International Team Records


Team

The World's Most Played Fixtures
(27/3/1871 - 1/10/2011)

Total Opponents Date of First Match Analysis
143 New Zealand vs Australia 15/8/1903 143-97-41-5-2792-1928
129 England vs Scotland 27/31871 - First ever Test 129-69-42-18-1445-1095
126 Ireland vs Scotland 19/2/1877 126-56-65-5-1304-1286
125 England vs Ireland 15/2/1875 125-71-46-8-1417-1027
122 England vs Wales 19/2/1881 122-56-54-12-1531-1372
117 Wales vs Ireland 28/1/1882 117-64-47-6-1350-1224
115 Wales vs Scotland 8/1/1883 115-6-48-3-1427-1143
Most Points in a Year (+400)
Total Country Tests
played
Average Year
658 South Africa 17 38.71 2007
644 England 17 37.88 2003
643 Argentina 14 45.93 2003
602 New Zealand 14 43.00 2003
594 New Zealand 12 49.50 2007
568 France 18 31.56 2003
542 England 11 49.27 2001
535 South Africa 13 41.15 1997
523 Australia 14 37.36 2003
514 New Zealand 12 42.83 1995
502 Ireland 16 31.37 2003
495 New Zealand 13 38.08 2010
489 New Zealand 15 32.60 2008
480 France 17 28.24 2007
474 New Zealand 10 47.40 2000
456 New Zealand 12 38.00 2011
447 New Zealand 12 37.25 2005
447 Wales 12 37.25 2004
447 South Africa 13 34.38 1999
440 Australia 15 29.33 2010
416 South Africa 12 34.67 2005
410 Australia 12 34.17 2007
408 South Africa 13 31.38 2004
407 Wales 16 25.44 2011
405 Australia 13 31.15 1999
403 Wales 11 36.64 2001
Most Tries in a Year (+50)
Total Country Tests
played
Average Year
92 Argentina 14 6.57 2003
81 New Zealand 14 5.79 2003
81 South Africa 17 4.76 2007
80 New Zealand 12 6.67 2007
74 South Africa 13 5.69 1997
70 England 11 6.36 2001
68 England 17 4.00 2003
64 Australia 14 4.57 2003
61 New Zealand 12 5.08 1995
60 New Zealand 10
12
6.00
5.00
2000
2011
60 France 18 3.33 2003
59 New Zealand 13 4.54 2010
57 Ireland 16 3.56 2003
56 New Zealand 15 3.73 2008
55 New Zealand 12 4.58 2005
54 Wales 12 4.50 2004
53 Argentina 9 5.89 2004
53 France 16 3.31 1995
52 South Africa 13 4.00 1999
52 Australia 13
12
4.00
4.33
2005
2007
51 Australia 15 3.40 2010
51 France 16 3.19 2007
50 Ireland 10 5.00 2000
Drawn Games in Internationals without scoring
Date Venue and Teams
1878 Oval, London: England vs Scotland
1885 Hampden Park, Glasgow: Scotland vs Wales
1886 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh: Scotland vs England
1887 Llanelli: Wales vs England
1893 Ravenhill, Belfast: Ireland vs Scotland
1896 Lansdowne Road, Dublin: Ireland vs Scotland
1900 Inverleith, Edinburgh: Scotland vs England
1900 Lansdowne Road, Dublin: Ireland vs Scotland
1903 Kimberley Athletic Park, Kimberley, SA: South Africa vs British Lions
1910 Twickenham, London: England vs Ireland
1921 Athletic Park, Wellington (NZ): New Zealand vs South Africa
1930 Twickenham, London: England vs Scotland
1936 Stradey Park, Swansea: Wales vs England
1961 Parc des Princess, Paris: France vs South Africa
1962 Twickenham, London: England vs Wales
1963 Lansdowne Road, Dublin: Ireland vs England
1964 Murrayfield, Edinburgh: Scotland vs New Zealand
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Highest Totals in Drawn Games in Internationals (+20)
Score & Date Venue and Teams

30 - 2005

Absa Staduim, Durban: South Africa vs France
29 - 2006 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Wales vs Australia
28 - 2001 Murrayfield, Edinburgh: Scotland vs Wales
27 - 2000 Markham, Canada: Canada vs Ireland
26 - 1997 Twickenham, London: England vs New Zealand
25 - 1983 Murrayfield, Edinburgh: Scotland vs New Zealand
25 - 2005 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: British & Irish Lions vs Argentina
21 - 1921 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff: Wales vs Ireland
21 - 1985 Ferrocarill Stadium, Buenos Aires: Argentina vs New Zealand
20 - 1987 Lancaster Park, Christchurch: Scotland vs France (RWC)
20 - 1993 King's Park, Durban: South Africa vs France
20 - 2002 Stade de Francais, Paris: France vs New Zealand
20 - 2009 Croke Park, Dublin: Ireland vs Australia
Highest Totals in an International (+100)
164 points Hong Kong beat Singapore (27/10/1994: Kuala Lumpur) by 164-13
- WORLD CUP.
155 points Japan beat Chinese Taipei (7/7/2002: Tokyo) by 155-3
- WORLD CUP.
152 points Argentina beat Paraguay (1/5/2002: Mendoza) by 152-0.
147 points Argentina beat Venezuela (1/5/2004: Santiago) by 147-7.
145 points New Zealand beat Japan (4/6/1995, Bloemfontein) by 145-17
144 points Argentina beat Paraguay (27/4/2003: Mendoza) by 144-0.
142 points Australia beat Namibia (25/10/2003, Adelaide) by 142-0
134 points Japan beat Chinese Taipei (27/10/1998, Singapore) by 134-6
- WORLD CUP
134 points England beat Romania (17/11/2001, London) by 134-0
134 points South Africa beat Uruguay (11/6/2005, East London, SA) by 134-3
130 points Zimbabwe beat Botswana (7/9/1996, Harare) by 130-10
129 points Japan beat Sri Lanka (9/10/2002, Tokyo) by 129-6
120 points Japan beat Chinese Taipei (21/7/2002, Tainan) by 120-3
- WORLD CUP
119 points Korea beat Chinese Taipei (30/6/2002, Seoul) by 119-7
119 points Tonga beat Korea (22/3/2003, Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa) by 119-0
- WORLD CUP
118 points Japan beat Kazakstan (1998, Bangkok) by 118-3
116 points Japan beat Sri Lanka (1998, Bangkok) by 116-0
116 points Fiji beat Niue Island (10/9/1983, Suva) by 120-4
116 points Sweden beat Luxembourg (5/5/2001, Cessange) by 116-3
- RWC
116 points Namibia beat Madagascar (15/6/2002, Windhoek) by 116-0
- WORLD CUP
115 points Samoa beat Papua New Guiney (11/7/2009, Apia) by 115-7
- RWC
114 points Argentina beat Brazil (2/10/1993, Sao Paolo) by 114-3
114 points Hong Kong beat Chinese Taipei (9/11/1996, Singapore) by 114-12
114 points Japan beat Arabian Gulf (3/5/2008) by 114-6
113 points Fiji beat Solomon Islands (21/8/1969, Suva) by 113-13
112 points Korea beat Malaysia (5/11/1996, Seoul) by 112-5
112 points Namibia beat Madagaskar (15/6/2002, Windhoek) by 112-0
- WORLD CUP
111 points Zimbabwe beat Nigeria (1/8/1987, Harare) by 111-12
111 points England beat Uruguay (2/11/2003, Brisbane) by 111-13
111 points Japan beat UAE (13/5/2011, Dubai) by 111-0
110 points England beat Netherlands (14/11/1998, Huddersfield) by 110-0
- WORLD CUP
109 points Argentina beat Brazil (9/10/1979, Santiago) by 109-3
108 points Germany beat Serbia & Montenegro (12/11/2005, Heidelberg) by 108-0
- WORLD CUP
108 points Mauritius beat Burkino Faso (10/12/2005) by 108-3
108 points New Zealand beat Portugal (15/9/2007, Lyon, France) by 108-13
107 points Zambia beat Rwanda (9/9/2003, Lusaka) by 107-9
106 points England beat USA (21/8/1999, London) by 106-8
105 points South Africa beat Namibia (15/8/2007, Cape Town, SA) by 105-13
104 points Italy beat Czech Republic (18/5/1994, Vianda) by 104-8
- WORLD CUP
104 points Russia beat Denmark (13/5/2000, Copenhagen) by 104-7
103 points Argentina beat Brazil (8/10/1989, Montevideo) by 103-0
103 points Japan beat Malaysia (1994, Kuala Lumpur) by 103-9
103 points Argentina beat Paraguay (24/9/1995, Asuncion) by 103-9
103 points Hong Kong beat Malaysia (3/11/1996) by 103-5
102 points Korea beat Malaysia (12/11/1988, Seoul) by 102-0
102 points New Zealand beat Tonga (16/6/2000, Albany) by 102-0
102 points Argentina beat Paraguay (21/9/1985, Asuncion) by 102-3
102 points Wales beat Portugal (17/5/1994, Lisbon) by 102-11
- WORLD CUP
102 points Italy beat Denmark (1/11/1997, Brescia) by 102-3
- WORLD CUP
102 points Chili beat Paraguay (3/5/2003, Montevideo) by 102-0
102 points Uruguay beat Paraguay (14/5/2011) by 102-6
101 points South Africa beat Italy (19/6/1999, Durban) by 101-0
101 points New Zealand beat Italy (14/10/1999, Huddersfield) by 101-3
101 points England beat Tonga (15/10/1999, London) by 101-10
101 points Philippines beat Brunei (2/7/2008) by 101-0
101 points New Zealand beat Samoa (3/9/2008, New Plymouth, NZ) by 101-14
101 points Philippines beat Brunei (2/7/2008) by 101-0
101 points Japan beat Kazakstan (15/5/2010) by 101-7
100 points Romania beat Bulgaria (21/9/1976, Bucharest) by 100-0
100 points Denmark beat Finland (10/10/1987, Copenhagen) by 100-0
100 points Uganda beat Burundi (11/9/2003, Entebbe) by 100-0
100 points Scotland beat Japan (13/11/2004, Perth, Scotland) by 100-8
Biggest Winning Margin in an International (+60)
152 points Argentina beat Paraguay (1/5/2002: Mendoza) by 152-0
152 points Japan beat Chinese Taipei (2002: Tokyo) by 155-3
151 points Hong Kong beat Singapore (1994: Kuala Lumpur) by 164-13
144 points Argentina beat Paraguay (27/4/2004: Mendoza) by 144-0
142 points Australia beat Namibia (2003: Adelaide) by 142-0
140 points Argentina beat Venezuela (1/5/2004: Santiago) by 147-7
134 points England beat Romania (2001, London) by 134-0
131 points South Africa beat Uruguay (2005, East London, SA) by 134-3
128 points New Zealand beat Japan (1995, Bloemfontein) by 145-17
128 points Japan beat Taiwan (1998, Singapore) by 134-6
123 points Japan beat Sri Lanka (2002) by 129-6
120 points Zimbabwe beat Botswana (1996) by 130-10
119 points Tonga beat Korea (21/3/2003, Nuku'alofa) by 119-0
117 points Japan beat Taiwan (2002, Tainan) by 120-3
116 points Fiji beat Niue Island (10/9/1983, Suva) by 120-4
116 points Japan beat Sri Lanka (1998, Bangkok) by 116-0
116 points Namibia beat Madagascar (15/6/2002, Windhoek) by 116-0
115 points Japan beat Kazakstan (1998, Bangkok) by 118-3
113 points Sweden beat Luxembourg (2001, Cessange) by 116-3
112 points Namibia beat Madagaskar (15/6/2002, Windhoek) by 112-0
112 points Japan beat Chinese Taipei (2002, Seoul) by 119-7
111 points Argentina beat Brazil (2/10/1993, San Pablo) by 114-3
111 points Japan beat UAE (13/5/2011, Dubai) by 111-0
110 points Fiji beat Solomon Islands (1969) by 113-13
110 points England beat Netherlands (1998, Huddersfield) by 110-0
108 points Germany beat Serbia & Montenegro (12/11/2005, Heidelberg) by 108-0
108 points Japan beat Arabian Gulf (3/5/2008) by 114-6
108 points Samoa beat Papua New Guiney (11/7/2009, Apia) by 115-7 - RWC QUAL 
107 points Korea beat Malaysia (1996) by 112-5
106 points Argentina beat Brazil (9/10/1979, Santiago) by 109-3
105 points Mauritius beat Burkino Faso (10/12/2005) by 108-3
102 points Korea beat Malyasia (1988) by 102-0
102 points Hong Kong beat Chinese Taipei (1996) by 114-12
102 points New Zealand beat Tonga (2000, Albany) by 102-0
102 points Chili beat Paraguay (2003, Montevideo) by 102-0
101 points South Africa beat Italy (1999, Durban) by 101-0
101 points Philippines beat Brunei (2/7/2008) by 101-0
100 points Fiji beat Solomon Islands (21/8/1969, Suva) by 113-13
100 points Romania beat Bulgaria (21/0/1976, Bucharest) by 100-0
100 points Denmark beat Finland (1987) by 100-0
100 points Uganda beat Burundi (2003) by 100-0
99 points Argentina beat Paraguay (21/9/1985, Asuncion) by 102-3
99 points Zimbabwe beat Nigeria (1987) by 111-12
99 points Italy beat Denmark (1/11/1997, Brescia) by 102-3
- WORLD CUP
98 points Hong Kong beat Malaysia (1996) by 103-5
98 points England beat USA (1999, London) by 106-8
98 points New Zealand beat Italy (1999, Huddersfield) by 101-3
98 points England beat Urguay (2003, Brisbane) by 111-13
98 points Zambia beat Rwanda (2003) by 107-9
98 points Wales beat Japan (2004, Cardiff) by 98-0
98 points Japan beat Arabian Gulf (3/5/2008) by 114-6
97 points Russia beat Denmark (13/5/2000, Copenhagen) by 104-7
97 points Romania beat Ukraine (19/3/2005) by 97-0
97 points (*) Guyana beat St Lucia (10/8/2005, Bridgetown) by 97-0 -  WC QUAL
96 points Argentina beat Brazil (14/10/1973, Sao Paulo) by 96-0
96 points Italy beat Czech Republic (1994, Vianda) by 104-8
96 points Germany beat Luxembourg (27/11/2004, Fritz-Grunebaum, Heidelberg) by 96-0  - WC QUAL
96 points Uruguay beat Paraguay (14/5/2011) by 102-6
95 points Argentina beat Paraguay (14/10/1973, Sao Paulo) by 98-3
95 points Brazil beat Costa Rica (2006) by 95-0
95 points Georgia beat Czech Republic (7/4/2007) by 98-3
95 points New Zealand beat Portugal (15/9/2007, Lyon, France) by 108-13
94 points Japan beat Malaysia (1994, Kuala Lumpur) by 103-9
94 points Argentina beat Brazil (8/10/1989, Montevideo) by 103-9
94 points Argentina beat Paraguay (24/9/1995, Asuncion) by 103-9
94 points Arabian Gulf beat India (2001, Bahrain, UAE) by 97-3
94 points Papua New Guinea beat Vanuata (20/8/2005, Port Moresby) by 97-3 - WC QUAL
94 points Japan beat Kazakstan (15/5/2010) by 101-7
93 points Argentina beat Paraguay (25/9/1975, Asuncion) by 93-0
93 points Hong Kong beat Thailand (1994, Kuala Lumpur) by 93-0
92 points Romania beat Portugal (13/4/1996) by 92-0
92 points Chile beat Venezuela (2004, Santiago) by 95-3
92 points Scotland beat Japan (2004, Perth, Scotland) by 100-8
92 points South Africa beat Namibia (2007, Cape Town, South Africa) by 105-13
92 points India beat Pakistan (14/6/2008, Delhi, India) by 92-0
- WC QUAL
91 points Wales beat Portugal (1994, Lisbon) by 102-11
91 points Sweden beat Norway (2000, Vanersborg) by 91-0
91 points New Zealand beat Fiji (2005, Albany, NZ) by 91-0
91 points USA beat Barbados (1/7/2006, Steuber Rugby Stadium, Stanford, California) by 91-0
90 points Uruguay beat Paraguay (1998) by 93-3
90 points England beat Tonga (1999, London) by 100-10
90 points Tonga beat Cook Islands (8/7/2006, Nuku'alofa) by 90-0
90 points Reunion beat Mayotte (5/7/2008) by 90-0
89 points Romania beat Morocco (17/11/1976) by 89-0
89 points Tonga beat Solomon Islands (1/1/1979) by 92-3
89 points Scotland beat Ivory Coast (1995, Rustenburg) by 89-0
89 points Latvia beat Bulgaria (1997, Riga) by 89-0
88 points Georgia beat Netherlands (3/2/2002, Tblisi) by 88-0
88 points Japan beat Hong Kong (8/5/2005, Tokyo) by 91-3
88 points Australia beat Japan (2007, Lyon) by 91-3
87 points Korea beat Singapore (1994, Kuala Lumpur) by 90-3
87 points New Zealand beat Samoa (3/9/2008, New Plymouth, NZ) by 101-14
87 points South Africa beat Namibia (22/9/2011, North Harbour, NZ) by 87-0 - RWC
86 points Fiji beat Papua New Guinea (30/8/1979) by 86-0
86 points Fiji beat Solomon Islands (8/9/1983, Suva) by 86-0
86 points Papua New Guinea beat Tahiti (1997, Port Moresby) by 92-6
86 points Cook Islands beat Tahiti (2001, Port Moresby) by 86-0
85 points Fiji beat Papua New Guinea (23/8/1969) by 88-3
85 points New Zealand beat Argentina (21/6/1997, Wellington) by 93-8
85 points Singapore beat India (1998, Singapore) by 85-0
84 points Thailand beat India (1998, Singapore) by 90-6
84 points Uruguay beat Paraguay (1998, Asuncion) by 93-9
84 points New Zealand beat Tonga (2003, Brisbane) by 91-7
84 points Uruguay beat Venezuela (2004, Santiago) by 92-8
83 points South Africa beat Wales (1998, Pretoria) by 96-13
83 points Russia beat Germany (2000, Krasnadar) by 89-6
83 points Italy beat Portugal (2006, L'Aquila) by 83-0
83 points Argentina Jaguars beat Chile (2009) by 89-6
82 points Scotland beat Spain (1998, Edinburgh) by 85-3
82 points Australia beat Spain (2001, Madrid) by 92-10
82 points Australia beat Romania (2003, Brisbane) by 90-8
82 points (*) Trinidad & Tobago beat St. Lucia (8/8/2005, Georgetown, St. Lucia) by 82-0
82 points Tonga beat Korea (2007, Auckland) by 85-3
82 points Japan beat Korea (2007) by 82-0
81 points Switzerland beat Bulgaria (2000, Pernik) by 90-9
81 points (*) Barbados beat St Lucia (13/8/2005, Bridgetown) by 81-0
81 points Korea beat Chinese Taipei (2004) by 99-18
80 points Ireland beat USA (2000, Manchester, New Hampshire) by 83-3
80 points Tonga beat Korea (1/2/2007) by 83-3
79 points Namibia beat Portugal (31/8/1990) by 88-9
79 points Kazakstan beat India (2002) by 89-10
78 points Argentina beat Brazil (1/10/1991, Buenos Aires) by 84-6
78 points Romania beat Belgium (19/4/1996) by 83-5
78 points Argentina beat Paraguay (13/9/1997, Corrientes) by 78-0
78 points England beat Georgia (2003, Perth) by 84-6
78 points Uruguay beat Paraguay (25/4/2009) by 85-7 - RWC QUAL
77 points Namibia beat Portugal (21/4/1990) by 86-9
77 points Austria beat Luxembourg (2001, Vienna) by 77-0
77 points France beat Namibia (2007, Toulouse) by 87-10
77 points New Zealand beat Romania (2007, Toulouse) by 85-8
77 points Japan beat Kazakstan (25/4/2009, Osaka) by 87-10-RWC QUAL
77 points Japan beat Sri Lanka (21/5/2011) by 90-13
76 points Australia beat England (1998, Brisbane) by 76-0
76 points Andorra beat Norway (2004) by 76-0
76 points Japan beat Kazakstan (10/5/2008) by 82-6
76 points Chile beat Brazil (25/4/2009, Viá del Mar) by 79-3-RWC QUAL
76 points New Zealand beat Japan (16/9/2011) by 83-7. RWC.
75 points Argentina beat Chile (30/9/1995, Santiago) by 78-3
75 points Japan beat Hong Kong (2000, Aomori) by 75-0
75 points Uruguay beat Paraguay (2002: Mendoza) by 81-6.
75 points Tonga beat Korea (15/3/2003: Seoul) by 75-0.
75 points Mauritius beat Burundi (13/8/2005) by 75-0
75 points Chile beat Brazil (25/4/2009) by 78-3 - RWC QUAL
74 points Argentina beat Paraguay (29/10/1977, Concepcion) by 77-3
74 points Australia beat Tonga (1998, Canberra) by 74-0
74 points Scotland beat Portugal (1998: Edinburgh) by 85-11
74 points Brazil beat Colombia (13/10/2004, Sao Paulo) by 74-0
74 points Wales
Beat USA (2005, Connecticut) by 77-3
Beat Namibia (2011, New Plymouth, NZ) by 81-7 - RWC
74 points Guam beat Brunei (29/6/2008) by 74-0
74 points Papua New Guiney beat Vanuatu (27/6/2009, Port Moresby) by 86-12 - WC QUAL
74 points Georgia beat Germany (6/2/2010) by 77-3 - RWC QUAL
74 points Netherlands beat Belgium (10/5/2010, Verdun) by 74-0
73 points Andorra beat Norway (4/9/2004, Andorra La Vella) by 76-3
73 points Japan beat Arabian Gulf (16/4/2006, Tokyo) by 82-9
73 points Kazakstan beat Sri Lanka (2007 by 79-6
72 points Argentina beat Brazil (13/9/1951: Buenos Aires) by 72-0
72 points Argentina beat Brazil (25/10/1977: Tucuman) by 78-6
72 points Wales beat Romania (2001: Cardiff) by 81-9
72 points Thailand beat Sri Lanka (2002) by 72-0
72 points Tonga beat Papua New Guinea (6/12/2003: Nuku'alofa) by 84-12.
72 points Namibia beat Kenya (27/5/2006: Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek) by 84-12.
72 points Slovenia beat Bosnia Herzegovina (2007) by 77-5.
72 points Lithuania beat Serbia & Montenegro (24/4/2010) by 77-5
72 points Japan beat Russia (6/11/2010, Tokyo) by 75-3
71 points Samoa beat South Korea (1990: Tokyo) by 74-3
71 points South Africa beat Italy (1999, Port Elizabeth) by 74-3
71 points Paraguay beat Peru (21/6/2008, Asuncion) by 71-0 - RWC QUAL
71 points Japan beat Korea (16/5/2009, Osaka) by 80-9 - RWC QUAL
70 points Argentina beat Uruguay (28/10/1977, Tucuman) by 70-0
70 points Australia beat Samoa (1994, Sydney) by 73-3
70 points Romania beat Belgium (1997, Brussels) by 83-13
70 points Ireland beat Georgia (1998, Dublin) by 70-0
70 points England beat Canada (2004, London) by 70-0
70 points Brazil beat Peru (10/10/2004, Sao Paulo) by 73-3
70 points Spain beat Slovenia (26/3/2005, Ljubljana, Slovenia) by 76-6
70 points Namibia beat Kenya (27/5/2006) by 82-12
70 points Venezuela beat Costa Rica (2006) by 70-0
70 points Japan beat Hong Kong (2007) by 73-3
70 points Namibia beat Zambia (26/5/2007) by 80-10
69 points USA beat Japan (6/7/1996, San Francisco) by 74-5
69 points Ireland beat Japan (2000, Rome) by 78-9
69 points Namibia beat Uganda (31/8/2003) by 82-13
69 points Chinese Taipei beat Pakistan (2007) by 72-3
69 points Romania beat Czeck Republic (22/3/2008) by 76-7
69 points Portugal beat Germany (27/2/2010) by 69-0 - WC QUAL
68 points Argentina beat Paraguay (12/10/1989, Montevideo) by 75-7
68 points Japan beat Arabian Golf (2003, Colombo) by 74-5
68 points Canada beat Barbados (2006, Bridgetown) by 71-3
68 points Kenia beat Cameroon (13/7/2008, Nairobi) by 76-8 - WC QUAL
68 points Uruguay beat Brazil (29/4/2009, Montevideo) by 71-3 - RWC QUAL
68 points Chile beat Paraguay (17/5/2011) by 71-3
67 points Samoa beat Korea (8/4/1990, Tokyo) by 74-7
67 points Sweden beat Lithuania (1997, Pluge) by 84-17
67 points Tonga beat Korea (1999) by 82-15
67 points France beat Fiji (2001) by 77-10
67 points Australia beat Samoa (2005, Sydney) by 74-7
67 points Tonga beat Cook Islands (24/6/2006, Rauratonga) by 77-10
66 points New Zealand beat Canada (1995, Auckland) by 73-7
66 points New Zealand beat Fiji (1997, Hamilton) by 71-5
66 points Russia beat Ukraine (1999) by 71-5
66 points Namibia beat Germany (17/10/1999) by 79-13
66 points Luxembourg beat Norway (2000, Cessange) by 78-12
66 points Japan beat South Korea (2002, Tokyo) by 90-24
66 points South Africa beat Uruguay (2003, Perth) by 72-6
66 points Canada beat Barbados 69-3 (24/6/2006) by 69-3
66 points Spain beat Belgium (12/5/2010, Metz, Belgium) by 66-0
65 points Romania beat Belgium (4/10/1997, Brussels) by 83-18
65 points Georgia beat Ukraine (26/2/2005) by 65-0
65 points Georgia beat Czeck Republic (12/6/2005) by 75-10
65 points Korea beat Singapore (25/4/2009, Seoul) by 65-0 - RWC QUAL
64 points New Zealand beat Italy (1987, Auckland) by 70-6
64 points South Africa beat Tonga (1997, Cape Town) by 74-10
64 points Japan beat Chinese Taipei (1998, Bangkok) by 69-5
64 points Korea beat The Netherlands (1999, Seoul) by 78-14
64 points Hong Kong beat Philippines (16/4/2011) by 74-10
64 points England beat Romania (24/9/2011) by 67-3
63 points Argentina beat Paraguay (7/10/1979, Vina del Mar) by 76-13
63 points Argentina beat Chile (11/10/1993, Buenos Aires) by 70-7
63 points Russia beat Netherlands (2002, Krasnodar) by 73-10
63 points New Zealand beat Italy (2003, Melbourne) by 70-7
63 points Germany beat Austria (34/6/2005, Hohewate Stadium, Vienna) by 69-6
63 points Canada beat Barbados (24/6/2006, Toronto) by 69-6
62 points Argentina beat Uruguay (9/9/1951, Buenos Aires) by 62-0
62 points Georgia beat Bulgaria (23/2/1995) by 70-8
62 points Russia beat Netherland (2002, Moscow) by 65-3
62 points New Zealand beat Canada (2003, Melbourne) by 68-6
62 points New Zealand beat Italy (2007, Marseille) by 76-14
62 points Israel beat Finland (2/5/2009) by 70-8
62 points Australia beat USA (23/9/2011) by 67-5
61 points Argentina beat Paraguay (16/10/1971, Montevideo) by 61-0
61 points New Zealand beat Fiji (1987, Christchurch) by 74-13
61 points Romania beat Poland (1998, Bucharest) by 74-13
61 points Canada beat Namibia (14/10/1999, Toulouse) by 72-11
61 points Romania beat Spain (2002, Bucharest) by 67-6
61 points Samoa beat Papua New Guiney (18/7/2009, Port Moresby) by 73-12 - RWC QUAL 
61 points Argentina beat Uruguay (25/5/2011) by 75-14
61 points Japan beat Kazakstan (7/5/2011) by 61-0
60 points Argentina beat Brazil (12/10/1961, Montevideo) by 60-0
60 points Ireland beat Romania (1986, Dublin) by 60-0
60 points Ukraine beat Yugoslavia (1996, Kiev) by 60-0
60 points Korea beat Chinese Taipei (1998, Singapore) by 81-21
60 points Italy beat Netherlands (1998, Huddersfield) by 67-7
60 points Fiji beat Samoa (1996, Suva) by 60-0
60 points England beat Italy (1999, London) by 67-7
60 points Spain beat Netherlands (2002, Murcia) by 63-3
60 points Germany beat Austria (2005, Vienna) by 69-9
60 points Italy beat Russia (2006, Moscow) by 67-7
60 points Argentina beat Namibia (22/9/2007, Marseille) by 63-3
60 points Georgia beat Spain (12/2/2011) by 60-0
60 points Cyprus beat Finland (26/3/2011) by 70-10
(*) - Trinidad & Tobago (82-0), Guyana (97-0) and Barbados (81-0) scored massive victories in the space of five days over St. Lucia - scoring 260 points to none.
Biggest Points Winning Margin by an International Touring Team
128 Western Samoa beat Marlborough (1993) by 128-0
111 New Zealand beat South Australia (1974) by 117-6
106 British Lions beat Western Australia (2001) by 116-10
103 New Zealand beat Northern New South Wales (1962) by 103-0
102 New Zealand beat Japan XV (1987) by 106-4
99 New Zealand beat South Australia (1984) by 99-0
97 British Lions beat South Western Districts (1974) by 97-0
Most Points in an International Series
Two Matches
175 South Africa (1999) vs Italy in South Africa
155 New Zealand (1997) vs Argentina in New Zealand
117 Wales (2001) vs Japan in Japan
117 New Zealand (2001) vs Argentina in New Zealand
109 New Zealand (1988) vs Argentina in New Zealand
Four Matches
159 New Zealand (1997: Tri-Nations vs Australia/South Africa)
148 South Africa (1997: Tri-Nations vs Australia/New Zealand)
Most Consecutive Test Victories
17 New Zealand (18/9/1965 to 14/6/1969)
17 South Africa (23/8/1997 to 28/11/1998)
(*) - New Zealand were unbeaten in 23 consecutive matches between 22/5/1987 and 4/8/1990 - but drew the 11th of these matches vs Australia (16/7/1988 - 19-19 in Brisbane)
Most Consecutive Test Without Defeat
23 New Zealand (22 wins, 1 draw: 22/5/1987 to 4/8/1990)
17 New Zealand (15 wins, 2 draws: 1961 to 1964)
17 Romania (11 wins, 6 draws: 26/5/1961 to 15/11/1964)
17 New Zealand (17 wins: 18/9/1965 to 4/8/1969)
17 South Africa (17 wins: 1997 to 1998)
16 South Africa (15 wins, 1 draw: 1994 to 1996)
15 South Africa (12 wins, 3 draws: 1960 to 1963)
15 Argentina (15 wins: 7/8/1971 to 21/10/1973)
14 England (14 wins: 23/3/2002 to 23/8/2003)
Longest Losing Run
18 France (between 28/1/1911 and 17/2/1920)
17 Scotland (between 24/2/1951 and 8/1/1955)
Unbeaten International Teams on Long Tours
1891 British team in South Africa: played 19: won 19
1924-'25 New Zealand in Great Britain: played 32: won 32
1974 British Lions in South Africa: played 22: won 21, drew 1
Most Points by a Touring Team
976 New Zealand (1905-'06) in Great Britain, France and Canada (830 in Great Britain alone; 888 in Great Britain and France); only 59 points against them on tour.
Most Tries by a Team in an International (+12)
26 Hong Kong (1994: vs Singapore)
25 Fiji (21/8/1969: vs Solomon Islands)
24 Argentina vs Paragauy
1/5/2002
27/4/2003
23 Japan (6/7/2002: vs Chinese Taipei)
23 Argentina (1/5/2004: vs Venezuela)
22 Australia (2003: vs Namibia)
21 Fiji (10/9/1983: vs Niue Island)
21 New Zealand (1995: vs Japan)
21 South Africa (2005: vs Uruguay)
20 Argentina (8/10/1989: vs Brazil)
20 Japan (27/10/1998: vs Chinese Taipei)
20 England (2001: vs Romania)
19 Fiji (18/8/1969: vs Papua New Guinea)
19 Argentina (9/10/1979: vs Brazil)
19 Argentina (21/9/1985: vs Paragauy)
18 Argentina (14/10/1973: vs Paraguay)
18 Argentina (20/10/1973: vs Brazil)
18 Fiji (30/8/1979: vs Papua New Guinea)
18 Argentina (2/10/1993: vs Brazil)
18 Japan (1998: vs Kazakstan)
18 Japan (21/7/2002: vs Chinese Taipei)
18 Japan (1998: vs Sri Lanka)
18 Namibia (15/6/2002: vs Madagaskar)
18 Japan (3/5/2008: vs Arabian Gulf)
17 Romania (17/11/1976: vs Morocco)
17 Argentina (1/10/1991: vs Brazil)
17 Russia (13/5/2000: vs Denmark)
17 Tonga (21/3/2003: vs Korea)
17 England (2003: vs Uruguay)
17 Samoa (11/7/2009: vs Papua New Guiney)
17 Japan (13/5/2011: vs UAE)
16 Argentina beat Uruguay (9/9/1951, Buenos Aires)
16 Romania (21/10/1951: vs East Germany)
16 Fiji (8/9/1983: vs Solomon Islands)
16 Namibia (21/4/1990: vs Portugal)
16 Wales (1994: vs Portugal)
16 Wales (1994: vs Czech Republic)
16 Argentina (24/9/1995: vs Paragauy)
16 Italy (1997: vs Denmark)
16 England (1998: vs Netherlands)
16 England (1999: vs USA)
16 Georgia (7/4/2007: vs Czech Republic)
16 New Zealand (2007: Portugal)
15 Argentina (25/9/1975: vs Paraguay)
15 Papua New Guinea (1997: vs Tahiti)
15 Latvia (1997: vs Bulgaria)
15 South Africa (1998: vs Wales)
15 South Africa (1999: vs Italy)
15 New Zealand (2000: vs Tonga)
15 Scotland (2004: vs Japan)
15 New Zealand (2005: vs Fiji)
15 Romania (19/3/2005: vs Ukraine)
15 South Africa (2007: vs Namibia)
15 New Zealand (2008: vs Samoa)
15 Japan (15/5/2010: vs Kazakstan)
14 Argentina (12/10/1961: vs Brazil)
14 Romania (16/4/1978: vs Spain)
14 Argentina (7/10/1989: vs Paragauy)
14 New Zealand (1997: vs Argentina)
14 Thailand (1998: vs India)
14 New Zealand (1999: vs Italy)
14 Georgia (3/2/2002: vs Netherlands)
14 Wales (2004: vs Japan)
14 Tonga (8/7/2006: vs Cook Islands)
13 England (1881: vs Wales)
13 South Africa (1907: vs France)
13 Argentina (16/10/1971: vs Paraguay)
13 New Zealand (1993: vs USA)
13 France (1924: vs Romania)
13 Romania (1976: vs Bulgaria)
13 Argentina (25/10/1977: vs Brazil)
13 Australia (1987: vs South Korea)
13 France (1987: vs Zimbabwe)
13 Samoa (8/4/1990: vs Korea)
13 Scotland (1995: vs Ivory Coast)
13 Romania (1997: vs Belgium)
13 Singapore (1998: vs India)
13 Korea (1998: vs Taiwan)
13 Scotland (1998: vs Portugal)
13 Scotland (1998: vs Spain)
13 England (1999: vs Tonga)
13 Namibia (17/10/1999: vs Germany)
13 Ireland (2000: vs USA)
13 Australia (2001: vs Spain)
13 Japan (2002: vs South Korea)
13 Australia (2003: vs Romania)
13 New Zealand (2003: vs Tonga)
13 Tonga (24/6/2006: vs Cook Islands)
13 USA (1/7/2006: vs Barbados)
13 Italy (2006: vs Portugal)
13 Tonga beat Korea (10/2/2007, Auckland)
13 Australia beat Japan (2007, Lyon)
13 France beat Namibia (2007, Toulouse)
13 New Zealand beat Romania (2007, Toulouse)
13 Samoa beat Papua New Guiney (18/7/2009)
13 New Zealand (16/9/2011: vs Japan)
12 Scotland (1887: vs Wales)
12 Fiji (1963: vs Samoa)
12 New Zealand (1987: vs Italy)
12 New Zealand (1987: vs Fiji)
12 Australia (1990: vs USA)
12 South Africa
1997: vs Tonga
2003: vs Uruguay
22/9/2011: vs Namibia - RWC
12 Australia
1991: vs Wales
2005: vs Samoa
12 Argentina (11/10/1969: vs Chile)
12 Argentina vs Brazil
12/10/1971
27/9/1975
12 Argentina vs Paraguay
29/10/1977
13/9/1997
12 Romania (1998: vs Poland)
12 Tonga (1999: vs Korea)
12 France (2001: vs Fiji)
12 Tonga
2002: vs Papua New Guinea
2003: vs Korea
2006: vs Cook Islands
12 England
2003: vs Georgia
2004: vs Canada
12 Namibia
2006: vs Kenya
2007: vs Zambia
12 Wales: 2011: vs Namibia

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