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).

Team records

Greatest winning margins

Opponent[a]	Venue	Competition	Date	Score	Margin
Namibia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2003 Rugby World Cup	25 October 2003	142–0	142
Japan	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	2007 Rugby World Cup	8 September 2007	91–3	88
Spain	Campo Universitario, Madrid	2001 Australia tour of Europe	1 November 2001	92–10	82
Romania	Lang Park, Brisbane	2003 Rugby World Cup	18 October 2003	90–8	82
England	Lang Park, Brisbane	1998 England tour of Australasia and South Africa	6 June 1998	76–0	76

Greatest losing margins

Opponent[a]	Venue	Competition	Date	Score	Margin
South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	2008 Tri Nations Series	30 August 2008	53–8	45
	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	1997 Tri Nations Series	23 August 1997	61–22	39
New Zealand	Stadium Australia, Sydney	2020 Tri Nations Series	31 October 2020	43–5	38
	Athletic Park, Wellington	1996 Tri Nations Series	6 July 1996	43–6	37
	Eden Park, Auckland	2019 Bledisloe Cup III	17 August 2019	36–0	36
	Eden Park, Auckland	1972 Australia tour of New Zealand and Fiji	16 September 1972	38–3	35
	Eden Park, Auckland	2021 Rugby Championship	14 August 2021	57–22	35

Individual records (career)

Individual records (single match)