Australia rugby union captains

George Gregan – who played for his country between 1994 and 2007 – holds the Australian record for Test appearances with 139, and for Tests as captain with 59.

Australia has played Test rugby since 1899. Test captains are listed chronologically from the first time they captained Australia in a Test match. Matches are exclusively those that have been granted Test status by the Australian Rugby Union regardless of whether the opposing team's governing body awarded the match Test status or not.

Captains

Johnnie Wallace captained the 1927–28 New South Wales Waratahs that toured the Northern Hemisphere. The Australian Rugby Union later recognised the international matches from this tour as Test matches.

Col Windon(l) and Trevor Allan(r) both captained Australia.

Paddy Moran led the Wallabies on the 1908 Tour.

Players to have captained the Australian rugby union team in a Test match

Name	First Test as captain	Last Test as captain	Total Tests as captain	Total Tests as player
Row, FrankFrank Row [1]	1899	1899	3	3
McCowan, BobBob McCowan [2]	1899	1899	1	3
Wickham, StanStan Wickham [3]	1903	1905	4	5
Nicholson, FrankFrank Nicholson [4]	1904	1904	1	2
Burge, PeterPeter Burge [5]	1907	1907	2	3
Oxlade, AllenAllen Oxlade [6]	1907	1907	1	4
Moran, HerbertHerbert Moran [7]	1908	1908	1	1
McKivat, ChrisChris McKivat [8]	1909	1909	1	4
Middleton, SydneySydney Middleton [9]	1910	1910	3	4
Prentice, WardWard Prentice [10]	1912	1912	1	6
Fahey, TedTed Fahey [11]	1913	1913	2	4
Dwyer, LarryLarry Dwyer [12]	1913	1913	1	8
Wood, FredFred Wood [13]	1914	1914	2	12
Flynn, JimmyJimmy Flynn [14]	1914	1914	1	2
Thornton, WilliamWilliam Thornton [15]	1920	1920	3	8
Walker, AlfredAlfred Walker [16]	1922	1924	11	16
Loudon, DarbyDarby Loudon [17]	1922	1922	1	4
Friend, WalterWalter Friend [18]	1923	1923	3	10
Sheehan, BillyBilly Sheehan [19]	1923	1923	3	18
Thorn, TedTed Thorn [20]	1924	1926	6	15
Fox, CharlieCharlie Fox [21]	1925	1925	1	17
Lawton, Snr, TomTom Lawton, Snr [22]	1925	1932	7	14
Wallace, JohnnieJohnnie Wallace [23]	1926	1928	6	8
Malcolm, SydSyd Malcolm [24]	1928	1933	6	18
Loudon, BobBob Loudon [25]	1928	1928	1	13
Clark, JimmyJimmy Clark [26]	1931	1931	1	5
Cowper, DaveDave Cowper [27]	1933	1933	3	9
Ross, AlexAlex Ross [28]	1933	1934	3	20
Walden, RonRon Walden [29]	1936	1936	3	4
Towers, CyrilCyril Towers [30]	1937	1937	2	19
Wilson, VayVay Wilson [31]	1938	1938	3	5
McLean, BillBill McLean [32]	1946	1947	4	5
Hardcastle, PhilPhil Hardcastle [33]	1947	1947	1	5
Allan, TrevorTrevor Allan [34]	1947	1949	10	14
Cottrell, NevNev Cottrell [35]	1950	1950	2	14
Winning, KeithKeith Winning [36]	1951	1951	1	1
Windon, ColinColin Windon [37]	1951	1951	2	20
Solomon, JohnJohn Solomon [38]	1952	1955	8	14
Shehadie, NicholasNicholas Shehadie [39]	1953	1954	3	30
Cameron, AlanAlan Cameron [40]	1955	1956	4	20
Tooth, DickDick Tooth [41]	1957	1957	2	10
Davidson, BobBob Davidson [42]	1957	1958	6	13
Connor, DesDes Connor [43]	1958	1958	2	12
Wilson, CharlesCharles Wilson [44]	1958	1958	3	4
Fenwicke, PeterPeter Fenwicke [45]	1959	1959	2	6
Catchpole, KenKen Catchpole [46]	1961	1968	13	27
Johnson, PeterPeter Johnson [47]	1962	1968	5	42
Lenehan, JimJim Lenehan [48]	1962	1962	1	24
Thornett, JohnJohn Thornett [49]	1962	1967	16	37
Davis, GregGreg Davis [50]	1969	1972	16	39
Sullivan, PeterPeter Sullivan [51]	1972	1973	4	13
Hipwell, JohnJohn Hipwell [52]	1973	1975	9	36
Shaw, GeoffGeoff Shaw [53]	1975	1976	9	27
Shaw, TonyTony Shaw [54]	1978	1981	15	36
Loane, MarkMark Loane [55]	1979	1982	6	28
McLean, PaulPaul McLean [56]	1980	1980	1	30
Ella, MarkMark Ella [57]	1982	1983	10	25
Slack, AndrewAndrew Slack [58]	1984	1987	19	39
Williams, SteveSteve Williams [59]	1985	1985	5	28
Poidevin, SimonSimon Poidevin [60]	1986	1987	4	59
Codey, DavidDavid Codey [61]	1987	1987	1	13
Lynagh, MichaelMichael Lynagh [62]	1987	1995	15	72
Farr-Jones, NickNick Farr-Jones [63]	1988	1992	36	63
Kearns, PhilPhil Kearns [64]	1992	1995	10	67
McCall, RodRod McCall [65]	1995	1995	1	71
Eales, JohnJohn Eales [66]	1996	2001	55	86
Horan, TimTim Horan [67]	1996	1996	1	80
Wilson, DavidDavid Wilson [68]	1997	1999	9	79
Little, JasonJason Little [69]	1999	1999	1	75
Gregan, GeorgeGeorge Gregan	2001 [70]	2007	59	139 [71]
Whitaker, ChrisChris Whitaker [72]	2003 [73]	2003	1	31
Sharpe, NathanNathan Sharpe [74]	2004 [75]	2012	10	116
Waugh, PhilPhil Waugh [76]	2006	2007	3	79
Mortlock, StirlingStirling Mortlock [77]	2006	2009	29	80
Smith, GeorgeGeorge Smith [78]	2007	2009	7	111
Elsom, RockyRocky Elsom [79]	2009	2011	24	75
Horwill, JamesJames Horwill [80]	2011	2013	16	61
Genia, WillWill Genia [81]	2011	2013	4	66
Pocock, DavidDavid Pocock [82]	2012	2012	5	55
Mowen, BenBen Mowen [83]	2013	2013	6	15
Moore, StephenStephen Moore [84]	2014 [85]	2015	11	102
Hooper, MichaelMichael Hooper [86]	2014	2014	13	51
Mumm, DeanDean Mumm [87]	2015	2015	1	44
Updated after the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Players in green are still active and were named in squads during the 2015 season.

Citations

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71. Australian Rugby Union 2012.
72. Chris Whitaker.
73. Howell 2005, p. 292.
74. Nathan Sharpe.
75. Howell 2005, p. 295.
76. Phil Waugh.
77. Stirling Mortlock.
78. George Smith.
79. Rocky Elsom.
80. James Horwill.
81. Will Genia.
82. David Pocock.
83. Ben Mowen.
84. Stephen Moore.
85. ABC 2014.
86. Michael Hooper.
87. Dean Mumm.

References

• Howell, Max (2005). Born to Lead – Wallaby Test Captains. Auckland, New Zealand: Celebrity Books. ISBN 1-877252-18-2.
• "Historic Review into Australian Rugby's Corporate Governance Announced". Australian Rugby Union. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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