# List of international rugby union tries by David Campese

David Campese is a former Australia rugby union fullback and winger. Campese is considered to be a once in a generation player, and since his retirement has held the most test tries for the Wallabies with sixty-four. Between 1982 and 1998. Campese held the most international tries scored by any player, being overtaken by Japanese winger Daisuke Ohata, the current record-holder. Originally Campese overtook Scottish winger Ian Smith, who, with twenty-four international tries, held the world record from the 1930s. However, when Campese overtook Smith's record (1987), he was an active player, and grew the record out to a significant margin by his retirement (1996).
In August 2016 South African winger Bryan Habana scored his sixty-fifth try, overtaking Campese's record. Habana was just the second international player to overtake Campese.
Currently David Campese is the third highest international try-scorer in the world, and is twenty-four tries ahead of the second-most try-scoring Wallaby Chris Latham with forty.

## International tries
### List of International tries

International tries :
| No. | Opponent | Location | Competition | Date | Result |
| 1 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1982 Australia tour of New Zealand | 14 August 1982 | 23–16 |
| 2 | New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | 1982 Australia tour of New Zealand | 28 August 1982 | 16–19 |
| 3 | United States | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1983 United States tour of Canada and Australia | 9 July 1983 | 49–3 |
| 4 | United States | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1983 United States tour of Canada and Australia | 9 July 1983 | 49–3 |
| 5 | United States | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1983 United States tour of Canada and Australia | 9 July 1983 | 49–3 |
| 6 | United States | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1983 United States tour of Canada and Australia | 9 July 1983 | 49–3 |
| 7 | Argentina | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1983 Argentina tour of Australia | 7 August 1983 | 29–13 |
| 8 | Fiji | National Stadium, Suva | 1984 Australia tour of Fiji | 9 June 1984 | 3–16 |
| 9 | New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1984 New Zealand tour of Australia | 18 August 1984 | 24–25 |
| 10 | Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1984 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland | 8 December 1984 | 12–37 |
| 11 | Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1984 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland | 8 December 1984 | 12–37 |
| 12 | Fiji | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1985 Fiji tour of Australia | 17 August 1985 | 31–9 |
| 13 | Fiji | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1985 Fiji tour of Australia | 17 August 1985 | 31–9 |
| 14 | Italy | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1986 Italy tour of Australia | 1 June 1986 | 39–18 |
| 15 | Italy | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1986 Italy tour of Australia | 1 June 1986 | 39–18 |
| 16 | France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1986 France tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand | 21 June 1986 | 27–14 |
| 17 | Argentina | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1986 Argentina tour of Australia | 6 July 1986 | 39–19 |
| 18 | Argentina | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1986 Argentina tour of Australia | 12 July 1986 | 26–0 |
| 19 | Argentina | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1986 Argentina tour of Australia | 12 July 1986 | 26–0 |
| 20 | New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | 1986 Australia tour of New Zealand | 9 August 1986 | 12–13 |
| 21 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1986 Australia tour of New Zealand | 6 September 1986 | 9–22 |
| 22 | England | Concord Oval, Sydney | 1987 Rugby World Cup | 23 May 1987 | 19–6 |
| 23 | United States | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1987 Rugby World Cup | 31 May 1987 | 47–12 |
| 24 | Japan | Concord Oval, Sydney | 1987 Rugby World Cup | 3 June 1987 | 42–23 |
| 25 | France | Concord Oval, Sydney | 1987 Rugby World Cup | 13 June 1987 | 24–30 |
| 26 | England | Concord Oval, Sydney | 1988 England tour of Australia and Fiji | 12 June 1988 | 28–8 |
| 27 | England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy | 5 November 1988 | 28–19 |
| 28 | Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy | 19 November 1988 | 13–32 |
| 29 | Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy | 19 November 1988 | 13–32 |
| 30 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy | 3 December 1988 | 6–55 |
| 31 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy | 3 December 1988 | 6–55 |
| 32 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy | 3 December 1988 | 6–55 |
| 33 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1989 Australia tour of New Zealand | 5 August 1989 | 24–12 |
| 34 | France | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg | 1989 Australia tour of Canada and France | 4 November 1989 | 15–32 |
| 35 | France | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1990 France tour of Australia | 24 June 1990 | 48–31 |
| 36 | France | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1990 France tour of Australia | 30 June 1990 | 19–28 |
| 37 | United States | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1990 United States tour of Australia | 8 July 1990 | 67–9 |
| 38 | Wales | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1991 Wales tour of Australia | 22 July 1991 | 63–6 |
| 39 | England | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1991 England tour of Australia | 27 July 1991 | 40–15 |
| 40 | England | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1991 England tour of Australia | 27 July 1991 | 40–15 |
| 41 | Argentina | Stradey Park, Llanelli (Wales) | 1991 Rugby World Cup | 4 October 1991 | 19–32 |
| 42 | Argentina | Stradey Park, Llanelli (Wales) | 1991 Rugby World Cup | 4 October 1991 | 19–32 |
| 43 | Wales | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff (Wales) | 1991 Rugby World Cup | 12 October 1991 | 3–38 |
| 44 | Ireland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin (Ireland) | 1991 Rugby World Cup | 20 October 1991 | 18–19 |
| 45 | Ireland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin (Ireland) | 1991 Rugby World Cup | 20 October 1991 | 18–19 |
| 46 | New Zealand | Lansdowne Road, Dublin (Ireland) | 1991 Rugby World Cup | 27 October 1991 | 16–6 |
| 47 | Scotland | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1992 Scotland tour of Australia | 13 June 1992 | 27–12 |
| 48 | Scotland | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1992 Scotland tour of Australia | 13 June 1992 | 27–12 |
| 49 | New Zealand | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1992 New Zealand tour of Australia and South Africa | 4 July 1992 | 16–15 |
| 50 | South Africa | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 1992 Australia tour of South Africa | 22 August 1992 | 3–26 |
| 51 | Ireland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 1992 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland | 31 October 1992 | 17–42 |
| 52 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 1992 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland | 21 November 1992 | 6–23 |
| 53 | Tonga | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1993 Tonga tour of Australia | 4 July 1993 | 52–14 |
| 54 | Tonga | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1993 Tonga tour of Australia | 4 July 1993 | 52–14 |
| 55 | Canada | Kingsland, Calgary | 1993 Australia tour of North America and France | 9 October 1993 | 16–43 |
| 56 | Canada | Kingsland, Calgary | 1993 Australia tour of North America and France | 9 October 1993 | 16–43 |
| 57 | Canada | Kingsland, Calgary | 1993 Australia tour of North America and France | 9 October 1993 | 16–43 |
| 58 | Ireland | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1994 Ireland tour of Australia | 5 June 1994 | 33–13 |
| 59 | Italy | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | 1994 Italy tour of Australia | 25 June 1994 | 20–7 |
| 60 | Western Samoa | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1994 Western Samoa tour of Australia | 6 August 1994 | 73–3 |
| 61 | Argentina | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1995 Argentina tour of Australia | 30 April 1995 | 53–7 |
| 62 | Argentina | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1995 Argentina tour of Australia | 6 May 1995 | 30–13 |
| 63 | Argentina | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1995 Argentina tour of Australia | 6 May 1995 | 30–13 |
| 64 | Canada | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1996 Canada tour of Australia | 29 June 1996 | 74–9 |

### Tries by opponent

International tries by opponent :
| Opponent | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Tries | Try ratio |
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | % | Tries | Try ratio |
| Argentina | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 9 | 1.286 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 8 | .276 |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6 | 2.000 |
| Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6 | 1.500 |
| Italy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6 | 1.000 |
| England | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 5 | .626 |
| France | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .500 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 1.333 |
| Ireland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | .667 |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Wales | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 3 | .376 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2 | 2.000 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Western Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | .500 |
| South Africa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 1 | .143 |
| British & Irish Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | 101 | 67 | 2 | 32 | 66 | 64 | .634 |
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | % | Tries | Try ratio |
| Try ratio |||||
List of hat-tricks :
| Opponent | Location | Competition | Date | Result |
| United States$^4$ | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1983 United States tour of Canada and Australia | 9 July 1983 | 49–3 |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy | 3 December 1988 | 6–55 |
| Canada | Kingsland, Calgary | 1993 Australia tour of North America and France | 9 October 1993 | 16–43 |
List of tries per year :
| Year | Caps | Tries | Try ratio |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 | .67 |
| 1983 | 7 | 5 | .71 |
| 1984 | 8 | 4 | .50 |
| 1985 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 1987 | 7 | 4 | .57 |
| 1988 | 8 | 7 | .88 |
| 1989 | 6 | 2 | .33 |
| 1990 | 6 | 3 | .50 |
| 1991 | 10 | 9 | .90 |
| 1992 | 8 | 6 | .75 |
| 1993 | 8 | 5 | .63 |
| 1994 | 6 | 3 | .50 |
| 1995 | 6 | 3 | .50 |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 | .11 |