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
Jonny Wilkinson
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson, CBE (born 25 May 1979) is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish Lions. He is particularly known for scoring the w ...
, who scored 1179 points between 1998 and 2011. The record for the number of Test tries is held by
Rory Underwood
Rory Underwood, (born 19 June 1963) is an English former rugby union player, he is 's record international try scorer with 49 tries in 85 internationals between 1984 and 1996. Underwood's principal position was wing and he played 236 games for ...
, who scored 49 tries in 85 matches between 1984 and 1996.
Currently active players at Test level are listed in bold; those available for national selection but not currently in the national team setup are listed in ''italics''. This list includes only points and tries scored playing for England, and does not include those scored for the
British and Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...
.
Team records
Greatest winning margin
Greatest losing margin
Individual career records
Most appearances
Most points
Most tries
Most matches as captain
Individual match records
Most points in a match
Most tries in a match
See also
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England rugby union try record progression
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List of leading rugby union test point scorers
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List of leading rugby union test try scorers
This is a list of the leading try scorers in men's rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of r ...
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List of rugby union test caps leaders
References
{{England national rugby union team
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