List of Australia national rugby union team captains

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Australia has played Test rugby since 1899. Test captains are listed chronologically from the first time they captained Australia in a Test match. Matches are exclusively those that have been granted Test status by the Australian Rugby Union regardless of whether the opposing team's governing body awarded the match Test status or not.

Headshot of George Greagan wearing a suit and tie
George Gregan, who played for his country between 1994 and 2007, captained the team in 59 Tests.

Captains

full body shot of Johnnie Wallace wearing his playing strip and boots
Johnnie Wallace captained the 1927–28 New South Wales Waratahs that toured the Northern Hemisphere. The Australian Rugby Union later recognised the international matches from this tour as Test matches.
Paddy Moran led the Wallabies on the 1908 Tour.
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Players to have captained the Australian rugby union team in a Test match
Number Name First Test
as captain		 Last Test
as captain		 Total Tests
as captain		 Total Tests
as player		 Refs
1Frank Row 1899189933 [1]
[2]
2Bob McCowan 1899189913 [3]
[4]
3Stan Wickham 1903190545 [5]
[6]
4Frank Nicholson 1904190412 [7]
[8]
5Peter Burge 1907190723 [9]
[10]
6Allen Oxlade 1907190714 [11]
[12]
7Herbert Moran 1908190811 [13]
[14]
8Chris McKivat 1909190914 [15]
[16]
9Sydney Middleton 1910191034 [17]
[18]
10Ward Prentice 1912191216 [19]
[20]
11Ted Fahey 1913191324 [21]
[22]
12Larry Dwyer 1913191318 [23]
[24]
13Fred Wood 19141914212 [25]
[26]
14Jimmy Flynn 1914191412 [27]
[28]
15William Thornton 1920192038 [29]
[30]
16Alfred Walker 192219241116 [31]
[32]
17Darby Loudon 1922192214 [33]
[34]
18Walter Friend 19231923310 [35]
[36]
19Billy Sheehan 19231923318 [37]
[38]
20Ted Thorn 19241926615 [39]
[40]
21Charlie Fox 19251925117 [41]
[42]
22Tom Lawton, Snr 19251932714 [43]
[44]
23Johnnie Wallace 1926192868 [45]
[46]
24Syd Malcolm 19281933618 [47]
[48]
25Bob Loudon 19281928113 [49]
[50]
26Jimmy Clark 1931193115 [51]
[52]
27Dave Cowper 1933193339 [53]
[54]
28Alex Ross 19331934320 [55]
[56]
29Ron Walden 1936193634 [57]
[58]
30Cyril Towers 19371937219 [59]
[60]
31Vay Wilson 1938193835 [61]
[62]
32Bill McLean 1946194745 [63]
[64]
33Phil Hardcastle 1947194715 [65]
[66]
34Trevor Allan 194719491014 [67]
[68]
35Nev Cottrell 19501950214 [69]
[70]
36Keith Winning 1951195111 [71]
[72]
37Colin Windon 19511951220 [73]
[74]
38John Solomon 19521955814 [75]
[76]
39Nicholas Shehadie 19531954330 [77]
[78]
40Alan Cameron 19551956420 [79]
[80]
41Dick Tooth 19571957210 [81]
[82]
42Bob Davidson 19571958613 [83]
[84]
43Des Connor 19581958212 [85]
[86]
44Chilla Wilson 1958195834 [87]
[88]
45Peter Fenwicke 1959195926 [89]
[90]
46Ken Catchpole 196119681327 [91]
[92]
47Peter Johnson 19621968542 [93]
[94]
48Jim Lenehan 19621962124 [95]
[96]
49John Thornett 196219671637 [97]
[98]
50Greg Davis 196919721639 [99]
[100]
51Peter Sullivan 19721973413 [101]
[102]
52John Hipwell 19731975936 [103]
[104]
53Geoff Shaw 19751976927 [105]
[106]
54Tony Shaw 197819811536 [107]
[108]
55Mark Loane 19791982628 [109]
[110]
56Paul McLean 19801980130 [111]
[112]
57Mark Ella 198219831025 [113]
[114]
58Andrew Slack 198419871939 [115]
[116]
59Steve Williams 19851985528 [117]
[118]
60Simon Poidevin 19861987459 [119]
[120]
61David Codey 19871987113 [121]
[122]
62Michael Lynagh 198719951572 [123]
[124]
63Nick Farr-Jones 198819923663 [125]
[126]
64Phil Kearns 199219951067 [127]
[128]
65Rod McCall 19951995171 [129]
[130]
66John Eales 199620015586 [131]
[132]
67Tim Horan 19961996180 [133]
[134]
68David Wilson 19971999979 [135]
[136]
69Jason Little 19991999175 [137]
[138]
70George Gregan 2001200759139 [139]
[140]
71Chris Whitaker 20032003131 [141]
[142]
72Nathan Sharpe 2004201210116 [143]
[144]
73Phil Waugh 20062007379 [145]
74Stirling Mortlock 200620092980 [146]
75George Smith 200720097111 [147]
76Rocky Elsom 200920112475 [148]
77James Horwill 201120131662 [149]
78Will Genia 201120134110 [150]
79David Pocock 20122019983 [151]
80Ben Mowen 20132013615 [152]
81Stephen Moore 2014201726122 [153]
82Michael Hooper 2014202369125 [154]
83James Slipper 2015202415154 [155]
84Dean Mumm 20152015157 [156]
85Allan Alaalatoa 202220247*92* [157]
86Tate McDermott 202320231*55* [158]
87Will Skelton 20232023237 [159]
88Dave Porecki 20232023321 [160]
89Liam Wright 2024202416 [161]
90Harry Wilson 2024incumbent25*41* [162]
91Fraser McReight 202520251*44* [163]
92Nick Champion de Crespigny 2025202515 [164]
Source: ESPN Scrum
  • Updated after the series against Japan on 15 August 2026.
  • * Indicates totals for players that are current members of the Wallaby squad.
  • Players in green remain active and eligible for Wallaby selection.
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