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Australian Rugby League Kangaroos
Test Match Statistics: 1908-present

1908 - 2006 (284 Test Matches)
Updated 29 October 2006
 

Dally Messenger - 1908Test Record:

286 matches - won 183, lost 95, drawn 8
v Great Britain: 124 - won 65, lost 55, drawn 4
v New Zealand: 95 - won 66, lost 27, drawn 2
v France: 48 - won 34, lost 12, drawn 2
v Papua New Guinea: 9 - won 9, lost 0
v South Africa: 3 - won 3, lost 0 (includes 1995 World Cup Match*)
v England: 2 - won 1, lost 1 (both were 1995 World Cup Matches*)
v Fiji: 2 - won 2, lost 0 (includes 1995 World Cup Match*)
v Rest of the World (1997): 1 - won 1

* ARL does not recognise other World Cup matches as Tests.

 

Most Points (Total):
Mal Meninga 272 / Andrew Johns 214 / Michael Cronin 201 /
Michael O'Connor 190 / Graeme Langlands 189

Most Goals (Total):
Mal Meninga 96 / Michael Cronin 93 / Andrew Johns 89 / Graeme Langlands 69

Most Tries (Total):
Ken Irvine 33 / Reg Gasnier 26 / Mal Meninga 21 / Darren Lockyer 22

Most Points (Match):
Andrew Johns 32 (2 tries and 12 goals) v Fiji, Newcastle, July 12 1996

Most Appearances:
Mal Meninga 45 / Reg Gasnier 36 / Clive Churchill 34 / Graeme Langlands 34 /
Brad Fittler 34 / Darren Lockyer 32

Captaincy:
Clive Churchill 24 / Wally Lewis 23 / Mal Meninga 23 / Brad Fittler 20 /
Darren Lockyer 16 / Keith Barnes 12

 

Biggest Wins / Highest Scores by Australia (all venues):
82 pts - def. Papua New Guinea 82-0, Townsville (Qld), October 7, 2000
80 pts - def. South Africa 86-6, Gateshead (England), October 10, 1995
74 pts - def. France 74-0, Bezier (France), December 4, 1994
70 pts - def. Fiji 84-14, Newcastle (NSW), July 12, 1996
66 pts - def. Fiji 66-0, Huddersfield (England), October 14, 1995
62 pts - def. Papua New Guinea 70-8, Wagga Wagga (NSW), July 20, 1998

Biggest Losses by Australia (all venues):
24 pts - New Zealand 49 def. Australia 25, Brisbane (Qld), June 28, 1952
24 pts - New Zealand 24 def. Australia 0, Leeds (Eng.), November 26, 2005
23 pts - Great Britain 40 def. Australia 17, Sydney (NSW), July 19, 1958
23 pts - Great Britain 33 def. Australia 10, Melbourne (Vic), June 26, 1992
21 pts - France 35 def. Australia 14, Sydney (NSW), July 21, 1951
21 pts - New Zealand 24 def. Australia 3, Auckland (NZ), June 26, 1971

Biggest Losses by Australia (overseas):
24 pts - New Zealand 24 def. Australia 0, Leeds (England), November 26, 2005
21 pts - New Zealand 24 def. Australia 3, Auckland (NZ), June 26, 1971
20 pts - New Zealand 25 def. Australia 5, Christchurch (NZ), June 27, 1953
19 pts - Great Britain 19 def. Australia 0, Swinton (England), December 15, 1956

Most Points Against Australia (all venues):
New Zealand 49 def. Australia 25, Brisbane (Qld), June 28, 1952
Great Britain 40 def. Australia 17, Sydney (NSW), July 19, 1958
Great Britain 38 def. Australia 21, Brisbane (Qld), June 9, 1954
New Zealand 38 def. Australia 28, Sydney (NSW), 15 October, 2005
France 35 def. Australia 14, Sydney (NSW), July 21, 1951
Great Britain 33 def. Australia 10, Melbourne (Vic), June 26, 1992

Most Points Against Australia (overseas):
New Zealand 30 def. Australia 16, Auckland (NZ), October 18, 2003
Australia 52 def. France 30, Toulouse (Fr.), October 21, 2004
New Zealand 26 def. Australia 10, Christchuch (NZ), August 30, 1919
New Zealand 26 def. Australia 21, Wellington (NZ), September 17, 1949
Australia 28 def. New Zealand 26, Auckland (NZ), October 21, 2005
New Zealand 25 def. Australia 5, Christchuch (NZ), June 27, 1953
New Zealand 24 def. Australia 0, Leeds (Eng.), November 26, 2005
New Zealand 24 def. Australia 3, Auckland (NZ), June 26, 1971
Great Britain 24 def. Australia 12, Wigan (Eng.), November 13, 2004
New Zealand 24 def. Australia 22, Auckland (NZ), October 15, 1999
Australia 32 def. New Zealand 24, Wellington (NZ), October 12, 2002
Great Britain 23 def. Australia 9, Bradford (Eng.), January 29, 1949
Great Britain 23 def. Australia 21, Leeds (Eng.), October 9, 1948

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