List of England national rugby union team records
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The England national rugby union team competed in the first international rugby match in 1871 against Scotland. Since then, they have played in 813 matches.
The record for most test points by an England player is held by Owen Farrell, who scored 1237 points between 2012 and 2023. The record for the number of test tries is held by Rory Underwood, who scored 49 tries in 85 matches between 1984 and 1996.
Currently active players are listed in bold. This list includes only points and tries scored playing for England, and does not include those scored for the British & Irish Lions.
This article only covers the England men's national team. Details of England women's national rugby union team records are shown on a different page.
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