Australia have competed in international rugby union matches since 1889. They compete in the annual Rugby Championship series and have appeared at every Rugby World Cup, winning the tournament in 1991 and 1999 and finishing second in 2003 and 2015. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Team records Greatest winning margins OpponentVenueCompetitionDateScoreMargin Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2003 Rugby World Cup 25 October 2003 142–0142 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 2007 Rugby World Cup 8 September 200791–388 Campo Universitario, Madrid 2001 Australia tour of Europe 1 November 2001 92–1082 Lang Park, Brisbane 2003 Rugby World Cup 18 October 2003 90–882 Lang Park, Brisbane 1998 England tour of Australasia and South Africa 6 June 1998 76–0 76 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualification – Third Round 22 September 199874–074 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 1994 Western Samoa tour of Australia 6 August 199473–370 Stadium Australia, Sydney 2005 June International 11 June 200574–767 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 1996 Canada tour of Australia 29 June 199674–965 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 2011 Rugby World Cup 23 September 201167–562 Villa Park, Birmingham 2015 Rugby World Cup 27 September 201565–362
Greatest losing margins OpponentVenueCompetitionDateScoreMargin Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 2008 Tri Nations Series 30 August 200853–845 Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe 2024 Rugby Championship 7 September 202467–2740 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 1997 Tri Nations Series 23 August 199761–2239 Stadium Australia, Sydney 2020 Tri Nations Series 31 October 20205–4338 Athletic Park, Wellington 1996 Tri Nations Series 6 July 1996 43–637 Eden Park, Auckland 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 17 August 2019 36–036 Eden Park, Auckland 1972 Australia tour of New Zealand and Fiji 16 September 1972 38–335 Eden Park, Auckland 2021 Rugby Championship 14 August 2021 57–2235 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu 2023 Rugby World Cup 24 September 202340–634 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 2022 Rugby Championship 13 August 202248–1731 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 2023 Rugby Championship 8 July 202343–1231 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 2023 Rugby Championship 29 July 20237–3831
Player records Appearances and caps
Most appearancesStatsguru / Ordered by: total matches played, ESPN Scrum, 18 October 2020. Player Period 154 James Slipper 2010–2026 139 George Gregan 1994–2007 129 Stephen Moore 2005–2017 125 Michael Hooper 2012–2023 121 Adam Ashley-Cooper 2005–2019
Most appearances as captainStatsguru / Ordered by: total matches played as captain, Scrum, 30 September 2019. Player Period 69 Michael Hooper 2014–2023 59 George Gregan 2001–2007 55 John Eales 1996–2001 36 Nick Farr-Jones 1988–1992 29 Stirling Mortlock 2006–2009
Tries and points
Most triesStatsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored, Scrum, 30 September 2019. TriesPlayer Period 64 David Campese 1982–1996 40 Chris Latham 1998–2007 39 Adam Ashley-Cooper 2005–2019 37 Israel Folau 2013–2018 34 Drew Mitchell 2005–2016
Most pointsStatsguru / Ordered by: total points scored, Scrum, 30 September 2019. PointsPlayer Period 911 Michael Lynagh 1984–1995 878 Matt Burke 1993–2004 698 Matt Giteau 2002–2016 670 Bernard Foley 2013–2022 489 Stirling Mortlock 2000–2009
Match records Points PlayerVenueCompetitionOpponentDateScoreScore involvementsPointsTries Mat Rogers Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2003 Rugby World Cup 25 October 2003142–02160042 Matt Burke Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 1996 Canada tour of Australia 29 June 199674–9392039 Elton Flatley Lang Park, Brisbane 2003 Rugby World Cup 18 October 200390–81111030 Stirling Mortlock Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Mandela Challenge Plate 8 July 200044–23225029 James O'Connor Stade de France, Saint-Denis 2010 Autumn International 27 November 201016–59164029 Bernard Foley Twickenham Stadium, London 2015 Rugby World Cup 3 October 201533–13234028 Michael Lynagh Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 1995 Argentina tour of Australia 30 April 199553–7234028 Matt Giteau Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 2007 Rugby World Cup 23 September 200755–12243027 Matt Burke Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 1998 Scotland tour of Australia and Fiji 13 June 199845–3144025 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 1999 Rugby World Cup final 6 November 199935–12027025 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 2001 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia 7 July 200135–14116025 Ben Donaldson Stade de France, Seint-Denis 2023 Rugby World Cup 9 September 202335–15233025 Chris Latham Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2003 Rugby World Cup 25 October 2003142–0500025
Tries PlayerVenueCompetitionOpponentDateScoreTries Chris Latham Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2003 Rugby World Cup 25 October 2003142–05 Greg Cornelsen Eden Park, Auckland 1978 Australia tour of New Zealand 9 September 197830–164 David Campese Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1983 United States tour of Australia 9 July 198349–34 Jason Little Canberra Stadium, Canberra 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualification – Third Round 22 September 199874–04 Chris Latham Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 2000 Argentina of Australia 17 June 200053–64 Lote Tuqiri Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 2005 June International 25 June 200569–214 Twenty three players3
See also
List of Australia national rugby union team test match results
Notes
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