List of England national rugby union team records

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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.

Greatest winning margin

As of November 2024[2]

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Margin
Opposing Team
Result
Date
Ground
Competition

134 Romania134–017 November 2001Twickenham Stadium, London, England2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals

110 Netherlands110–014 November 1998John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield, England1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier

98 United States106–821 August 1999Twickenham Stadium, London, England1999 USA Tour

98 Uruguay111–132 November 2003Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia2003 Rugby World Cup

91 Tonga101–1015 October 1999Twickenham Stadium, London, England1999 Rugby World Cup

78 Georgia84–612 October 2003Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia2003 Rugby World Cup

71 Chile71–023 September 2023Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France2023 Rugby World Cup

70 Canada70–013 November 2004Twickenham Stadium, London, England2004 Canada Tour

66 Tonga69–36 November 2021Twickenham Stadium, London, England2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals

64 Romania67–324 September 2011Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand2011 Rugby World Cup

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Greatest losing margin

As of November 2024[3]

More information Margin, Opposing Team …

Margin
Opposing Team
Result
Date
Ground
Competition

76 Australia0–766 June 1998Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia1998 England Tour

48 South Africa10–5826 May 2007Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa2007 England Tour

43 France10–5311 March 2023Twickenham Stadium, London, England2023 Six Nations

42 New Zealand22–6420 June 1998Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand1998 England Tour

36 Australia15–5126 June 2004Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia2004 England Tour

36 South Africa0–3614 September 2007Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2007 Rugby World Cup

36 South Africa6–4222 November 2008Twickenham Stadium, London, England2008 South Africa Tour

33 New Zealand3–3612 June 2004Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand2004 England Tour

33 South Africa22–552 June 2007Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa2007 England Tour

32 New Zealand12–4421 June 2008Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand2008 England Tour

31 Australia3–3411 June 2006Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia2006 England Tour

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Most appearances

As of 2 November 2024[4]

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Most points

As of 2 November 2024[5]

More information Rank, Name …

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
72
67
6
97
4.26
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
Marcus Smith
237
12
37
34
1
36
6.58
Fly-half
2021–

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Most tries

As of 2 November 2024[6]

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Most matches as captain

As of 2 November 2024[7]

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Most points in a match

As of 2 November 2024[8]

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Most tries in a match

As of 2 November 2024[9]

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