List of international rugby league caps for Darren Lockyer

Last updated December 04, 2023

Darren Lockyer is an Australian former rugby league footballer who represented the Australian national team in 65 matches between 1997 and 2011. His first four matches were played for an Australian team representing the Super League governing body, and are not recognised as Test matches by the Australian Rugby League,^[1] the succeeding governing body under which he played a further 59 Tests and 2 internationals.

Lockyer's appearances are numbered based on which matches have Test match status. Those with a blue background indicate that he was captain in that game.

No.	Date	Opponents	Venue	Competition	Tries	Goals	FG	Points
-	26 September 1997	New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland		2	0	0	8
-	1 November 1997	Great Britain	Wembley Stadium, London	Super League Test series	0	0	0	0
-	8 November 1997	Great Britain	Old Trafford, Manchester		0	2	0	4
-	16 November 1997	Great Britain	Elland Road, Leeds		0	0	1	1
1	24 April 1998	New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland	1998 Anzac Test	0	0	0	0
2	9 October 1998	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane		1	4	0	12
3	16 October 1998	New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland		1	3	0	10
4	23 April 1999	New Zealand	Stadium Australia, Sydney	1999 Anzac Test	0	0	0	0
5	15 October 1999	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	1999 Tri-Nations	0	0	0	0
6	22 October 1999	Great Britain	Lang Park, Brisbane		2	0	0	8
7	5 November 1999	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland		0	0	0	0
8	27 April 2000	New Zealand	Stadium Australia, Sydney	2000 Anzac Test	0	0	0	0
9	7 October 2000	Papua New Guinea	Willows Sports Complex, Townsville		2	0	0	8
10	28 October 2000	England	Twickenham Stadium, London	2000 World Cup	0	0	0	0
11	1 November 2000	Fiji	Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead		0	0	0	0
12	11 November 2000	Samoa	Vicarage Road, Watford		0	0	0	0
13	19 November 2000	Wales	Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield		2	4	0	16
14	25 November 2000	New Zealand	Old Trafford, Trafford		1	0	0	4
15	13 July 2001	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington		1	0	0	4
16	7 October 2001	Papua New Guinea	Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby		1	4/5	0	12
17	11 November 2001	Great Britain	Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield	2001 Kangaroo tour	0	0	0	0
18	17 November 2001	Great Britain	Reebok Stadium, Bolton		1	0	0	4
19	24 November 2001	Great Britain	JJB Stadium, Wigan		1	0	0	4
20	12 July 2002	Great Britain	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney		2	0	0	8
21	12 October 2002	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington		0	0	0	0
22	18 October 2003	New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland		0	0	0	0
-	28 October 2003	England A	Griffin Park, London	2003 Kangaroo tour	0	0	0	0
-	2 November 2003	Wales	Brewery Field, Bridgend		1	0	0	4
23	8 November 2003	Great Britain	JJB Stadium, Wigan		1	0	0	4
24	15 November 2003	Great Britain	KC Stadium, Hull		1	0	0	4
25	22 November 2003	Great Britain	Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield		0	0	0	0
26	23 April 2004	New Zealand	Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle	2004 Anzac Test	1	0	1	5
27	16 October 2004	New Zealand	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland	2004 Tri-Nations	0	2/3	0	4
28	23 October 2004	New Zealand	Loftus Road, London	2004 Tri-Nations	1	2/2	0	8
29	21 November 2004	France	Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse		1	4	0	12
30	27 November 2004	Great Britain	Elland Road, Leeds	2004 Tri-Nations	1	6/6	0	16
31	25 April 2005	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane	2005 Anzac Test	1	0	0	4
32	15 October 2005	New Zealand	Stadium Australia, Sydney	2005 Tri-Nations	0	0	0	0
33	21 October 2005	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland		2	0	0	8
34	6 November 2005	Great Britain	JJB Stadium, Wigan		0	0	0	0
35	5 May 2006	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane	2006 Anzac Test	2	0	0	8
36	14 October 2006	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	2006 Tri-Nations	0	0	0	0
37	21 October 2006	New Zealand	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne		0	0	0	0
38	4 November 2006	Great Britain	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney		1	2/2	0	8
39	18 November 2006	Great Britain	Lang Park, Brisbane		1	0	1	5
40	25 November 2006	New Zealand	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney		1	0	0	4
41	20 April 2007	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane	2007 Anzac Test	1	0	0	4
42	26 October 2008	New Zealand	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	2008 World Cup	0	0	0	0
43	2 November 2008	England	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne		0	0	0	0
44	16 November 2008	Fiji	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney		0	0	0	0
45	23 November 2008	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane		2	0	0	8
46	8 May 2009	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane	2009 Anzac Test	0	0	0	0
47	24 October 2009	New Zealand	Twickenham Stoop, London	2009 Four Nations	0	0	0	0
48	31 October 2009	England	JJB Stadium, Wigan		1	0	0	4
49	7 November 2009	France	Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris		0	0	0	0
50	14 November 2009	England	Elland Road, Leeds		0	0	0	0
51	7 May 2010	New Zealand	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne	2010 Anzac Test	0	0	0	0
52	24 October 2010	Papua New Guinea	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney	2010 Four Nations	1	0	0	4
53	31 October 2010	England	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne		0	0	0	0
54	13 November 2010	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane		0	0	0	0
55	6 May 2011	New Zealand	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast	2011 Anzac Test	0	0	0	0
56	16 October 2011	New Zealand	Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle		0	0	0	0
57	28 October 2011	New Zealand	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington	2011 Four Nations	0	0	0	0
58	5 November 2011	England	Wembley Stadium, London		0	0	0	0
59	19 November 2011	England	Elland Road, Leeds		1	0/1	0	4

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References

↑ "ARL will not credit Lockyer with Super League Tests". NRL.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

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[1] "ARL will not credit Lockyer with Super League Tests". NRL.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

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