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All Tests and World Cups

All-time Test records

From 10,244 scored men's Tests. 425 were decided by a single point and 305 were drawn.

Biggest wins

  1. 1Argentina 152–0 Paraguay2002 · margin 152
  2. 2Japan 155–3 Chinese Taipei2002 · margin 152
  3. 3Singapore 13–164 Hong Kong China1994 · margin 151
  4. 4Argentina 144–0 Paraguay2003 · margin 144
  5. 5Australia 142–0 Namibia2003 · margin 142

Highest scores

  1. 1Singapore 13–164 Hong Kong China1994 · 164 points by one side
  2. 2Japan 155–3 Chinese Taipei2002 · 155 points by one side
  3. 3Argentina 152–0 Paraguay2002 · 152 points by one side
  4. 4Argentina 147–7 Venezuela2004 · 147 points by one side
  5. 5Japan 17–145 New Zealand1995 · 145 points by one side

Highest-scoring matches

  1. 1Singapore 13–164 Hong Kong China1994 · 177 points in total
  2. 2Japan 17–145 New Zealand1995 · 162 points in total
  3. 3Japan 155–3 Chinese Taipei2002 · 158 points in total
  4. 4Argentina 147–7 Venezuela2004 · 154 points in total
  5. 5Argentina 152–0 Paraguay2002 · 152 points in total

Most Tests played

  1. 1France943 Tests · 567 won
  2. 2England806 Tests · 454 won
  3. 3Wales804 Tests · 415 won
  4. 4Scotland763 Tests · 344 won
  5. 5Ireland755 Tests · 379 won

Best win rate (100+ Tests)

  1. 1New Zealand79% from 712 Tests
  2. 2Georgia67% from 275 Tests
  3. 3South Africa66% from 564 Tests
  4. 4France62% from 943 Tests
  5. 5England59% from 806 Tests

Most Tests (players)

  1. 1Alun Wyn Jones170 Tests for Wales · 2006–2023
  2. 2Samuel Whitelock153 Tests for New Zealand · 2010–2023
  3. 3James Slipper153 Tests for Australia · 2010–2026
  4. 4Richie McCaw150 Tests for New Zealand · 2001–2015
  5. 5Eben Etzebeth148 Tests for South Africa · 2012–2026

Most Test tries

  1. 1Daisuke Ohata67 tries in 54 Tests for Japan
  2. 2Bryan Habana66 tries in 122 Tests for South Africa
  3. 3David Campese64 tries in 103 Tests for Australia
  4. 4Shane Williams60 tries in 91 Tests for Wales
  5. 5Hirotoki Onozawa55 tries in 74 Tests for Japan

Most Test points (complete records)

  1. 1Daniel Carter1576 points in 118 Tests for New Zealand
  2. 2Jonny Wilkinson1246 points in 100 Tests for England
  3. 3Neil Jenkins1084 points in 94 Tests for Wales
  4. 4Ronan O'Gara1075 points in 137 Tests for Ireland
  5. 5Diego Dominguez1000 points in 75 Tests for Italy

Longest winning runs

  1. 1Cyprus24 Tests in a row
  2. 2Lithuania19 Tests in a row
  3. 3England18 Tests in a row
  4. 4New Zealand18 Tests in a row
  5. 5Ireland17 Tests in a row

Early and minor-nation results in the source feed are not all checked, so treat the oldest entries with care. Explore every match.

World Cup records

  • MOST TITLES
    4

    South Africa: 4 titles from 10 tournaments.

    1995, 2007, 2019 and 2023. New Zealand 3, Australia 2, England 1.

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  • ONE-POINT FINALS
    2 of 10

    Two finals were decided by a single point.

    New Zealand 8–7 France in 2011 and South Africa 12–11 New Zealand in 2023.

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  • BIGGEST FINAL MARGIN
    23

    Australia beat France 35–12 in 1999.

    The average margin across all ten finals is 10.3 points.

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  • MOST FINALS REACHED
    5

    New Zealand have played in five finals.

    Three wins, two defeats.

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  • EXTRA TIME
    2

    Two finals needed extra time.

    South Africa 15–12 New Zealand in 1995 and England 20–17 Australia in 2003.

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  • BACK-TO-BACK
    2

    Two nations have won consecutive titles.

    New Zealand in 2011 and 2015 and South Africa in 2019 and 2023.

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  • HOME ADVANTAGE
    3 of 10

    Host nations have won three of 10 tournaments.

    New Zealand 1987, South Africa 1995 and New Zealand 2011.

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Records under threat in 2027

  • 5Most titlesSouth Africa hold it on 4. One more extends it.
  • 4New Zealand: level on titlesOn 3 now. A win in 2027 draws them level at 4.
  • 6Most finals reachedNew Zealand hold it on 5.

Career and match records

  • Most Rugby World Cup titles
    4
    South Africa
    1995, 2007, 2019, 2023
  • Most career tries
    15
    Bryan Habana & Jonah Lomu
    Tied
  • Most career points
    277
    Jonny Wilkinson
    England
  • Biggest win
    142-0
    Australia v Namibia
    2003
  • Most tries in a match
    6
    Marc Ellis
    New Zealand v Japan, 1995
  • Most points in a match
    45
    Simon Culhane
    New Zealand v Japan, 1995

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