List of Australia national rugby union team records
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).
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Australia (in gold), playing against New Zealand.
Team records
Greatest winning margin[1] | |||
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Points margin (score) | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
142 (142–0) | Namibia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003 |
88 (91–3) | Japan | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | 2007 |
82 (92–10) | Spain | Campo Universitaria, Madrid | 2001 |
82 (90–8) | Romania | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2003 |
76 (76–0) | England | Lang Park, Brisbane | 1998 |
Greatest losing margin[2] | |||
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Points margin (score) | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
45 (8–53) | South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 2008 |
39 (22–61) | South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 1997 |
37 (6–43) | New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | 1996 |
36 (0–36) | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2019 |
35 (3–38) | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1972 |
Individual records (career)
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Individual records (single match)
Most points in a match[7] | ||||
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Points | Player | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
42 | Mat Rogers | Namibia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003 |
39 | Matt Burke | Canada | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1996 |
30 | Elton Flatley | Romania | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2003 |
29 | Stirling Mortlock | South Africa | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 2000 |
29 | James O'Connor | France | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 2010 |
28 | Michael Lynagh | Argentina | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1995 |
28 | Bernard Foley | England | Twickenham, London | 2015 |
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References
- Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (descending), Scrum, 30 September 2019.
- Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (reverse), Scrum, 30 September 2019.
- Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played, ESPN Scrum, 30 September 2019.
- Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played as captain, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
- Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
- Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
- Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
- Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
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