# 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).

## Team records
### Greatest winning margins

| Opponent | Venue | Competition | Date | Score | Margin |
| Namibia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 25 October 2003 | 142–0 | 142 |
| Japan | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 8 September 2007 | 91–3 | 88 |
| Spain | Campo Universitario, Madrid | 2001 Australia tour of Europe | 1 November 2001 | 92–10 | 82 |
| Romania | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 18 October 2003 | 90–8 | 82 |
| England | Lang Park, Brisbane | 1998 England tour of Australasia and South Africa | 6 June 1998 | 76–0 | 76 |
| Tonga | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualification – Third Round | 22 September 1998 | 74–0 | 74 |
| Western Samoa | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1994 Western Samoa tour of Australia | 6 August 1994 | 73–3 | 70 |
| Samoa | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 2005 June International | 11 June 2005 | 74–7 | 67 |
| Canada | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1996 Canada tour of Australia | 29 June 1996 | 74–9 | 65 |
| United States | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 23 September 2011 | 67–5 | 62 |
| Uruguay | Villa Park, Birmingham | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 27 September 2015 | 65–3 | 62 |

### Greatest losing margins

| Opponent | Venue | Competition | Date | Score | Margin |
| South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 2008 Tri Nations Series | 30 August 2008 | 53–8 | 45 |
| Argentina | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe | 2024 Rugby Championship | 7 September 2024 | 67–27 | 40 |
| South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 1997 Tri Nations Series | 23 August 1997 | 61–22 | 39 |
| New Zealand | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 2020 Tri Nations Series | 31 October 2020 | 5–43 | 38 |
| New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | 1996 Tri Nations Series | 6 July 1996 | 43–6 | 37 |
| New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 17 August 2019 | 36–0 | 36 |
| New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1972 Australia tour of New Zealand and Fiji | 16 September 1972 | 38–3 | 35 |
| New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2021 Rugby Championship | 14 August 2021 | 57–22 | 35 |
| Wales | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 24 September 2023 | 40–6 | 34 |
| Argentina | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan | 2022 Rugby Championship | 13 August 2022 | 48–17 | 31 |
| South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 2023 Rugby Championship | 8 July 2023 | 43–12 | 31 |
| New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2023 Rugby Championship | 29 July 2023 | 7–38 | 31 |

## Player records
### Appearances and caps

Most appearances :
| Apps | Player | Period |
| 143 | James Slipper | 2010– |
| 139 | George Gregan | 1994–2007 |
| 129 | Stephen Moore | 2005–2017 |
| 125 | Michael Hooper | 2012–2023 |
| 121 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | 2005–2019 |
Most appearances as captain :
| Apps | Player | Period |
| 69 | Michael Hooper | 2014–2023 |
| 59 | George Gregan | 2001–2007 |
| 55 | John Eales | 1996–2001 |
| 36 | Nick Farr-Jones | 1988–1992 |
| 29 | Stirling Mortlock | 2006–2009 |

### Tries and points

Most tries :
| Tries | Player | Period |
| 64 | David Campese | 1982–1996 |
| 40 | Chris Latham | 1998–2007 |
| 39 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | 2005–2019 |
| 37 | Israel Folau | 2013–2018 |
| 34 | Drew Mitchell | 2005–2016 |
Most points :
| Points | Player | Period |
| 911 | Michael Lynagh | 1984–1995 |
| 878 | Matt Burke | 1993–2004 |
| 698 | Matt Giteau | 2002–2016 |
| 670 | Bernard Foley | 2013–2022 |
| 489 | Stirling Mortlock | 2000–2009 |

### Match records
#### Points

| Player | Venue | Competition | Opponent | Date | Score | Score invovlements | Score invovlements | Score invovlements | Score invovlements | Points | Ref. |
| Player | Venue | Competition | Opponent | Date | Score | Tries | Con. | Pen. | Drop. | Points | Ref. |
| Mat Rogers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003 Rugby World Cup | Namibia | 25 October 2003 | 142–0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Matt Burke | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1996 Canada tour of Australia | Canada | 29 June 1996 | 74–9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | |
| Elton Flatley | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2003 Rugby World Cup | Romania | 18 October 2003 | 90–8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Stirling Mortlock | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Mandela Challenge Plate | South Africa | 8 July 2000 | 44–23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29 | |
| James O'Connor | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 2010 Autumn International | France | 27 November 2010 | 16–59 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | |
| Bernard Foley | Twickenham Stadium, London | 2015 Rugby World Cup | England | 3 October 2015 | 33–13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Michael Lynagh | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1995 Argentina tour of Australia | Argentina | 30 April 1995 | 53–7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Matt Giteau | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier | 2007 Rugby World Cup | Fiji | 23 September 2007 | 55–12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | |
| Matt Burke | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1998 Scotland tour of Australia and Fiji | Scotland | 13 June 1998 | 45–3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 | |
| Matt Burke | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 1999 Rugby World Cup final | France | 6 November 1999 | 35–12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 25 | |
| Matt Burke | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 2001 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia | British and Irish Lions | 7 July 2001 | 35–14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 25 | |
| Ben Donaldson | Stade de France, Seint-Denis | 2023 Rugby World Cup | Georgia | 9 September 2023 | 35–15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Chris Latham | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003 Rugby World Cup | Namibia | 25 October 2003 | 142–0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |

#### Tries

| Player | Venue | Competition | Opponent | Date | Score | Tries |
| Chris Latham | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003 Rugby World Cup | Namibia | 25 October 2003 | 142–0 | 5 |
| Greg Cornelsen | Eden Park, Auckland | 1978 Australia tour of New Zealand | New Zealand | 9 September 1978 | 30–16 | 4 |
| David Campese | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1983 United States tour of Australia | United States | 9 July 1983 | 49–3 | 4 |
| Jason Little | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualification – Third Round | Tonga | 22 September 1998 | 74–0 | 4 |
| Chris Latham | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 2000 Argentina of Australia | Argentina | 17 June 2000 | 53–6 | 4 |
| Lote Tuqiri | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 2005 June International | Italy | 25 June 2005 | 69–21 | 4 |
| Twenty two players | Twenty two players | Twenty two players | Twenty two players | Twenty two players | Twenty two players | 3 |