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 813 matches.

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 are listed in bold. This list includes only points and tries scored playing for England, and does not include those scored for the British & Irish Lions.

This article only covers the England men's national team. Details of England women's national rugby union team records are shown on a different page.

Team records

Greatest winning margin

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

Greatest losing margin

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

Individual career records

Most appearances

RankNameCapsPositionCareer1Ben Youngs127Scrum-half2010–20232Dan Cole118Prop2010–20243Jason Leonard114Prop1990–20034Jamie George113Hooker2015–5Owen Farrell112Fly-half / centre2012–20236George Ford108Fly-half2014–7Courtney Lawes105Lock / flanker2009–20238Maro Itoje102Lock / flanker2016–9Danny Care101Scrum-half2008–202410Dylan Hartley97Hooker2008–201811Joe Marler95Prop2012–202412Jonny Wilkinson91Fly-half1998–201113Lawrence Dallaglio85Number 81995–2007Rory UnderwoodWing1984–199615Martin Johnson84Lock1993–200316Ellis Genge83Prop2016-17Jonny May78Wing2013–2023Mako VunipolaProp2012–2023Joe WorsleyFlanker1999–201120Matt Dawson77Scrum-half1995–2006James HaskellFlanker2007–2018Henry Slade Centre2015-

Most points

RankNamePoints Tries CapsPositionCareer1Owen Farrell1237101902625112 Fly-half2012–20232Jonny Wilkinson117961622393691 Fly-half1998–20113George Ford49610917810108Fly-half2014–4Paul Grayson40027872632 Fly-half1995–20045Rob Andrew396233862171 Fly-half1985–19976Marcus Smith333176141153 Fly-half2021–7Toby Flood30144066160 Fly-half2006–20138Jonathan Webb29644166033 Full-back1987–19939Charlie Hodgson26984444338 Fly-half2001–201210Dusty Hare24021467125 Full-back1974–1984

Most tries

RankNameTriesCapsPositionCareer1Rory Underwood4985 Wing1984–19962Jonny May3678 Wing2013–20233Will Greenwood3155 Centre1997–2004Ben Cohen3157 Wing2000–20065Jeremy Guscott3065 Centre1989–19996Jason Robinson2851 Full-back2001–20077Dan Luger2438 Wing1998–20038Anthony Watson2356Wing2014–20239Josh Lewsey2255 Wing1998–200710Chris Ashton2044 Wing2010–2019Mark Cueto2055 Wing2004–2011Elliot Daly2075 Wing2016–Manu Tuilagi2057 Centre2011–2024Ben Youngs20127 Scrum-half2010–2023

Most matches as captain

Rank Name Tests Won Drew Lost Position Career Honours as captain1Will CarlingCentre1988–19961991 Grand Slam1991 RWC Final1992 Grand Slam1995 Grand Slam1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown2Owen FarrellFly-half / centre2018–20232019 RWC Final2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place3Chris RobshawFlanker2012–20172014 Triple Crown4Martin JohnsonLock1998–20032001 Six Nations Championship2002 Triple Crown2003 Grand Slam2003 RWC Champions5Dylan HartleyHooker2012–20182016 Grand Slam2017 Six Nations Championship6Lawrence DallaglioNumber 81997–20041998 Triple Crown7Bill BeaumontLock1978–19821980 Grand SlamSteve BorthwickLock2008–2010None9Martin CorryLock2005–2007None10Phil VickeryProp2002–20082007 RWC Final

Individual match records

Most points in a match

Rank Player Points Tries Result Opposition Competition Date 1 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 44 2 14 2 0 134–0 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals 17 November 2001 2 Paul Grayson Fly-half 36 0 12 4 0 101–10 1999 Rugby World Cup 15 October 1999 3 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 35 1 9 4 0 80–23 2001 Six Nations Championship 17 February 2001 4 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 32 1 6 5 0 67–7 1999 Rugby World Cup 2 October 19995 Rob Andrew Fly-half 30 0 6 6 0 60–19 1994 Canada Tour 10 December 1994 Paul Grayson Fly-half 0 15 0 0 110–0 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification 14 November 1998 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 1 5 4 1 50–10 2002 Six Nations Championship 23 March 2002 8 Dave Walder Fly-half 29 2 5 3 0 59–20 2001 England Tour 9 June 20019 Rob Andrew Fly-half 27 1 2 5 1 32–15 1994 England Tour 9 June 1994 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 0 0 8 1 27–22 2000 England Tour 24 June 2000 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 1 2 5 1 32–16 2004 Autumn Internationals 20 November 2004 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 1 2 5 1 42–20 2007 Six Nations Championship 3 February 2007 George Ford Fly-half 0 0 6 3 27–10 2023 Rugby World Cup 9 September 2023

Most tries in a match

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

See also England rugby union try record progression List of leading rugby union test point scorers List of leading rugby union test try scorers List of rugby union test caps leaders

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