Owen Farrell has broken Jonny Wilkinson’s record to become England’s all-time leading points scorer.
Farrell kicked an 18th-minute penalty in England’s World Cup Pool D match against Samoa to reach 1,181 points and surpass Wilkinson’s record.
The England captain could have claimed the record earlier in the game but missed his conversion attempt following Ollie Chessum’s opening try in Lille.
Wilkinson scored 1,179 points in 91 Tests for England from 1998 to 2011.
Farrell, 32, was playing in his 109th Test for his country after making his England debut in 2012.
The Saracens back succeeded Dylan Hartley as England captain under Eddie Jones in 2019.
He retained his role as skipper under Jones’ successor Steve Borthwick but had to miss England’s opening two games of this World Cup after being suspended for a dangerous tackle during the warm-up win over Wales in August.
Farrell returned to the side in the win over Chile, stepping in at fly-half before moving to inside centre for the game with Samoa.
Taking British and Irish Lions points into account, Wilkinson remains ahead of Farrell on the all-time international points list for now, but the gap is closing.
New Zealand’s Dan Carter leads the way on 1,598 points, with Wilkinson, who won six caps for the Lions, second with a haul of 1,246.
Farrell, also capped six times by the Lions, began the game against Samoa in third on 1,212.
