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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.

Team records edit

Greatest winning margin edit

As of March 2024^[2]

Margin	Date	Opposing Team	Result	Ground	Competition
134	17 November 2001	Romania	134–0	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals
110	14 November 1998	Netherlands	110–0	Alfred McAlpine 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	Suncorp Stadium, 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
71	23 September 2023	Chile	71–0	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France	2023 Rugby World Cup
70	13 November 2004	Canada	70–0	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2004 Canada Tour
66	6 November 2021	Tonga	69–3	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
64	24 September 2011	Romania	67–3	Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	2011 Rugby World Cup

Greatest losing margin edit

As of March 2024^[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
43	11 March 2023	France	10–53	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	2023 Six Nations
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

Individual career records edit

Most appearances edit

As of 16 March 2024^[4]

Rank	Name	Career	Caps	Position
1	Ben Youngs	2010 – 2023	127	Scrum half
2	Jason Leonard	1990 – 2003	114	Prop
3	Dan Cole	2010 –	112	Prop
3	Owen Farrell	2012 –	112	Fly-half/ Centre
5	Courtney Lawes	2009 – 2023	105	Lock
6	Danny Care	2008 – 2024	101	Scrum-half
7	Dylan Hartley	2008 – 2018	97	Hooker
8	George Ford	2014 –	96	Fly-half
9	Joe Marler	2012 –	93	Prop
10	Jonny Wilkinson	1998 – 2011	91	Fly-half
11	Jamie George	2015 –	90	Hooker
12	Lawrence Dallaglio	1995 – 2007	85	Number 8
12	Rory Underwood	1984 – 1996	85	Wing
14	Martin Johnson	1993 – 2003	84	Lock
15	Maro Itoje	2016 -	81	Lock
16	Jonny May	2013 – 2023	78	Wing
	Mako Vunipola	2012 – 2023		Prop
	Joe Worsley	1999 – 2011		Flanker
19	Matt Dawson	1995 – 2006	77	Scrum-half
19	James Haskell	2007 – 2018	77	Back-row

Most points edit

As of 16 March 2024^[5]

Rank	Name	Career	Points	Tries	Conversions	Penalties	Drop Goals	Caps	Points per game	Position
1	Owen Farrell	2012–	1237	10	190	262	5	112	11	Fly-half
2	Jonny Wilkinson	1998–2011	1179	6	162	239	36	91	12.96	Fly-half
3	George Ford	2014–	413	10	76	73	6	96	4.3	Fly-half
4	Paul Grayson	1995–2004	400	2	78	72	6	32	12.5	Fly-half
5	Rob Andrew	1985–1997	396	2	33	86	21	71	5.58	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	9.6	Full-back
10	Rory Underwood	1984–1996	210	49	0	0	0	85	2.47	Wing

Most tries edit

As of 16 March 2024^[6]

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

Most matches as captain edit

As of 16 March 2024^[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 RWC Final 1992 Grand Slam 1995 Grand Slam 1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown
2	Owen Farrell	2018–	48	31	2	15	064.6	Fly-half/Centre	2019 RWC Final 2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown 2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place
3	Chris Robshaw	2012–2017	42	25	0	17	059.5	Flanker	2014 Triple Crown
4	Martin Johnson	1998–2003	39	34	0	5	087.2	Lock	2001 Six Nations Championship 2002 Triple Crown 2003 Grand Slam 2003 RWC Champions
5	Dylan Hartley	2012–2018	30	25	1	4	083.3	Hooker	2016 Grand Slam 2017 Six Nations Championship
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 RWC Final

Individual match records edit

Most points in a match edit

As of 16 March 2024^[8]

Rank	Player	Position	Points	Tries	Conversions	Penalties	Drop Goals	Result	Opposition	Competition	Date
1	Charlie Hodgson	Fly-half	44	2	14	2	0	134–0	Romania	2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals	17 November 2001
2	Paul Grayson	Fly-half	36	0	12	4	0	101–10	Tonga	1999 Rugby World Cup	15 October 1999
3	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	35	1	9	4	0	80–23	Italy	2001 Six Nations Championship	17 February 2001
4	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	32	1	6	5	0	67–7	Italy	1999 Rugby World Cup	2 October 1999
5	Rob Andrew	Fly-half	30	0	6	6	0	60–19	Canada	1994 Canada Tour	10 December 1994
	Paul Grayson	Fly-half		0	15	0	0	110–0	Netherlands	1999 Rugby World Cup qualification	14 November 1998
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		1	5	4	1	50–10	Wales	2002 Six Nations Championship	23 March 2002
8	Dave Walder	Fly-half	29	2	5	3	0	59–20	Canada	2001 England Tour	9 June 2001
9	Rob Andrew	Fly-half	27	1	2	5	1	32–15	South Africa	1994 England Tour	9 June 1994
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		0	0	8	1	27–22	South Africa	2000 England Tour	24 June 2000
	Charlie Hodgson	Fly-half		1	2	5	1	32–16	South Africa	2004 Autumn Internationals	20 November 2004
	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half		1	2	5	1	42–20	Scotland	2007 Six Nations Championship	3 February 2007
	George Ford	Fly-half		0	0	6	3	27–10	Argentina	2023 Rugby World Cup	9 September 2023

Most tries in a match edit

As of 16 March 2024^[9]

Tries	Player	Position	Result	Opposition	Competition	Date
5	Douglas Lambert	Wing	41–13	France	1907 test match	5 January 1907
	Rory Underwood	Wing	58–23	Fiji	1989 Fiji Tour	4 November 1989
	Josh Lewsey	Fullback	111–13	Uruguay	2003 Rugby World Cup	2 November 2003
	Henry Arundell	Wing	71–0	Chile	2023 Rugby World Cup	23 September 2023
4	George Burton	Forward	8G–0G	Wales	1881 Home Nations matches	19 February 1881
	Arthur Hudson	Wing	35–8	France	1906 test match	22 March 1906
	Ronald Poulton	Centre	39–13	France	1914 Five Nations Championship	13 April 1914
	Chris Oti	Wing	58–3	Romania	1989 England Tour	13 May 1989
	Neil Back	Flanker	110–0	Netherlands	1999 Rugby World Cup qualification	14 November 1998
	Jeremy Guscott	Centre	110–0	Netherlands	1999 Rugby World Cup qualification	14 November 1998
	Jeremy Guscott	Centre	106–8	United States	1999 USA Tour	21 August 1999
	Jason Robinson	Fullback	134–0	Romania	2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals	17 November 2001
	Nick Easter	Number 8	62–5	Wales	2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches	4 August 2007
	Chris Ashton	Wing	59–13	Italy	2011 Six Nations Championship	12 February 2011

References edit

^ "Overall England Figures". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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^ "Team Records". ESPNScrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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^ "England Player Records: total tries scored (ordered by tries)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "England Player Records: total matches played as captain (ordered by matches)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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