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 [lower-alpha 1] | Venue | Competition | Date | Score | Margin |
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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 |
Opponent [lower-alpha 1] | Venue | Competition | Date | Score | Margin |
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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 |
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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 |
Most tries in a match [7] | ||||
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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 |
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These are men's International Team records in international rugby, updated at the conclusion of the November Internationals window each year.
These are men's player records in international rugby, updated at the conclusion of the Autumn internationals window each year.