List of rugby union test caps leaders
Male rugby players with the most test appearances
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This is a list of the appearance leaders in men's rugby union test matches, listing the 92 players with over one hundred test caps. Rugby union requires only one nation to recognise a match as a test in order for it to be included in test statistics for that nation.[citation needed] The British and Irish Lions and Pacific Islanders do not represent a single country, but they are selected by a group of national unions and are recognised as test teams. Some national teams have sometimes granted test caps for matches against teams such as the invitational Barbarians side; these are included only if the union granted test caps for a particular match.
List
- As of 10 August 2024[1]
Bold | Player is still active at international level. |
Italics | Player is still active at club level but has either retired from international rugby or has not been selected for their national team over a year. |
Player has the record number of caps for their national team. |
Rank | Caps | Player | International team | First/Latest appearance | Primary position | Ref(s) |
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1 | 171 | Alun Wyn Jones | ![]() ![]() | 2006–2023 | Lock | [2] |
2 | 153 | Sam Whitelock | ![]() | 2010–2023 | Lock | [3] |
3 | 148 | Richie McCaw | ![]() | 2001–2015 | Flanker | [3] |
4 | 142 | Sergio Parisse | ![]() | 2002–2019 | Number 8 | [3] |
5 | 141 | Brian O'Driscoll | ![]() ![]() | 1999–2014 | Centre | [4][5] |
6 | 139 | George Gregan | ![]() | 1994–2007 | Scrum-half | [6][7] |
7 | 137 | James Slipper | ![]() | 2010–present | Prop | [8] |
8 | 134 | Gethin Jenkins | ![]() ![]() | 2002–2018 | Prop | [9] |
9 | 132 | Keven Mealamu | ![]() | 2002–2015 | Hooker | [10] |
10 | 131 | Cian Healy | ![]() | 2009–present | Prop | [11] |
11 | 130 | Ronan O'Gara | ![]() ![]() | 2000–2013 | Fly-half | [12] |
12 | 129 | Stephen Moore | ![]() | 2005–2017 | Hooker | [13] |
Florin Vlaicu | ![]() | 2006–2022 | Centre | [14] | ||
Ben Youngs | ![]() ![]() | 2010–2023 | Scrum-half | [15][16] | ||
15 | 127 | Beauden Barrett | ![]() | 2012–present | Fly-half | [17] |
Victor Matfield | ![]() | 2001–2015 | Lock | [18] | ||
Conor Murray | ![]() ![]() | 2011–present | Scrum-half | [19][20] | ||
Kieran Read | ![]() | 2008–2019 | Number 8 | [21] | ||
19 | 125 | Michael Hooper | ![]() | 2012–2023 | Flanker | [22] |
Aaron Smith | ![]() | 2012–2023 | Scrum-half | [23] | ||
21 | 124 | Rory Best | ![]() | 2005–2019 | Hooker | [24] |
Bryan Habana | ![]() | 2004–2016 | Wing | [25] | ||
George North | ![]() ![]() | 2010–2024 | Wing | [26][27] | ||
Johnny Sexton | ![]() ![]() | 2009–2023 | Fly-half | [28][29] | ||
25 | 123 | Eben Etzebeth | ![]() | 2012–present | Lock | [30] |
26 | 122 | Davit Kacharava | ![]() | 2006–2020 | Centre | [31] |
27 | 121 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | ![]() | 2005–2019 | Centre / Wing | [32] |
28 | 120 | Yuri Kushnarev | ![]() | 2005–2021 | Fly-half / Fullback | |
29 | 119 | Martin Castrogiovanni | ![]() | 2002–2016 | Prop | [33] |
Owen Farrell | ![]() ![]() | 2012–2023 | Fly-half | [34][35] | ||
Jason Leonard | ![]() ![]() | 1990–2004 | Prop | [36] | ||
Alessandro Zanni | ![]() | 2005–2020 | Flanker | [37] | ||
33 | 118 | Dan Cole | ![]() ![]() | 2010–present | Prop | |
Fabien Pelous | ![]() | 1995–2007 | Lock | [38] | ||
Tony Woodcock | ![]() | 2002–2015 | Prop | [39] | ||
36 | 117 | Tendai Mtawarira | ![]() | 2008–2019 | Prop | [40] |
36 | 116 | Dan Biggar | ![]() ![]() | 2008–2023 | Fly-half | [41][42] |
Nathan Sharpe | ![]() | 2002–2012 | Lock | [43] | ||
38 | 115 | Merab Kvirikashvili | ![]() | 2003–2018 | Fullback | [44] |
Paul O'Connell | ![]() ![]() | 2002–2015 | Lock | [45] | ||
41 | 114 | Alexander Todua | ![]() | 2008–present | Wing | |
42 | 112 | Marco Bortolami | ![]() | 2001–2015 | Lock | [46] |
Dan Carter | ![]() | 2003–2015 | Fly-half | [47] | ||
44 | 111 | Ross Ford | ![]() ![]() | 2004–2017 | Hooker | [48] |
Courtney Lawes | ![]() ![]() | 2009–2023 | Flanker | |||
Philippe Sella [a] | ![]() | 1982–1995 | Centre | [50] | ||
John Smit | ![]() | 2000–2011 | Hooker[51] | [52] | ||
George Smith | ![]() | 2000–2013 | Flanker | [53][54] | ||
49 | 110 | Taulupe Faletau | ![]() ![]() | 2011–present | Number 8 | [55][56] |
Will Genia | ![]() | 2009–2019 | Scrum-half | [57] | ||
Stephen Jones | ![]() ![]() | 1998–2011 | Fly-half | [58] | ||
Sekope Kepu | ![]() | 2008–2019 | Prop | [59] | ||
53 | 109 | Agustin Creevy | ![]() | 2005–present | Hooker | [60] |
Jean de Villiers | ![]() | 2002–2015 | Centre | [61] | ||
Cătălin Fercu | ![]() | 2005–2020 | Fullback | [62] | ||
Chris Paterson | ![]() | 1999–2011 | Fullback / Wing | [63] | ||
Brodie Retallick | ![]() | 2012–2023 | Lock | |||
58 | 108 | Owen Franks | ![]() | 2009–2019 | Prop | |
Peter O'Mahony | ![]() ![]() | 2012–present | Flanker | |||
Florin Surugiu | ![]() | 2008–2024 | Scrum-half | |||
61 | 107 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | ![]() | 2006–2020 | Hooker | |
Victor Gresev | ![]() | 2006–2022 | Flanker | |||
John Hayes | ![]() ![]() | 2000–2011 | Prop | [64][65] | ||
Diego Magno | ![]() | 2008–2024 | Lock | |||
65 | 106 | Mauro Bergamasco | ![]() | 1998–2015 | Flanker | [66] |
Rob Simmons | ![]() | 2010–2020 | Lock | |||
67 | 105 | Leigh Halfpenny | ![]() ![]() | 2008–2023 | Fullback | |
Sean Lamont | ![]() | 2004–2016 | Wing | [67] | ||
69 | 104 | Mihai Macovei | ![]() | 2006–2023 | Flanker | |
Nicolas Sanchez | ![]() | 2010–2023 | Fly-half | |||
Martyn Williams | ![]() ![]() | 1996–2012 | Flanker | [68] | ||
72 | 103 | Matt Giteau | ![]() | 2002–2016 | Fly-half | [69] |
Andrea Lo Cicero Vaina | ![]() | 2000–2013 | Prop | [70] | ||
Shalva Mamukashvili | ![]() | 2011–2023 | Hooker | |||
Ma'a Nonu | ![]() | 2003–2015 | Centre | [71] | ||
Merab Sharikadze | ![]() | 2012-present | Centre | |||
Gareth Thomas | ![]() ![]() | 1995–2007 | Utility back | [72][73] | ||
78 | 102 | Jonathan Davies | ![]() ![]() | 2009–2022 | Centre | |
Stuart Hogg | ![]() ![]() | 2012–2023 | Fullback | |||
Stephen Larkham | ![]() | 1996–2007 | Fly-half | [6][74] | ||
Pablo Matera | ![]() | 2013–present | Flanker | |||
Percy Montgomery | ![]() | 1997–2008 | Fullback | [75] | ||
Alessandro Troncon | ![]() | 1994–2007 | Scrum-half | [6][76] | ||
84 | 101 | David Campese [a] | ![]() | 1982–1996 | Wing | [77] |
Danny Care | ![]() | 2008–2024 | Scrum-half | |||
Keith Earls | ![]() | 2008–2023 | Wing | |||
Gonçalo Uva | ![]() | 2004–2018 | Lock | |||
Vasco Uva | ![]() | 2003–2016 | Flanker | [78] | ||
89 | 100 | Valentin Calafeteanu | ![]() | 2004–2019 | Scrum-half | |
Giorgi Chkhaidze | ![]() | 2002–2017 | Number 8 | |||
Andrey Garbuzov | ![]() | 2005–2020 | Flanker | |||
Jamie Heaslip | ![]() ![]() | 2006–2017 | Number 8 | |||
Adam Jones | ![]() ![]() | 2002–2014 | Prop | [79] | ||
Lasha Malaghuradze | ![]() | 2008–2023 | Fly-half | |||
Mils Muliaina | ![]() | 2003–2011 | Fullback | [80] |
Notes
- ^ a b Primarily active during rugby's amateur era, before the IRB declared the game "open" to professionalism on 26 August 1995.[49]
See also
- List of leading rugby union test try scorers
- List of leading rugby union test point scorers
- List of leading international rugby union drop goal scorers
- International rugby union player records
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External links
- Scrum.com