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 746 matches.[1] The record for most Test appearances, or caps, is held by Jason Leonard who appeared in 114 games. Leonard was also the first man to play over 100 Test matches for England; a record he achieved in the 2003 Six Nations opener against France.

The record for most Test points by an Englishman is held by Jonny Wilkinson, who scored 1179 points between 1998 and 2011. 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 November 2020[2]
MarginDateOpposing TeamResultGroundCompetition
13417 November 2001 Romania134 – 0Twickenham Stadium, London, England2001 Romania Tour
11014 November 1998 Netherlands110 – 0Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
9821 August 1999 United States106 – 8Twickenham Stadium, London, England1999 USA Tour
982 November 2003 Uruguay111 – 13Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia2003 Rugby World Cup
9115 October 1999 Tonga101 – 10Twickenham Stadium, London, England1999 Rugby World Cup
7812 October 2003 Georgia84 – 6Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia2003 Rugby World Cup
7013 November 2004 Canada70 – 0Twickenham Stadium, London, England2004 Canada Tour
6424 September 2011 Romania67 – 3Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand2011 Rugby World Cup
602 October 1999 Italy67 – 7Twickenham Stadium, London, England1999 Rugby World Cup
5717 February 2001 Italy80 – 23Twickenham Stadium, London, England2001 Six Nations Championship
574 August 2007 Wales62 – 5Twickenham Stadium, London, England2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
5710 October 2015 Uruguay60 – 3City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England2015 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin
As of November 2020[3]
MarginDateOpposing TeamResultGroundCompetition
766 June 1998 Australia0 – 76Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia1998 England Tour
4826 May 2007 South Africa10 – 58Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa2007 England Tour
4220 June 1998 New Zealand22 – 64Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand1998 England Tour
3626 June 2004 Australia15 – 51Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia2004 England Tour
3614 September 2007 South Africa0 – 36Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2007 Rugby World Cup
3622 November 2008 South Africa6 – 42Twickenham Stadium, London, England2008 South Africa Tour
3312 June 2004 New Zealand3 – 36Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand2004 England Tour
332 June 2007 South Africa22 – 55Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa2007 England Tour
3221 June 2008 New Zealand12 – 44Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand2008 England Tour
3111 June 2006 Australia3 – 34Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia2006 England Tour
3027 June 1998 New Zealand10 – 40Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand1998 England Tour
3024 February 2007 Ireland13 – 43Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland2007 Six Nations Championship

Individual career records

Most capped players
As of 6 February 2021[4]
Rank Name Career Caps Position
1 Jason Leonard 1990–2004 114 Prop
2 Ben Youngs 2010– 105 Scrum-half
3 Dylan Hartley 2008–2018 97 Hooker
4 Dan Cole 2010–2019 95 Prop
5 Jonny Wilkinson 1998–2011 91 Fly-half
6 Owen Farrell 2012– 89 Fly-half
7 Courtney Lawes 2009- 86 Lock
9 Lawrence Dallaglio 1995–2007 85 Number 8
Rory Underwood 1984–1996 Wing
11 Danny Care 2008–2018 84 Scrum-half
Martin Johnson 1993–2003 Lock
12 Joe Worsley 1999–2011 78 Flanker
13 Matt Dawson 1995–2006 77 Scrum-half
James Haskell 2007–2018 Back-row
15 Mike Catt 1994–2007 75 Centre
Mike Tindall 2001–2011 Centre
17 George Ford 2014– 73 Fly-half
Steve Thompson 2002–2011 Hooker
Phil Vickery 1998–2009 Prop
19 Mike Brown 2007–2018 72 Fullback
Will Carling 1988–1997 Centre

Top point scorers
As of 6 February 2021[5]
Rank Name Career Points Tries Conv­ersions Penalties Drop Goals Caps Points per cap ratio Position
1 Jonny Wilkinson 1998–2011 1179 6 162 239 36 91 12.96 Fly-half
2 Owen Farrell 2012– 975 10 161 198 3 89 10.95 Fly-half/Centre
3 Paul Grayson 1995–2004 400 2 78 72 6 32 12.50 Fly-half
4 Rob Andrew 1985–1997 396 2 33 86 21 71 5.58 Fly-half
5 George Ford 2014– 308 10 54 48 2 73 4.21 Fly-half
6 Toby Flood 2006–2013 301 4 40 66 1 60 5.02 Fly-half
7 Jonathan Webb 1987–1993 296 4 41 66 0 33 8.97 Full-back
8 Charlie Hodgson 2001–2012 269 8 44 44 3 38 7.08 Fly-half
9 Dusty Hare 1974–1984 240 2 14 67 1 25 9.60 Full-back
10 Rory Underwood 1984–1996 210 49 0 0 0 85 2.47 Wing

Top try scorers
As of 6 February 2021[6]
Rank Name Career Tries Caps Tries per cap ratio Position
1 Rory Underwood 1984–1996 49 85 0.58 Wing
2 Ben Cohen 2000–2006 31 57 0.54 Wing
Will Greenwood 1997–2004 31 55 0.56 Centre
Jonny May 2013– 31 62 0.50 Wing
5 Jeremy Guscott 1989–1999 30 65 0.46 Centre
6 Jason Robinson 2001–2007 28 51 0.55 Full-back
7 Dan Luger 1998–2003 24 38 0.63 Wing
8 Josh Lewsey 1998–2007 22 55 0.40 Wing
9 Chris Ashton 2010–2019 20 44 0.45 Wing
Mark Cueto 2004–2011 20 55 0.36 Wing

Most matches as captain
As of 6 February 2021[7]
Rank Name Career Tests Won Drew Lost Win
percent		 Position Honours as captain
1 Will Carling 1988–1996 59 44 1 14 074.6 Centre 1991 Grand Slam
1991 Rugby World Cup Final
1992 Grand Slam
1995 Grand Slam
1996 Five Nations Championship
2 Chris Robshaw 2012–2017 42 25 0 17 059.5 Flanker 2014 Triple Crown
3 Martin Johnson 1998–2003 39 34 0 5 087.2 Lock 2001 Six Nations Championship
2002 Triple Crown
2003 Grand Slam
2003 Rugby World Cup
4 Dylan Hartley 2012–2018 30 25 1 4 083.3 Hooker 2016 Grand Slam
2017 Six Nations Championship
5 Owen Farrell 2018– 29 20 1 8 069.0 Fly-half/Centre 2019 Rugby World Cup Final
2020 Six Nations Championship
2020 Triple Crown
6 Lawrence Dallaglio 1997–2004 22 10 2 10 045.5 Number 8 1998 Triple Crown
7 Bill Beaumont 1978–1982 21 11 2 8 052.4 Lock 1980 Grand Slam
Steve Borthwick 2008–2010 21 9 1 11 042.9 Lock None
9 Martin Corry 2005–2007 17 9 0 8 052.9 Lock None
10 Phil Vickery 2002–2008 15 10 0 5 066.7 Prop 2007 Rugby World Cup Final

Individual match records

Most points in a match
As of November 2020[8]
Rank Player Position Pts Tries Con Pen DG Result Opposition Date
1Charlie HodgsonFly-half4421420134–0 Romania17 November 2001
2Paul GraysonFly-half3601240101–10 Tonga15 October 1999
3Jonny WilkinsonFly-half35194080–23 Italy17 February 2001
4Jonny WilkinsonFly-half32165067–7 Italy2 October 1999
5Rob AndrewFly-half30066060–19 Canada10 December 1994
Paul GraysonFly-half01500110–0 Netherlands14 November 1998
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half154150–10 Wales23 March 2002
8Dave WalderFly-half29253059–20 Canada9 June 2001
9Rob AndrewFly-half27125132–15 South Africa9 June 1994
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half008127–22 South Africa24 June 2000
Charlie HodgsonFly-half125132–16 South Africa20 November 2004
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half125142–20 Scotland3 February 2007

Most tries in a match
As of November 2020[9]
Tries Player Position Result Opposition Date
5Douglas LambertWing41–13 France5 January 1907
Rory UnderwoodWing58-23 Fiji4 November 1989
Josh LewseyFullback111-13 Uruguay2 November 2003
4George BurtonForward8G-0G Wales19 February 1881
Arthur HudsonWing35-8 France22 March 1906
Ronald PoultonCentre39-13 France13 April 1914
Chris OtiWing58-3 Romania13 May 1989
Neil BackFlanker110-0 Netherlands14 November 1998
Jeremy GuscottCentre110-0 Netherlands14 November 1998
Jeremy GuscottCentre106-8 United States21 August 1999
Jason RobinsonFullback134-0 Romania17 November 2001
Nick EasterNumber 865-5 Wales4 August 2007
Chris AshtonWing59-13 Italy12 February 2011

See also

References
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  3. "Team Records". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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  7. "England Player Records: total matches played as captain (ordered by matches)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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