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 March 2020[2]

Margin	Date	Opposing Team	Result	Ground	Competition
134	17 November 2001	Romania	134 – 0	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2001 Romania Tour
110	14 November 1998	Netherlands	110 – 0	Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield, England	1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
98	21 August 1999	United States	106 – 8	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	1999 USA Tour
98	2 November 2003	Uruguay	111 – 13	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia	2003 Rugby World Cup
91	15 October 1999	Tonga	101 – 10	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	1999 Rugby World Cup
78	12 October 2003	Georgia	84 – 6	Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia	2003 Rugby World Cup
70	13 November 2004	Canada	70 – 0	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2004 Canada Tour
64	24 September 2011	Romania	67 – 3	Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	2011 Rugby World Cup
60	2 October 1999	Italy	67 – 7	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	1999 Rugby World Cup
57	17 February 2001	Italy	80 – 23	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2001 Six Nations Championship
57	4 August 2007	Wales	62 – 5	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
57	10 October 2015	Uruguay	60 – 3	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England	2015 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin

As of March 2020[3]

Margin	Date	Opposing Team	Result	Ground	Competition
76	6 June 1998	Australia	0 – 76	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia	1998 England Tour
48	26 May 2007	South Africa	10 – 58	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	2007 England Tour
42	20 June 1998	New Zealand	22 – 64	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	1998 England Tour
36	26 June 2004	Australia	15 – 51	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia	2004 England Tour
36	14 September 2007	South Africa	0 – 36	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	2007 Rugby World Cup
36	22 November 2008	South Africa	6 – 42	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2008 South Africa Tour
33	12 June 2004	New Zealand	3 – 36	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	2004 England Tour
33	2 June 2007	South Africa	22 – 55	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa	2007 England Tour
32	21 June 2008	New Zealand	12 – 44	Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	2008 England Tour
31	11 June 2006	Australia	3 – 34	Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia	2006 England Tour
30	27 June 1998	New Zealand	10 – 40	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	1998 England Tour
30	24 February 2007	Ireland	13 – 43	Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland	2007 Six Nations Championship

Individual career records

Most capped players

As of 8 March 2020[4]

Rank	Name	Career	Caps	Position
1	Jason Leonard	1990–2004	114	Prop
2	Ben Youngs	2010–	99	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	Lawrence Dallaglio	1995–2007	85	Number 8
	Courtney Lawes	2009–		Lock
	Rory Underwood	1984–1996		Wing
9	Danny Care	2008–2018	84	Scrum-half
9	Martin Johnson	1993–2003	84	Lock

Top point scorers

As of 8 March 2020[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–	914	10	150	185	3	83	11.01	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	69	4.46	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 8 March 2020[6]

Rank	Name	Career	Tries	Caps	Tries per cap ratio	Position
1	Rory Underwood	1984–1996	49	85	0.58	Wing
2	Will Greenwood	1997–2004	31	55	0.56	Centre
2	Ben Cohen	2000–2006	31	57	0.54	Wing
4	Jeremy Guscott	1989–1999	30	65	0.46	Centre
5	Jonny May	2013–	29	56	0.52	Wing
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–	20	44	0.45	Wing
9	Mark Cueto	2004–2011	20	55	0.36	Wing

Most matches as captain

As of 8 March 2020[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–	23	15	1	7	065.2	Fly-half/Centre	2019 Rugby World Cup Final 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
7	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 March 2020[8]

#	Player	Position	Pts	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Result	Opposition	Date
1	Charlie Hodgson	Fly-half	44	2	14	2	0	134–0	Romania	17 November 2001
2	Paul Grayson	Fly-half	36	0	12	4	0	101–10	Tonga	15 October 1999
3	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	35	1	9	4	0	80–23	Italy	17 February 2001
4	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	32	1	6	5	0	67–7	Italy	2 October 1999
5	Rob Andrew	Fly-half	30	0	6	6	0	60–19	Canada	10 December 1994
	Paul Grayson	Fly-half		0	15	0	0	110–0	Netherlands	14 November 1998
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		1	5	4	1	50–10	Wales	23 March 2002
8	Dave Walder	Fly-half	29	2	5	3	0	59–20	Canada	9 June 2001
9	Rob Andrew	Fly-half	27	1	2	5	1	32–15	South Africa	9 June 1994
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		0	0	8	1	27–22	South Africa	24 June 2000
	Charlie Hodgson	Fly-half		1	2	5	1	32–16	South Africa	20 November 2004
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		1	2	5	1	42–20	Scotland	3 February 2007

Most tries in a match

As of March 2020[9]

Tries	Player	Position	Result	Opposition	Date
5	Douglas Lambert	Wing	41–13	France	5 January 1907
	Rory Underwood	Wing	58-23	Fiji	4 November 1989
	Josh Lewsey	Fullback	111-13	Uruguay	2 November 2003
4	George Burton	Forward	8G-0G	Wales	19 February 1881
	Arthur Hudson	Wing	35-8	France	22 March 1906
	Ronald Poulton	Centre	39-13	France	13 April 1914
	Chris Oti	Wing	58-3	Romania	13 May 1989
	Neil Back	Flanker	110-0	Netherlands	14 November 1998
	Jeremy Guscott	Centre	110-0	Netherlands	14 November 1998
	Jeremy Guscott	Centre	106-8	United States	21 August 1999
	Jason Robinson	Fullback	134-0	Romania	17 November 2001
	Nick Easter	Number 8	65-5	Wales	4 August 2007
	Chris Ashton	Wing	59-13	Italy	12 February 2011

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