List of England national rugby union team records

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The England national rugby union team competed in the first international rugby match in 1871 against Scotland. Since then, they have played in 813 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 are listed in bold. This list includes only points and tries scored playing for England, and does not include those scored for the British & Irish Lions.

This article only covers the England men's national team. Details of England women's national rugby union team records are shown on a different page.

Team records

Greatest winning margin

As of November 2024[2]
More information Margin, Opposing Team ...
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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Individual career records

Most appearances

As of 14 March 2026[4]
More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Caps Position Career
1 Ben Youngs 127 Scrum-half 2010–2023
2 Dan Cole 118 Prop 2010–2024
3 Jason Leonard 114 Prop 1990–2003
4 Owen Farrell 112 Fly-half / Centre 2012–2023
5 Jamie George 110 Hooker 2015–
6 George Ford 108 Fly-half 2014–
7 Courtney Lawes 105 Lock / Flanker 2009–2023
8 Maro Itoje 102 Lock / Flanker 2016–
9 Danny Care 101 Scrum-half 2008–2024
10 Dylan Hartley 97 Hooker 2008–2018
11 Joe Marler 95 Prop 2012–2024
12 Jonny Wilkinson 91 Fly-half 1998–2011
13 Lawrence Dallaglio 85 Number 8 1995–2007
Rory Underwood Wing 1984–1996
15 Martin Johnson 84 Lock 1993–2003
16 Ellis Genge 80 Prop 2016-
17 Jonny May 78 Wing 2013–2023
Mako Vunipola Prop 2012–2023
Joe Worsley Flanker 1999–2011
20 Matt Dawson 77 Scrum-half 1995–2006
James Haskell Flanker 2007–2018
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Most points

As of 14 March 2026[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 496 10 91 78 10 108 4.59 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 Marcus Smith 323 15 61 41 1 50 6.46 Fly-half 2021–
7 Toby Flood 301 4 40 66 1 60 5.02 Fly-half 2006–2013
8 Jonathan Webb 296 4 41 66 0 33 8.97 Full-back 1987–1993
9 Charlie Hodgson 269 8 44 44 3 38 7.08 Fly-half 2001–2012
10 Dusty Hare 240 2 14 67 1 25 9.6 Full-back 1974–1984
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Most tries

As of 14 March 2026[6]
More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Tries Caps Ratio Position Career
1 Rory Underwood 49 85 0.58 Wing 1984–1996
2 Jonny May 36 78 0.46 Wing 2013–2023
3 Will Greenwood 31 55 0.56 Centre 1997–2004
Ben Cohen 31 57 0.54 Wing 2000–2006
5 Jeremy Guscott 30 65 0.46 Centre 1989–1999
6 Jason Robinson 28 51 0.55 Full-back 2001–2007
7 Dan Luger 24 38 0.63 Wing 1998–2003
8 Anthony Watson 23 56 0.41 Wing 2014–2023
9 Josh Lewsey 22 55 0.4 Wing 1998–2007
10 Chris Ashton 20 44 0.45 Wing 2010–2019
Mark Cueto 20 55 0.36 Wing 2004–2011
Elliot Daly 20 75 0.27 Wing 2016–
Manu Tuilagi 20 57 0.35 Centre 2011–2024
Ben Youngs 20 127 0.16 Scrum-half 2010–2023
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Most matches as captain

As of 6 July 2025[7]
More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Tests Won Drew Lost Win % Position Career Honours as captain
1 Will Carling 5944114074.6 Centre 1988–1996 1991 Grand Slam
1991 RWC Final
1992 Grand Slam
1995 Grand Slam
1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2 Owen Farrell 4831215064.6 Fly-half / Centre 2018–2023 2019 RWC Final
2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place
3 Chris Robshaw 4225017059.5 Flanker 2012–2017 2014 Triple Crown
4 Martin Johnson 393405087.2 Lock 1998–2003 2001 Six Nations Championship
2002 Triple Crown
2003 Grand Slam
2003 RWC Champions
5 Dylan Hartley 302514083.3 Hooker 2012–2018 2016 Grand Slam
2017 Six Nations Championship
6 Lawrence Dallaglio 2210210045.5 Number 8 1997–2004 1998 Triple Crown
7 Bill Beaumont 211128052.4 Lock 1978–1982 1980 Grand Slam
Steve Borthwick 219111042.9 Lock 2008–2010 None
9 Martin Corry 17908052.9 Lock 2005–2007 None
10 Phil Vickery 151005066.7 Prop 2002–2008 2007 RWC Final
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Individual match records

Most points in a match

As of 16 November 2024[8]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Pos Points Tries Con Pen DGs Result Opposition Competition Date
1Charlie HodgsonFly-half4421420134–0 Romania2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals17 November 2001
2Paul GraysonFly-half3601240101–10 Tonga1999 Rugby World Cup15 October 1999
3Jonny WilkinsonFly-half35194080–23 Italy2001 Six Nations Championship17 February 2001
4Jonny WilkinsonFly-half32165067–7 Italy1999 Rugby World Cup2 October 1999
5Rob AndrewFly-half30066060–19 Canada1994 Canada Tour10 December 1994
Paul GraysonFly-half01500110–0 Netherlands1999 Rugby World Cup qualification14 November 1998
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half154150–10 Wales2002 Six Nations Championship23 March 2002
8Dave WalderFly-half29253059–20 Canada2001 England Tour9 June 2001
9Rob AndrewFly-half27125132–15 South Africa1994 England Tour9 June 1994
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half008127–22 South Africa2000 England Tour24 June 2000
Charlie HodgsonFly-half125132–16 South Africa2004 Autumn Internationals20 November 2004
Jonny WilkinsonFly-half125142–20 Scotland2007 Six Nations Championship3 February 2007
George FordFly-half006327–10 Argentina2023 Rugby World Cup9 September 2023
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Most tries in a match

As of 16 November 2024[9]
More information Tries, Player ...
Tries Player Position Result Opposition Competition Date
5Douglas LambertWing41–13 France1907 test match5 January 1907
Rory UnderwoodWing58–23 Fiji1989 Fiji Tour4 November 1989
Josh LewseyFull-back111–13 Uruguay2003 Rugby World Cup2 November 2003
Henry ArundellWing71–0 Chile2023 Rugby World Cup23 September 2023
4George BurtonForward8G–0G Wales1881 Home Nations matches19 February 1881
Arthur HudsonWing35–8 France1906 test match22 March 1906
Ronald PoultonCentre39–13 France1914 Five Nations Championship13 April 1914
Chris OtiWing58–3 Romania1989 England Tour13 May 1989
Neil BackFlanker110–0 Netherlands1999 Rugby World Cup qualification14 November 1998
Jeremy GuscottCentre110–0 Netherlands1999 Rugby World Cup qualification14 November 1998
Jeremy GuscottCentre106–8 United States1999 USA Tour21 August 1999
Jason RobinsonFull-back134–0 Romania2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals17 November 2001
Nick EasterNumber 862–5 Wales2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches4 August 2007
Chris AshtonWing59–13 Italy2011 Six Nations Championship12 February 2011
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