Australia rugby union captains

Headshot of George Greagan wearing a suit and tie
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

full body shot of Johnnie Wallace wearing his playing strip and boots
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.
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 2016 5 55
Mowen, BenBen Mowen [83] 2013 2013 6 15
Moore, StephenStephen Moore [84]   2014 [85] 2016 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 eligible for Wallaby selection.

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