Australia

Records

IMPORTANT NOTE: These records are calculated based only on the data available in the Rugby League Project database. They are not official or necessarily complete figures and should be used as a guide only.

Test Series

Most appearances by a player in matches for Australia
Rank	Appearances	Holder	Matches
1.	36	Reg GASNIER	List
2.	34	Clive CHURCHILL	List
3.	33	John RAPER	List
	33	Graeme LANGLANDS	List
	33	Mal MENINGA	List
6.	32	Keith HOLMAN	List
7.	31	Ken IRVINE	List
8.	28	Wally LEWIS	List
9.	27	Brian DAVIES	List
10.	25	Ken KEARNEY	List
	25	Noel KELLY	List
	25	Ian WALSH	List

Most tries by a player in matches for Australia
Rank	Tries	Holder	Matches
1.	33	Ken IRVINE	List
2.	26	Reg GASNIER	List
3.	17	Graeme LANGLANDS	List
4.	14	Keith HOLMAN	List
	14	Kerry BOUSTEAD	List
6.	13	Mal MENINGA	List
7.	12	Bob FULTON	List
8.	11	Harold HORDER	List
9.	10	Brian CARLSON	List
	10	Ray PRICE	List
	10	Eric GROTHE	List

Most goals by a player in matches for Australia
Rank	Goals	Holder	Matches
1.	93	Michael CRONIN	List
2.	76	Mal MENINGA	List
3.	69	Graeme LANGLANDS	List
4.	54	Keith BARNES	List
5.	53	Noel PIDDING	List
6.	36	Michael O'CONNOR	List
7.	30	Les JOHNS	List
	30	Rod WISHART	List
9.	26	Dave BROWN	List
10.	24	Gordon CLIFFORD	List

Most points by a player in matches for Australia
Rank	Points	Holder	Matches
1.	201	Michael CRONIN	List
	201	Mal MENINGA	List
3.	189	Graeme LANGLANDS	List
4.	124	Noel PIDDING	List
5.	121	Ken IRVINE	List
6.	108	Keith BARNES	List
7.	100	Michael O'CONNOR	List
8.	78	Reg GASNIER	List
9.	76	Rod WISHART	List
10.	73	Dave BROWN	List

Biggest crowds in matches for Australia
Rank	Amount	When
1.	70,204	06/06/1932 - Australia 6 - England (GB) 8
2.	70,174	09/06/1962 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 31
3.	68,777	14/06/1958 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8
4.	68,720	19/07/1958 - Australia 17 - Great Britain 40
5.	67,748	11/06/1955 - Australia 20 - France 8
6.	67,577	17/07/1954 - Australia 20 - Great Britain 16
7.	67,009	21/07/1951 - Australia 14 - France 35
8.	65,884	12/06/1954 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 12
9.	64,527	17/06/1946 - Australia 8 - England (GB) 8
10.	63,920	29/06/1936 - Australia 24 - England (GB) 8

Smallest crowds in matches for Australia
Rank	Amount	When
1.	6,000	30/05/1908 - Australia 12 - New Zealand 24
	6,000	26/06/1909 - Australia 10 - New Zealand 5
3.	6,500	03/07/1909 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 5
4.	6,541	22/07/1978 - Australia 33 - New Zealand 16
5.	7,000	12/06/1909 - Australia 11 - New Zealand 19
6.	10,210	20/07/1963 - Australia 34 - South Africa 6
7.	11,400	03/07/1982 - Australia 11 - New Zealand 8
8.	13,000	06/06/1908 - Australia 14 - New Zealand 9
9.	14,000	15/07/1978 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 7
	14,000	18/07/1981 - Australia 17 - France 2

Team Records - Match

Biggest winning margin in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	50 points	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
2.	44 points	24/07/1991 - Australia 44 - New Zealand 0
3.	40 points	04/07/1981 - Australia 43 - France 3
4.	38 points	09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
5.	36 points	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40
	36 points	14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
7.	35 points	16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0
8.	33 points	27/07/1963 - Australia 54 - South Africa 21
9.	31 points	15/07/1978 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 7
10.	30 points	13/09/1919 - New Zealand 2 - Australia 32
	30 points	08/11/1986 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 34
	30 points	05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38

Biggest losing margin in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	24 points	28/06/1952 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 49
2.	23 points	19/07/1958 - Australia 17 - Great Britain 40
	23 points	26/06/1992 - Australia 10 - Great Britain 33
4.	21 points	21/07/1951 - Australia 14 - France 35
	21 points	20/06/1970 - Australia 7 - Great Britain 28
6.	20 points	27/06/1953 - New Zealand 25 - Australia 5
7.	19 points	23/06/1924 - Australia 3 - England (GB) 22
	19 points	15/12/1956 - Great Britain 19 - Australia 0
	19 points	09/06/1962 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 31
10.	18 points	27/06/1914 - Australia 5 - Northern Union 23
	18 points	07/07/1985 - New Zealand 18 - Australia 0

Most points by Australia in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	56 points	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
2.	54 points	27/07/1963 - Australia 54 - South Africa 21
3.	50 points	09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
4.	46 points	14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
5.	44 points	23/08/1919 - New Zealand 21 - Australia 44
	44 points	24/07/1991 - Australia 44 - New Zealand 0
7.	43 points	04/07/1981 - Australia 43 - France 3
8.	40 points	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40
	40 points	31/07/1991 - Australia 40 - New Zealand 12
	40 points	17/11/2001 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 40

Most tries by Australia in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	12 tries	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
	12 tries	27/07/1963 - Australia 54 - South Africa 21
	12 tries	09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
4.	10 tries	23/08/1919 - New Zealand 21 - Australia 44
5.	9 tries	01/01/1912 - Northern Union 8 - Australia 33
	9 tries	01/01/1938 - France 6 - Australia 35
	9 tries	04/07/1981 - Australia 43 - France 3
8.	8 tries	06/09/1919 - New Zealand 23 - Australia 34
	8 tries	13/09/1919 - New Zealand 2 - Australia 32
	8 tries	27/06/1959 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 10
	8 tries	20/07/1963 - Australia 34 - South Africa 6
	8 tries	08/07/1972 - Australia 36 - New Zealand 11
	8 tries	15/07/1978 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 7
	8 tries	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40
	8 tries	24/07/1991 - Australia 44 - New Zealand 0
	8 tries	14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10

Most goals by Australia in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	10 goals	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
	10 goals	16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0
3.	9 goals	27/07/1963 - Australia 54 - South Africa 21
	9 goals	06/06/1970 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 15
	9 goals	22/07/1978 - Australia 33 - New Zealand 16
6.	8 goals	29/05/1948 - Australia 19 - New Zealand 21
	8 goals	12/06/1954 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 12
	8 goals	14/07/1979 - Australia 28 - Great Britain 2
	8 goals	04/07/1981 - Australia 43 - France 3
	8 goals	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40

Most field goals by Australia in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	2 field goals	06/06/1970 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 15
	2 field goals	20/06/1993 - New Zealand 14 - Australia 14
	2 field goals	07/07/1995 - Australia 20 - New Zealand 10

Individual Records - Match

Most points by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	22 points	Michael O'Connor (Australia)	25/10/1986 - Great Britain 16 - Australia 38
2.	21 points	Les Johns (Australia)	27/07/1963 - Australia 54 - South Africa 21
3.	20 points	Keith Barnes (Australia)	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
	20 points	Graeme Langlands (Australia)	09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
	20 points	Ken Irvine (Australia)	18/07/1964 - Australia 35 - France 9
	20 points	Michael Cronin (Australia)	16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0
	20 points	Andrew Johns (Australia)	17/11/2001 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 40
8.	19 points	Noel Pidding (Australia)	12/06/1954 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 12
	19 points	Mal Meninga (Australia)	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40
10.	18 points	John McDonald (Australia)	01/07/1967 - Australia 35 - New Zealand 22
	18 points	Graeme Langlands (Australia)	06/06/1970 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 15
	18 points	Michael Cronin (Australia)	22/07/1978 - Australia 33 - New Zealand 16
	18 points	Michael Cronin (Australia)	30/06/1979 - Australia 24 - Great Britain 16
	18 points	Rod Wishart (Australia)	14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
Most tries by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	3 tries	Jim Devereux (Australia)	12/12/1908 - Northern Union 22 - Australia 22
	3 tries	Harold Horder (Australia)	13/09/1919 - New Zealand 2 - Australia 32
	3 tries	Col Geelan (Australia)	28/06/1952 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 49
	3 tries	Don Adams (Australia)	30/06/1956 - Australia 31 - New Zealand 14
	3 tries	Ian Moir (Australia)	27/06/1959 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 10
	3 tries	Reg Gasnier (Australia)	27/06/1959 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 10
	3 tries	Reg Gasnier (Australia)	17/10/1959 - Great Britain 14 - Australia 22
	3 tries	Eddie Lumsden (Australia)	31/10/1959 - France 19 - Australia 20
	3 tries	Ken Irvine (Australia)	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
	3 tries	Bobby Bugden (Australia)	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
	3 tries	Reg Gasnier (Australia)	16/10/1963 - Great Britain 2 - Australia 28
	3 tries	Ken Irvine (Australia)	09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
	3 tries	Reg Gasnier (Australia)	04/07/1964 - Australia 27 - France 2
	3 tries	Ken Irvine (Australia)	23/07/1966 - Australia 19 - Great Britain 14
	3 tries	Gene Miles (Australia)	25/10/1986 - Great Britain 16 - Australia 38
	3 tries	Michael O'Connor (Australia)	25/10/1986 - Great Britain 16 - Australia 38
Most goals by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	10 goals	Keith Barnes (Australia)	02/07/1960 - Australia 56 - France 6
	10 goals	Michael Cronin (Australia)	16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0
3.	9 goals	Les Johns (Australia)	27/07/1963 - Australia 54 - South Africa 21
	9 goals	Graeme Langlands (Australia)	06/06/1970 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 15
	9 goals	Michael Cronin (Australia)	22/07/1978 - Australia 33 - New Zealand 16
6.	8 goals	Noel Pidding (Australia)	12/06/1954 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 12
	8 goals	Michael Cronin (Australia)	14/07/1979 - Australia 28 - Great Britain 2
	8 goals	Michael Cronin (Australia)	04/07/1981 - Australia 43 - France 3
	8 goals	Mal Meninga (Australia)	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40
10.	7 goals	Keith Barnes (Australia)	27/06/1959 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 10
	7 goals	Graeme Langlands (Australia)	09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
	7 goals	Ken Irvine (Australia)	18/07/1964 - Australia 35 - France 9
	7 goals	Allan McKean (Australia)	04/07/1970 - Australia 17 - Great Britain 21
	7 goals	Michael Cronin (Australia)	15/07/1978 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 7
	7 goals	Mal Meninga (Australia)	28/11/1982 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 32
	7 goals	Rod Wishart (Australia)	05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38
	7 goals	Rod Wishart (Australia)	14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
Most field goals by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	2 field goals	Phil Hawthorne (Australia)	06/06/1970 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 15
	2 field goals	Laurie Daley (Australia)	20/06/1993 - New Zealand 14 - Australia 14

Longest Streaks

Longest undefeated streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	15 matches	16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0 to 12/06/1983 - New Zealand 4 - Australia 16
2.	8 matches	06/07/1986 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 22 to 28/06/1988 - Australia 34 - Great Britain 14
	8 matches	17/11/2001 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 40 to 08/11/2025 - England 8 - Australia 30
4.	6 matches	22/12/1963 - France 9 - Australia 21 to 19/06/1965 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 13
5.	5 matches	29/06/1963 - Australia 14 - New Zealand 0 to 09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
	5 matches	16/07/1966 - Australia 6 - Great Britain 4 to 08/07/1967 - Australia 13 - New Zealand 9
	5 matches	24/11/1973 - Great Britain 6 - Australia 14 to 15/06/1974 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 6
	5 matches	20/07/1974 - Australia 22 - Great Britain 18 to 21/10/1978 - Great Britain 9 - Australia 15
	5 matches	09/06/1984 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8 to 30/06/1985 - New Zealand 6 - Australia 10
	5 matches	05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38 to 14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
11.	4 matches	06/09/1919 - New Zealand 23 - Australia 34 to 03/07/1920 - Australia 21 - Northern Union 8
Longest winning streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	15 matches	16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0 to 12/06/1983 - New Zealand 4 - Australia 16
2.	8 matches	06/07/1986 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 22 to 28/06/1988 - Australia 34 - Great Britain 14
	8 matches	17/11/2001 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 40 to 08/11/2025 - England 8 - Australia 30
4.	6 matches	22/12/1963 - France 9 - Australia 21 to 19/06/1965 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 13
5.	5 matches	29/06/1963 - Australia 14 - New Zealand 0 to 09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
	5 matches	16/07/1966 - Australia 6 - Great Britain 4 to 08/07/1967 - Australia 13 - New Zealand 9
	5 matches	24/11/1973 - Great Britain 6 - Australia 14 to 15/06/1974 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 6
	5 matches	20/07/1974 - Australia 22 - Great Britain 18 to 21/10/1978 - Great Britain 9 - Australia 15
	5 matches	09/06/1984 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8 to 30/06/1985 - New Zealand 6 - Australia 10
	5 matches	05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38 to 14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
11.	4 matches	06/09/1919 - New Zealand 23 - Australia 34 to 03/07/1920 - Australia 21 - Northern Union 8
Longest unsuccessful streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	5 matches	16/07/1932 - Australia 13 - England (GB) 18 to 28/09/1935 - New Zealand 22 - Australia 14
2.	4 matches	12/12/1908 - Northern Union 22 - Australia 22 to 12/06/1909 - Australia 11 - New Zealand 19
	4 matches	09/11/1929 - England (GB) 9 - Australia 3 to 06/06/1932 - Australia 6 - England (GB) 8
	4 matches	17/06/1946 - Australia 8 - England (GB) 8 to 29/05/1948 - Australia 19 - New Zealand 21
	4 matches	28/06/1952 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 49 to 09/11/1952 - Great Britain 21 - Australia 5
	4 matches	11/01/1953 - France 5 - Australia 0 to 04/07/1953 - New Zealand 12 - Australia 11
7.	3 matches	14/01/1922 - Northern Union 6 - Australia 0 to 28/06/1924 - Australia 3 - England (GB) 5
	3 matches	14/08/1937 - New Zealand 16 - Australia 15 to 13/11/1937 - England (GB) 13 - Australia 3
	3 matches	17/12/1967 - France 7 - Australia 7 to 07/01/1968 - France 16 - Australia 13
Longest losing streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	5 matches	16/07/1932 - Australia 13 - England (GB) 18 to 28/09/1935 - New Zealand 22 - Australia 14
2.	4 matches	28/06/1952 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 49 to 09/11/1952 - Great Britain 21 - Australia 5
	4 matches	11/01/1953 - France 5 - Australia 0 to 04/07/1953 - New Zealand 12 - Australia 11
4.	3 matches	23/01/1909 - Northern Union 15 - Australia 5 to 12/06/1909 - Australia 11 - New Zealand 19
	3 matches	14/01/1922 - Northern Union 6 - Australia 0 to 28/06/1924 - Australia 3 - England (GB) 5
	3 matches	14/08/1937 - New Zealand 16 - Australia 15 to 13/11/1937 - England (GB) 13 - Australia 3
	3 matches	06/07/1946 - Australia 5 - England (GB) 14 to 29/05/1948 - Australia 19 - New Zealand 21

Australia

Records

Test Series

Most appearances by a player in matches for Australia

Most tries by a player in matches for Australia

Most goals by a player in matches for Australia

Most points by a player in matches for Australia

Biggest crowds in matches for Australia

Smallest crowds in matches for Australia

Team Records - Match

Biggest winning margin in matches

Biggest losing margin in matches

Most points by Australia in a match in matches

Most tries by Australia in a match in matches

Most goals by Australia in a match in matches

Most field goals by Australia in a match in matches

Individual Records - Match

Most points by a player in a match in matches

Most tries by a player in a match in matches

Most goals by a player in a match in matches

Most field goals by a player in a match in matches

Longest Streaks

Longest undefeated streak in matches

Longest winning streak in matches

Longest unsuccessful streak in matches

Longest losing streak in matches

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