List of England national rugby union team records explained

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

Greatest winning margin

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width=50px	Margin	width=150px	Opposing Team	width=50px	Result	width=125px	Date	width=250px	Ground	width=200px	Competition
134		134–0	17 November 2001
110		110–0	14 November 1998		1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
98		106–8	21 August 1999		1999 USA Tour
98		111–13	2 November 2003		2003 Rugby World Cup
91		101–10	15 October 1999		1999 Rugby World Cup
78		84–6	12 October 2003		2003 Rugby World Cup
71		71–0	23 September 2023		2023 Rugby World Cup
70		70–0	13 November 2004		2004 Canada Tour
66		69–3	6 November 2021
64		67–3	24 September 2011		2011 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin

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width=50px	Margin	width=150px	Opposing Team	width=50px	Result	width=125px	Date	width=250px	Ground	width=200px	Competition
76		0–76	6 June 1998		1998 England Tour
48		10–58	26 May 2007		2007 England Tour
43		10–53	11 March 2023		2023 Six Nations
42		22–64	20 June 1998		1998 England Tour
36		15–51	26 June 2004		2004 England Tour
36		0–36	14 September 2007		2007 Rugby World Cup
36		6–42	22 November 2008		2008 South Africa Tour
33		3–36	12 June 2004		2004 England Tour
33		22–55	2 June 2007		2007 England Tour
32		12–44	21 June 2008		2008 England Tour
31		3–34	11 June 2006		2006 England Tour

Individual career records

Most appearances

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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

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width=25px	Rank	width=150px	Name	width=50px	Points	width=25px	Tries	width=25px		width=25px		width=25px		width=50px	Caps	width=50px		width=75px	Position	width=100px	Career
1	Owen Farrell	1237	10	190	262	5	112		Fly-half	2012–2023
2	Jonny Wilkinson	1179	6	162	239	36	91		Fly-half	1998–2011
3	George Ford	413	10	76	73	6	96		Fly-half	2014–
4	Paul Grayson	400	2	78	72	6	32		Fly-half	1995–2004
5	Rob Andrew	396	2	33	86	21	71		Fly-half	1985–1997
6	Toby Flood	301	4	40	66	1	60		Fly-half	2006–2013
7	Jonathan Webb	296	4	41	66	0	33		Full-back	1987–1993
8	Charlie Hodgson	269	8	44	44	3	38		Fly-half	2001–2012
9	Dusty Hare	240	2	14	67	1	25		Full-back	1974–1984
10	Rory Underwood	210	49	0	0	0	85		Wing	1984–1996

Most tries

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

Most matches as captain

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width=25px	Rank	width=125px	Name	width=25px	Tests	width=25px	Won	width=25px	Drew	width=25px	Lost	width=25px		width=80px	Position	width=80px	Career	width=200px	Honours as captain
1	Will Carling	Centre	1988–1996	1991 Grand Slam 1991 RWC Final 1992 Grand Slam 1995 Grand Slam 1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2	Owen Farrell	Fly-half/Centre	2018–2023	2019 RWC Final 2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown 2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place
3	Chris Robshaw	Flanker	2012–2017	2014 Triple Crown
4	Martin Johnson	Lock	1998–2003	2001 Six Nations Championship 2002 Triple Crown 2003 Grand Slam 2003 RWC Champions
5	Dylan Hartley	Hooker	2012–2018	2016 Grand Slam 2017 Six Nations Championship
6	Lawrence Dallaglio	Number 8	1997–2004	1998 Triple Crown
7	Bill Beaumont	Lock	1978–1982	1980 Grand Slam
	Steve Borthwick	Lock	2008–2010	None
9	Martin Corry	Lock	2005–2007	None
10	Phil Vickery	Prop	2002–2008	2007 RWC Final

Individual match records

Most points in a match

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width=25px	Rank	width=175px	Player	width=75px		width=25px	Points	width=25px	Tries	width=25px		width=25px		width=25px		width=25px	Result	width=125px	Opposition	width=125px	Competition	width=80px	Date
1			44	2	14	2	0	134–0			17 November 2001
2			36	0	12	4	0	101–10			15 October 1999
3			35	1	9	4	0	80–23			17 February 2001
4			32	1	6	5	0	67–7			2 October 1999
5			30	0	6	6	0	60–19			10 December 1994
				0	15	0	0	110–0			14 November 1998
				1	5	4	1	50–10			23 March 2002
8			29	2	5	3	0	59–20			9 June 2001
9			27	1	2	5	1	32–15			9 June 1994
				0	0	8	1	27–22			24 June 2000
				1	2	5	1	32–16			20 November 2004
				1	2	5	1	42–20			3 February 2007
	George Ford			0	0	6	3	27–10			9 September 2023

Most tries in a match

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Tries	Player	Position	Result	Opposition	Competition	Date
5			41–13			5 January 1907
			58–23			4 November 1989
			111–13			2 November 2003
			71–0			23 September 2023
4			8G–0G			19 February 1881
			35–8			22 March 1906
			39–13			13 April 1914
			58–3			13 May 1989
			110–0			14 November 1998
			110–0			14 November 1998
			106–8			21 August 1999
			134–0			17 November 2001
			62–5			4 August 2007
			59–13			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

Notes and References

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