglio 85Number 81995 – 2007
Rory Underwood Wing1984 – 1996
14 Maro Itoje 84Lock2016 –
Martin Johnson Lock1993 – 2003
16 Jonny May 78Wing2013 – 2023
Mako Vunipola Prop2012 – 2023
Joe Worsley Flanker1999 – 2011
19 Matt Dawson 77Scrum-half1995 – 2006
James Haskell Back-row2007 – 2018

Most points

As of 13 July 2024 [5]
RankNamePointsTriesConPenDGsCapsAvr.PositionCareer
1 Owen Farrell 123710190262511211Fly-half2012–2023
2 Jonny Wilkinson 11796162239369112.96Fly-half1998–2011
3 George Ford 4131076736964.3Fly-half2014–
4 Paul Grayson 4002787263212.5Fly-half1995–2004
5 Rob Andrew 3962338621715.58Fly-half1985–1997
6 Toby Flood 301440661605.02Fly-half2006–2013
7 Jonathan Webb 296441660338.97Full-back1987–1993
8 Charlie Hodgson 269844443387.08Fly-half2001–2012
9 Dusty Hare 240214671259.6Full-back1974–1984
10 Rory Underwood 21049000852.47Wing1984–1996

Most tries

As of 13 July 2024 [6]
RankNameTriesCapsRatioPositionCareer
1 Rory Underwood 49850.58Wing1984–1996
2 Jonny May 36780.46Wing2013–2023
3 Ben Cohen 31570.54Wing2000–2006
Will Greenwood 31550.56Centre1997–2004
5 Jeremy Guscott 30650.46Centre1989–1999
6 Jason Robinson 28510.55Full-back2001–2007
7 Dan Luger 24380.63Wing1998–2003
8 Anthony Watson 23560.41Wing2014–
9 Josh Lewsey 22550.4Wing1998–2007
10 Chris Ashton 20440.45Wing2010–2019
Mark Cueto 20550.36Wing2004–2011
Manu Tuilagi 20570.35Centre2011–
Ben Youngs 201270.16Scrum-half2010–2023

Most matches as captain

As of 13 July 2024 [7]
RankNameTestsWonDrewLostWin %PositionCareerHonours as captain
1 Will Carling 5944114074.6Centre1988–1996 1991 Grand Slam
1991 RWC Final
1992 Grand Slam
1995 Grand Slam
1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2 Owen Farrell 4831215064.6Fly-half/Centre2018–2023 2019 RWC Final
2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place
3 Chris Robshaw 4225017059.5Flanker2012–2017 2014 Triple Crown
4 Martin Johnson 393405087.2Lock1998–2003 2001 Six Nations Championship
2002 Triple Crown
2003 Grand Slam
2003 RWC Champions
5 Dylan Hartley 302514083.3Hooker2012–2018 2016 Grand Slam
2017 Six Nations Championship
6 Lawrence Dallaglio 2210210045.5Number 81997–2004 1998 Triple Crown
7 Bill Beaumont 211128052.4Lock1978–1982 1980 Grand Slam
Steve Borthwick 219111042.9Lock2008–2010None
9 Martin Corry 17908052.9Lock2005–2007None
10 Phil Vickery 151005066.7Prop2002–2008 2007 RWC Final

Individual match records

Most points in a match

As of 13 July 2024 [8]
RankPlayerPosPointsTriesConPenDGsResultOppositionCompetitionDate
1 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 4421420134–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals 17 November 2001
2 Paul Grayson Fly-half 3601240101–10Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1999 Rugby World Cup 15 October 1999
3 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 35194080–23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2001 Six Nations Championship 17 February 2001
4 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 32165067–7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1999 Rugby World Cup 2 October 1999
5 Rob Andrew Fly-half 30066060–19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1994 Canada Tour 10 December 1994
Paul Grayson Fly-half 01500110–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification 14 November 1998
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 154150–10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2002 Six Nations Championship 23 March 2002
8 Dave Walder Fly-half 29253059–20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2001 England Tour 9 June 2001
9 Rob Andrew Fly-half 27125132–15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1994 England Tour 9 June 1994
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 008127–22Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2000 England Tour 24 June 2000
Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 125132–16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2004 Autumn Internationals 20 November 2004
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 125142–20Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2007 Six Nations Championship 3 February 2007
George Ford Fly-half 006327–10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2023 Rugby World Cup 9 September 2023

Most tries in a match

As of 13 July 2024 [9]
TriesPlayerPositionResultOppositionCompetitionDate
5 Douglas Lambert Wing 41–13Flag of France.svg  France 1907 test match 5 January 1907
Rory Underwood Wing 58–23Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1989 Fiji Tour 4 November 1989
Josh Lewsey Fullback 111–13Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2003 Rugby World Cup 2 November 2003
Henry Arundell Wing 71–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2023 Rugby World Cup 23 September 2023
4 George Burton Forward 8G–0GFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1881 Home Nations matches 19 February 1881
Arthur Hudson Wing 35–8Flag of France.svg  France 1906 test match 22 March 1906
Ronald Poulton Centre 39–13Flag of France.svg  France 1914 Five Nations Championship 13 April 1914
Chris Oti Wing 58–3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1989 England Tour 13 May 1989
Neil Back Flanker 110–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification 14 November 1998
Jeremy Guscott Centre 110–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification 14 November 1998
Jeremy Guscott Centre 106–8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1999 USA Tour 21 August 1999
Jason Robinson Fullback 134–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals 17 November 2001
Nick Easter Number 8 62–5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 4 August 2007
Chris Ashton Wing 59–13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2011 Six Nations Championship 12 February 2011

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