Australia vs New Zealand at Telstra Stadium, 13 august 2005

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have competed in international

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matches since 1889. They compete in the annual Rugby Championship series and have appeared at every

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, winning the tournament in 1991 and 1999 and finishing second in 2003 and 2015. The records listed below only include performances in

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. 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

Greatest losing margins

Individual records (career)

Individual records (single match)

Notes

References

{{Australia national rugby union team Australian records

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