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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]

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[edit]

Greatest winning margin[edit]

As of March 2024[2]
Margin Opposing Team Result Date Ground Competition
134  Romania 134–0 17 November 2001 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals
110  Netherlands 110–0 14 November 1998 Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
98  United States 106–8 21 August 1999 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 1999 USA Tour
98  Uruguay 111–13 2 November 2003 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia 2003 Rugby World Cup
91  Tonga 101–10 15 October 1999 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 1999 Rugby World Cup
78  Georgia 84–6 12 October 2003 Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia 2003 Rugby World Cup
71  Chile 71–0 23 September 2023 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France 2023 Rugby World Cup
70  Canada 70–0 13 November 2004 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2004 Canada Tour
66  Tonga 69–3 6 November 2021 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
64  Romania 67–3 24 September 2011 Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin[edit]

As of March 2024[3]
Margin Opposing Team Result Date Ground Competition
76  Australia 0–76 6 June 1998 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia 1998 England Tour
48  South Africa 10–58 26 May 2007 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa 2007 England Tour
43  France 10–53 11 March 2023 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2023 Six Nations
42  New Zealand 22–64 20 June 1998 Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 1998 England Tour
36  Australia 15–51 26 June 2004 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia 2004 England Tour
36  South Africa 0–36 14 September 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 2007 Rugby World Cup
36  South Africa 6–42 22 November 2008 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2008 South Africa Tour
33  New Zealand 3–36 12 June 2004 Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 2004 England Tour
33  South Africa 22–55 2 June 2007 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 2007 England Tour
32  New Zealand 12–44 21 June 2008 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 2008 England Tour
31  Australia 3–34 11 June 2006 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 2006 England Tour

Individual career records[edit]

Most appearances[edit]

As of 13 July 2024[4]
Rank Name Caps Position Career
1 Ben Youngs 127 Scrum half 2010 – 2023
2 Dan Cole 115 Prop 2010 –
3 Jason Leonard 114 Prop 1990 – 2003
4 Owen Farrell 112 Fly-half/ Centre 2012 – 2023
5 Courtney Lawes 105 Lock 2009 – 2023
6 Danny Care 101 Scrum-half 2008 – 2024
7 Dylan Hartley 97 Hooker 2008 – 2018
8 George Ford 96 Fly-half 2014 –
9 Joe Marler 95 Prop 2012 –
10 Jamie George 93 Hooker 2015 –
11 Jonny Wilkinson 91 Fly-half 1998 – 2011
12 Lawrence Dallaglio 85 Number 8 1995 – 2007
Rory Underwood Wing 1984 – 1996
14 Maro Itoje 84 Lock 2016 –
Martin Johnson Lock 1993 – 2003
16 Jonny May 78 Wing 2013 – 2023
Mako Vunipola Prop 2012 – 2023
Joe Worsley Flanker 1999 – 2011
19 Matt Dawson 77 Scrum-half 1995 – 2006
James Haskell Back-row 2007 – 2018

Most points[edit]

As of 13 July 2024[5]
Rank Name Points Tries Con Pen DGs Caps Avr. Position Career
1 Owen Farrell 1237 10 190 262 5 112 11 Fly-half 2012–2023
2 Jonny Wilkinson 1179 6 162 239 36 91 12.96 Fly-half 1998–2011
3 George Ford 413 10 76 73 6 96 4.3 Fly-half 2014–
4 Paul Grayson 400 2 78 72 6 32 12.5 Fly-half 1995–2004
5 Rob Andrew 396 2 33 86 21 71 5.58 Fly-half 1985–1997
6 Toby Flood 301 4 40 66 1 60 5.02 Fly-half 2006–2013
7 Jonathan Webb 296 4 41 66 0 33 8.97 Full-back 1987–1993
8 Charlie Hodgson 269 8 44 44 3 38 7.08 Fly-half 2001–2012
9 Dusty Hare 240 2 14 67 1 25 9.6 Full-back 1974–1984
10 Rory Underwood 210 49 0 0 0 85 2.47 Wing 1984–1996

Most tries[edit]

As of 13 July 2024[6]
Rank Name Tries Caps Ratio Position Career
1 Rory Underwood 49 85 0.58 Wing 1984–1996
2 Jonny May 36 78 0.46 Wing 2013–2023
3 Ben Cohen 31 57 0.54 Wing 2000–2006
Will Greenwood 31 55 0.56 Centre 1997–2004
5 Jeremy Guscott 30 65 0.46 Centre 1989–1999
6 Jason Robinson 28 51 0.55 Full-back 2001–2007
7 Dan Luger 24 38 0.63 Wing 1998–2003
8 Anthony Watson 23 56 0.41 Wing 2014–
9 Josh Lewsey 22 55 0.4 Wing 1998–2007
10 Chris Ashton 20 44 0.45 Wing 2010–2019
Mark Cueto 20 55 0.36 Wing 2004–2011
Manu Tuilagi 20 57 0.35 Centre 2011–
Ben Youngs 20 127 0.16 Scrum-half 2010–2023

Most matches as captain[edit]

As of 13 July 2024[7]
Rank Name Tests Won Drew Lost Win % Position Career Honours as captain
1 Will Carling 59 44 1 14 074.6 Centre 1988–1996 1991 Grand Slam
1991 RWC Final
1992 Grand Slam
1995 Grand Slam
1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2 Owen Farrell 48 31 2 15 064.6 Fly-half/Centre 2018–2023 2019 RWC Final
2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place
3 Chris Robshaw 42 25 0 17 059.5 Flanker 2012–2017 2014 Triple Crown
4 Martin Johnson 39 34 0 5 087.2 Lock 1998–2003 2001 Six Nations Championship
2002 Triple Crown
2003 Grand Slam
2003 RWC Champions
5 Dylan Hartley 30 25 1 4 083.3 Hooker 2012–2018 2016 Grand Slam
2017 Six Nations Championship
6 Lawrence Dallaglio 22 10 2 10 045.5 Number 8 1997–2004 1998 Triple Crown
7 Bill Beaumont 21 11 2 8 052.4 Lock 1978–1982 1980 Grand Slam
Steve Borthwick 21 9 1 11 042.9 Lock 2008–2010 None
9 Martin Corry 17 9 0 8 052.9 Lock 2005–2007 None
10 Phil Vickery 15 10 0 5 066.7 Prop 2002–2008 2007 RWC Final

Individual match records[edit]

Most points in a match[edit]

As of 13 July 2024[8]
Rank Player Pos Points Tries Con Pen DGs Result Opposition Competition Date
1 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 44 2 14 2 0 134–0  Romania 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals 17 November 2001
2 Paul Grayson Fly-half 36 0 12 4 0 101–10  Tonga 1999 Rugby World Cup 15 October 1999
3 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 35 1 9 4 0 80–23  Italy 2001 Six Nations Championship 17 February 2001
4 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 32 1 6 5 0 67–7  Italy 1999 Rugby World Cup 2 October 1999
5 Rob Andrew Fly-half 30 0 6 6 0 60–19  Canada 1994 Canada Tour 10 December 1994
Paul Grayson Fly-half 0 15 0 0 110–0  Netherlands 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification 14 November 1998
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 1 5 4 1 50–10  Wales 2002 Six Nations Championship 23 March 2002
8 Dave Walder Fly-half 29 2 5 3 0 59–20  Canada 2001 England Tour 9 June 2001
9 Rob Andrew Fly-half 27 1 2 5 1 32–15  South Africa 1994 England Tour 9 June 1994
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 0 0 8 1 27–22  South Africa 2000 England Tour 24 June 2000
Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 1 2 5 1 32–16  South Africa 2004 Autumn Internationals 20 November 2004
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 1 2 5 1 42–20  Scotland 2007 Six Nations Championship 3 February 2007
George Ford Fly-half 0 0 6 3 27–10  Argentina 2023 Rugby World Cup 9 September 2023

Most tries in a match[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Overall England Figures". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Records". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Records". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "England Player Records: total matches played (ordered by matches)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "England Player Records: total points scored (ordered by points)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ "England Player Records: total tries scored (ordered by tries)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. ^ "England Player Records: total matches played as captain (ordered by matches)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Player Match Records". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN.
  9. ^ "Player Records". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN.
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