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).

Australia (in gold), playing against New Zealand.

Team records

Greatest winning margin[1]
Points margin (score)	Opposing team	Venue	Year
142 (142–0)	Namibia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2003
88 (91–3)	Japan	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	2007
82 (92–10)	Spain	Campo Universitaria, Madrid	2001
82 (90–8)	Romania	Lang Park, Brisbane	2003
76 (76–0)	England	Lang Park, Brisbane	1998

Greatest losing margin[2]
Points margin (score)	Opposing team	Venue	Year
45 (8–53)	South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	2008
39 (22–61)	South Africa	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	1997
38 (5–43)	New Zealand	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	2020
37 (6–43)	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	1996
36 (0–36)	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	2019

Individual records (career)

Most appearances[3] Appearances Player Period 139 George Gregan 1994–2007 129 Stephen Moore 2005–2017 121 Adam Ashley-Cooper 2005–2019 116 Nathan Sharpe 2002–2012 111 George Smith 2000–2013 110 Will Genia 2009-2019 110 Sekope Kepu 2008-2019 106 Rob Simmons 2010- 105 Michael Hooper 2014- 103 Matt Giteau 2002–2016

Most appearances as captain[4] Appearances Player Period 59 George Gregan 2001–2007 55 John Eales 1996–2001 52 Michael Hooper 2014- 36 Nick Farr-Jones 1988–1992 29 Stirling Mortlock 2006–2009 26 Stephen Moore 2014–2017 24 Rocky Elsom 2009–2011 19 Andrew Slack 1984–1987 16 Greg Davis 1969–1972 16 James Horwill 2011–2013 16 John Thornett 1962–1967

Most tries[5] 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 30 Matt Giteau 2002–2016 30 Tim Horan 1989–2000 30 Joe Roff 1996–2004 30 Lote Tuqiri 2003–2008 29 Matt Burke 1993–2004 29 Stirling Mortlock 2000–2009

Most points[6] Points Player Period 911 Michael Lynagh 1984–1995 878 Matt Burke 1993–2004 698 Matt Giteau 2002–2016 622 Bernard Foley 2013–2019 489 Stirling Mortlock 2000–2009 315 David Campese 1982–1996 260 Paul McLean 1982–1996 244 Joe Roff 1995–2004 231 James O'Connor 2008– 200 Berrick Barnes 2007–2013 200 Chris Latham 1998–2007

Individual records (single match)

Most points in a match[7]
Points	Player	Opposing team	Venue	Year
42	Mat Rogers	Namibia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2003
39	Matt Burke	Canada	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1996
30	Elton Flatley	Romania	Lang Park, Brisbane	2003
29	Stirling Mortlock	South Africa	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	2000
29	James O'Connor	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	2010
28	Michael Lynagh	Argentina	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1995
28	Bernard Foley	England	Twickenham, London	2015

Most tries in a match[8]
Tries	Player	Opposing team	Venue	Year
5	Chris Latham	Namibia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2003
4	Greg Cornelsen	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	1978
4	David Campese	United States	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	1983
4	Jason Little	Tonga	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	1998
4	Chris Latham	Argentina	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	2000
4	Lote Tuqiri	Italy	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	2005
3	Roland Raymond	New Zealand Māori	Sydney Showground, Sydney	1922
3	Doug McLean, Jnr.	New Zealand Māori	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North	1936
3	John Ryan	Japan	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1975
3	Matthew Burke	Canada	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1985
3	Matthew Burke	South Korea	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1987
3	David Campese	Italy	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	1988
3	Acura Niuqila	Italy	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	1988
3	David Campese	Canada	Kingsland, Calgary	1993
3	Matt Burke	Canada	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1996
3	Stephen Larkham	England	Lang Park, Brisbane	1998
3	Ben Tune	England	Lang Park, Brisbane	1998
3	Tiaan Strauss	Ireland	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1999
3	Toutai Kefu	Romania	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast	1999
3	Chris Latham	Spain	Campo Universitaria, Madrid	2001
3	Mat Rogers	Romania	Lang Park, Brisbane	2003
3	Matt Giteau	Namibia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2003
3	Lote Tuqiri	Namibia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2003
3	Clyde Rathbone	England	Lang Park, Brisbane	2004
3	Rocky Elsom	Japan	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	2007
3	Drew Mitchell	Fiji	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	2007
3	James O'Connor	Italy	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	2009
3	Drew Mitchell	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	2010
3	Adam Ashley-Cooper	United States	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	2011
3	Israel Folau	Argentina	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario	2013
3	Adam Ashley-Cooper	Argentina	Twickenham, London	2015
3	Tevita Kuridrani	Japan	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama	2017

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union team test match results

References

1. Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (descending), Scrum, 30 September 2019.
2. Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (reverse), Scrum, 30 September 2019.
3. Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played, ESPN Scrum, 18 October 2020.
4. Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played as captain, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
5. Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
6. Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
7. Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 30 September 2019.
8. Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 30 September 2019.