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 games 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
5. 32 Keith Holman List
32 Mal Meninga 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 games 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. 12 Bob Fulton List
12 Mal Meninga 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 games for Australia
Rank Goals Holder Matches
1. 91 Michael Cronin List
2. 70 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 games for Australia
Rank Points Holder Matches
1. 197 Michael Cronin List
2. 189 Graeme Langlands List
3. 185 Mal Meninga 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. 73 Dave Brown List
10. 72 Rod Wishart List

Biggest crowds in games 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 games 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 games
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 games
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 - England (GB) 23
18 points 07/07/1985 - New Zealand 18 - Australia 0

Most points by Australia in a match in games
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 17/11/2001 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 40
10. 38 points 27/06/1959 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 10
38 points 15/07/1978 - Australia 38 - New Zealand 7
38 points 25/10/1986 - Great Britain 16 - Australia 38
38 points 05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38

Most tries by Australia in a match in games
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 - England (GB) 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 games
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 games
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 games
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 games
Rank Amount Holder When
1. 3 tries Jim Devereux (Australia) 12/12/1908 - England (GB) 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 games
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 games
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 games
Rank Amount When
1. 15 games 16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0 to 12/06/1983 - New Zealand 4 - Australia 16
2. 8 games 06/07/1986 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 22 to 28/06/1988 - Australia 34 - Great Britain 14
3. 6 games 22/12/1963 - France 9 - Australia 21 to 19/06/1965 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 13
4. 5 games 29/06/1963 - Australia 14 - New Zealand 0 to 09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
5 games 16/07/1966 - Australia 6 - Great Britain 4 to 08/07/1967 - Australia 13 - New Zealand 9
5 games 24/11/1973 - Great Britain 6 - Australia 14 to 15/06/1974 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 6
5 games 20/07/1974 - Australia 22 - Great Britain 18 to 21/10/1978 - Great Britain 9 - Australia 15
5 games 09/06/1984 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8 to 30/06/1985 - New Zealand 6 - Australia 10
5 games 05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38 to 14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
5 games 17/11/2001 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 40 to 22/11/2003 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 18
11. 4 games 06/09/1919 - New Zealand 23 - Australia 34 to 03/07/1920 - Australia 21 - England (GB) 8

Longest winning streak in games
Rank Amount When
1. 15 games 16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0 to 12/06/1983 - New Zealand 4 - Australia 16
2. 8 games 06/07/1986 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 22 to 28/06/1988 - Australia 34 - Great Britain 14
3. 6 games 22/12/1963 - France 9 - Australia 21 to 19/06/1965 - New Zealand 8 - Australia 13
4. 5 games 29/06/1963 - Australia 14 - New Zealand 0 to 09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
5 games 16/07/1966 - Australia 6 - Great Britain 4 to 08/07/1967 - Australia 13 - New Zealand 9
5 games 24/11/1973 - Great Britain 6 - Australia 14 to 15/06/1974 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 6
5 games 20/07/1974 - Australia 22 - Great Britain 18 to 21/10/1978 - Great Britain 9 - Australia 15
5 games 09/06/1984 - Australia 25 - Great Britain 8 to 30/06/1985 - New Zealand 6 - Australia 10
5 games 05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38 to 14/07/1995 - Australia 46 - New Zealand 10
5 games 17/11/2001 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 40 to 22/11/2003 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 18
11. 4 games 06/09/1919 - New Zealand 23 - Australia 34 to 03/07/1920 - Australia 21 - England (GB) 8

Longest unsuccessful streak in games
Rank Amount When
1. 5 games 16/07/1932 - Australia 13 - England (GB) 18 to 28/09/1935 - New Zealand 22 - Australia 14
2. 4 games 12/12/1908 - England (GB) 22 - Australia 22 to 12/06/1909 - Australia 11 - New Zealand 19
4 games 09/11/1929 - England (GB) 9 - Australia 3 to 06/06/1932 - Australia 6 - England (GB) 8
4 games 17/06/1946 - Australia 8 - England (GB) 8 to 29/05/1948 - Australia 19 - New Zealand 21
4 games 28/06/1952 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 49 to 09/11/1952 - Great Britain 21 - Australia 5
4 games 11/01/1953 - France 5 - Australia 0 to 04/07/1953 - New Zealand 12 - Australia 11
7. 3 games 14/01/1922 - England (GB) 6 - Australia 0 to 28/06/1924 - Australia 3 - England (GB) 5
3 games 14/08/1937 - New Zealand 16 - Australia 15 to 13/11/1937 - England (GB) 13 - Australia 3
3 games 17/12/1967 - France 7 - Australia 7 to 07/01/1968 - France 16 - Australia 13

Longest losing streak in games
Rank Amount When
1. 5 games 16/07/1932 - Australia 13 - England (GB) 18 to 28/09/1935 - New Zealand 22 - Australia 14
2. 4 games 28/06/1952 - Australia 25 - New Zealand 49 to 09/11/1952 - Great Britain 21 - Australia 5
4 games 11/01/1953 - France 5 - Australia 0 to 04/07/1953 - New Zealand 12 - Australia 11
4. 3 games 23/01/1909 - England (GB) 15 - Australia 5 to 12/06/1909 - Australia 11 - New Zealand 19
3 games 14/01/1922 - England (GB) 6 - Australia 0 to 28/06/1924 - Australia 3 - England (GB) 5
3 games 14/08/1937 - New Zealand 16 - Australia 15 to 13/11/1937 - England (GB) 13 - Australia 3
3 games 06/07/1946 - Australia 5 - England (GB) 14 to 29/05/1948 - Australia 19 - New Zealand 21

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