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).
Opponent[a] | Venue | Competition | Date | Score | Margin |
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 25 October 2003 | 142–0 | 142 |
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Stade de Gerland, Lyon | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 8 September 2007 | 91–3 | 88 |
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Campo Universitario, Madrid | 2001 Australia tour of Europe | 1 November 2001 | 10–92 | 82 |
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 18 October 2003 | 90–8 | 82 |
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 1998 England tour of Australasia and South Africa | 6 June 1998 | 76–0 | 76 |
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Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying | 22 September 1998 | 74–0 | 74 |
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Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1994 Western Samoa tour of Australia | 6 August 1994 | 73–3 | 70 |
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Stadium Australia, Sydney | 2005 June test | 11 June 2005 | 74–7 | 67 |
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Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 1996 Canada tour of Australia | 29 June 1996 | 74–9 | 65 |
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Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 23 September 2011 | 67–5 | 62 |
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Villa Park, Birmingham | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 27 September 2015 | 65–3 | 62 |
Opponent[a] | Venue | Competition | Date | Score | Margin |
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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 | |
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Stadium Australia, Sydney | 2020 Tri Nations Series | 31 October 2020 | 5–43 | 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 | |
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand | 4 June 1966 | 0–31 | 31 |
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Eden Park, Auckland | 2014 Rugby Championship | 23 August 2014 | 51–20 | 31 |
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan | 2022 Rugby Championship | 13 August 2022 | 48–17 | 31 |
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Most points in a match[6] | ||||
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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 |