# 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.
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.

## Team records
### Greatest winning margin

    As of November 2024
| Margin | Opposing Team | Result | Date | Ground | Competition |
| 134 | Romania | 134–0 | 17 November 2001 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals |
| 110 | Netherlands | 110–0 | 14 November 1998 | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, England | 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier |
| 98 | United States | 106–8 | 21 August 1999 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 1999 USA Tour |
| 98 | Uruguay | 111–13 | 2 November 2003 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 91 | Tonga | 101–10 | 15 October 1999 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 1999 Rugby World Cup |
| 78 | Georgia | 84–6 | 12 October 2003 | Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 71 | Chile | 71–0 | 23 September 2023 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 70 | Canada | 70–0 | 13 November 2004 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 2004 Canada Tour |
| 66 | Tonga | 69–3 | 6 November 2021 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals |
| 64 | Romania | 67–3 | 24 September 2011 | Otago Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand | 2011 Rugby World Cup |

### Greatest losing margin

    As of November 2024
| Margin | Opposing Team | Result | Date | Ground | Competition |
| 76 | Australia | 0–76 | 6 June 1998 | Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia | 1998 England Tour |
| 48 | South Africa | 10–58 | 26 May 2007 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 2007 England Tour |
| 43 | France | 10–53 | 11 March 2023 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 2023 Six Nations |
| 42 | New Zealand | 22–64 | 20 June 1998 | Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand | 1998 England Tour |
| 36 | Australia | 15–51 | 26 June 2004 | Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia | 2004 England Tour |
| 36 | South Africa | 0–36 | 14 September 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 36 | South Africa | 6–42 | 22 November 2008 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 2008 South Africa Tour |
| 33 | New Zealand | 3–36 | 12 June 2004 | Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand | 2004 England Tour |
| 33 | South Africa | 22–55 | 2 June 2007 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | 2007 England Tour |
| 32 | New Zealand | 12–44 | 21 June 2008 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | 2008 England Tour |
| 31 | Australia | 3–34 | 11 June 2006 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | 2006 England Tour |

## Individual career records
### Most appearances

    As of 9 March 2025
| Rank | Name | Caps | Position | Career |
| 1 | Ben Youngs | 127 | Scrum-half | 2010–2023 |
| 2 | Dan Cole | 118 | Prop | 2010– |
| 3 | Jason Leonard | 114 | Prop | 1990–2003 |
| 4 | Owen Farrell | 112 | Fly-half / Centre | 2012–2023 |
| 5 | Courtney Lawes | 105 | Lock / Flanker | 2009–2023 |
| 6 | Danny Care | 101 | Scrum-half | 2008–2024 |
| 6 | Jamie George | 101 | Hooker | 2015– |
| 8 | George Ford | 99 | Fly-half | 2014– |
| 9 | Dylan Hartley | 97 | Hooker | 2008–2018 |
| 10 | Joe Marler | 95 | Prop | 2012–2024 |
| 11 | Maro Itoje | 93 | Lock / Flanker | 2016– |
| 12 | Jonny Wilkinson | 91 | Fly-half | 1998–2011 |
| 13 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 85 | Number 8 | 1995–2007 |
| 13 | Rory Underwood | 85 | Wing | 1984–1996 |
| 15 | Martin Johnson | 84 | Lock | 1993–2003 |
| 16 | Jonny May | 78 | Wing | 2013–2023 |
| 16 | Mako Vunipola | 78 | Prop | 2012–2023 |
| 16 | Joe Worsley | 78 | Flanker | 1999–2011 |
| 19 | Matt Dawson | 77 | Scrum-half | 1995–2006 |
| 19 | James Haskell | 77 | Flanker | 2007–2018 |

### Most points

    As of 15 March 2025
| 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 | 413 | 10 | 72 | 67 | 6 | 99 | 4.17 | 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 | 303 | 13 | 59 | 39 | 1 | 44 | 6.89 | 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 |

### Most tries

    As of 8 February 2025
| 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 | Ben Cohen | 31 | 57 | 0.54 | Wing | 2000–2006 |
| Will Greenwood | 31 | 55 | 0.56 | Centre | 1997–2004 |
| 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 |
| Manu Tuilagi | 20 | 57 | 0.35 | Centre | 2011–2024 |
| Ben Youngs | 20 | 127 | 0.16 | Scrum-half | 2010–2023 |

### Most matches as captain

    As of 24 November 2024
| Rank | Name | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % | Position | Career | Honours as captain |
| 1 | Will Carling | 59 | 44 | 1 | 14 | 074.6 | Centre | 1988–1996 | 1991 Grand Slam 1991 RWC Final 1992 Grand Slam 1995 Grand Slam 1996 Five Nations Championship & Triple Crown |
| 2 | Owen Farrell | 48 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 064.6 | Fly-half / Centre | 2018–2023 | 2019 RWC Final 2020 Six Nations Championship & Triple Crown 2023 Rugby World Cup Third Place |
| 3 | Chris Robshaw | 42 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 059.5 | Flanker | 2012–2017 | 2014 Triple Crown |
| 4 | Martin Johnson | 39 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 087.2 | Lock | 1998–2003 | 2001 Six Nations Championship 2002 Triple Crown 2003 Grand Slam 2003 RWC Champions |
| 5 | Dylan Hartley | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 083.3 | Hooker | 2012–2018 | 2016 Grand Slam 2017 Six Nations Championship |
| 6 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 045.5 | Number 8 | 1997–2004 | 1998 Triple Crown |
| 7 | Bill Beaumont | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 052.4 | Lock | 1978–1982 | 1980 Grand Slam |
| 7 | Steve Borthwick | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 042.9 | Lock | 2008–2010 | None |
| 9 | Martin Corry | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 052.9 | Lock | 2005–2007 | None |
| 10 | Phil Vickery | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 066.7 | Prop | 2002–2008 | 2007 RWC Final |

## Individual match records
### Most points in a match

    As of 16 November 2024
| Rank | Player | Pos | Points | Tries | Con | Pen | DGs | 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 |
| 5 | Paul Grayson | Fly-half | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 110–0 | Netherlands | 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification | 14 November 1998 |
| 5 | Jonny Wilkinson | Fly-half | 30 | 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 |
| 9 | Jonny Wilkinson | Fly-half | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27–22 | South Africa | 2000 England Tour | 24 June 2000 |
| 9 | Charlie Hodgson | Fly-half | 27 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 32–16 | South Africa | 2004 Autumn Internationals | 20 November 2004 |
| 9 | Jonny Wilkinson | Fly-half | 27 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 42–20 | Scotland | 2007 Six Nations Championship | 3 February 2007 |
| 9 | George Ford | Fly-half | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 27–10 | Argentina | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2023 |

### Most tries in a match

    As of 16 November 2024
| Tries | Player | Position | Result | Opposition | Competition | Date |
| 5 | Douglas Lambert | Wing | 41–13 | France | 1907 test match | 5 January 1907 |
| 5 | Rory Underwood | Wing | 58–23 | Fiji | 1989 Fiji Tour | 4 November 1989 |
| 5 | Josh Lewsey | Full-back | 111–13 | Uruguay | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 2 November 2003 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 4 | Arthur Hudson | Wing | 35–8 | France | 1906 test match | 22 March 1906 |
| 4 | Ronald Poulton | Centre | 39–13 | France | 1914 Five Nations Championship | 13 April 1914 |
| 4 | Chris Oti | Wing | 58–3 | Romania | 1989 England Tour | 13 May 1989 |
| 4 | Neil Back | Flanker | 110–0 | Netherlands | 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification | 14 November 1998 |
| 4 | Jeremy Guscott | Centre | 110–0 | Netherlands | 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification | 14 November 1998 |
| 4 | Jeremy Guscott | Centre | 106–8 | United States | 1999 USA Tour | 21 August 1999 |
| 4 | Jason Robinson | Full-back | 134–0 | Romania | 2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 17 November 2001 |
| 4 | Nick Easter | Number 8 | 62–5 | Wales | 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 4 August 2007 |
| 4 | Chris Ashton | Wing | 59–13 | Italy | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 12 February 2011 |