International rugby union player records

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These are men's player records in international rugby,[1] updated at the conclusion of the Autumn internationals window each year.

To view men's international team records, see International rugby union team records. To view records of the men's Rugby World Cup, see Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup.

Career

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Caps

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Most individual test caps[2]
CapsPlayerInternational teamFirst/Latest
appearance
Primary
position
Ref(s).
170 Alun Wyn Jones Wales (158)
 British and Irish Lions (12)
2006–2023Lock[3]
153 Sam Whitelock  New Zealand 2010–2023 Lock [4]
148 Richie McCaw New Zealand2001–2015Flanker[5]
143 James Slipper Australia2012-presentProp[6]
142 Sergio Parisse Italy2002–2019Number 8[7]
141 Brian O'Driscoll Ireland (133)
 British and Irish Lions (8)
1999–2014Centre[8][9]
139 George Gregan Australia1994–2007Scrum-half[10][11]
136 Cian Healy Ireland2009–presentProp[12]
134 Gethin Jenkins Wales (129)
 British and Irish Lions (5)
2002–2018Prop[13]
Beauden Barrett New Zealand2012–presentFly-half
132 Keven Mealamu New Zealand2002–2015Hooker[14]
131 Eben Etzebeth South Africa2012-presentLock[15]
130 Ronan O'Gara Ireland (128)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
2000–2013Fly-half[16]
Conor Murray Ireland (122)
 British and Irish Lions (8)
2011–presentScrum-half
129 Stephen Moore Australia2005–2017Hooker[17]
Florin Vlaicu  Romania 2006-2022 Centre [18]
Ben Youngs England (127)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
2010–2023Scrum-half[19][20]
127 Victor Matfield South Africa2001–2015Lock[21]
Kieran Read New Zealand2008–2019Number 8[22]
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*Players who are still active at international level, or who have not yet announced international retirement, are in bold. Players who are still active at club level but have either retired from international rugby or have not been selected for their national team for a year or more are in italics.

Caps as captain

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Most individual test caps as captain[23]
CapsPlayerInternational teamFirst/Latest
appearance
Primary
position
Ref(s).
110 Richie McCaw New Zealand2004–2015Flanker[5]
94 Sergio Parisse Italy2008–2019Number 8[7]
84 Brian O'Driscoll Ireland (83)
 British and Irish Lions (1)
1999–2014Centre[8][9]
83 John Smit South Africa2003–2011Hooker[24]
72 Mihai Macovei Romania2012–2023Flanker[25]
69 Michael Hooper  Australia 2012–2023 Flanker [26]
61 Siya Kolisi South Africa2018-presentFlanker
59 Will Carling England1988–1996Centre[27]
George Gregan Australia2001–2007Scrum-half[10][11]
56 Thierry Dusautoir France2009–2015Flanker[28]
55 John Eales Australia1996–2001Lock[29]
53 Sam Warburton Wales (49)
 British and Irish Lions (4)
2011–2017Flanker[30]
52 Kieran Read New Zealand2008–2019Number 8[22]
Alun Wyn Jones Wales (48)
 British and Irish Lions (4)
2009–2021Lock
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*Players who are still active at international level, or who have not yet announced international retirement, are in bold. Players who are still active at club level but have either retired from international rugby or have not been selected for their national team for a year or more are in italics.

Wins

More information Wins, Player ...
Most individual test wins[31]
WinsPlayerInternational teamFirst/Latest
appearance
Primary
position
LostDrawn%Ref(s).
131 Richie McCaw New Zealand2001–2015Flanker15289.19%[5]
125 Sam Whitelock New Zealand2010–2023Lock22683.66%[32]
114 Keven Mealamu New Zealand2002–2015Hooker16287.12%[33]
108 Beauden Barrett New Zealand2012–Flyhalf22482.09%
107 Kieran Read New Zealand2008–2019Number 816485.83%[22]
102 Tony Woodcock New Zealand2002–2015Prop15186.86%[34]
100 Aaron Smith New Zealand2012–2023Scrum-half19682.40%
99 Dan Carter New Zealand2003–2015Flyhalf12188.83%[35]
93 George Gregan Australia1994–2007Scrum-half44267.62%[10][11]
92 Brodie Retallick New Zealand2012–2023Lock13486.24%
91 Owen Franks New Zealand2009–2019Prop13486.11%[36]
Ma'a Nonu New Zealand2003–2015Centre10289.32%[37]
89 Jason Leonard England1990–2004Prop28275.63%[38]
86 Ben Youngs England (85)
 British and Irish Lions (1)
2010–2023Scrum-half40367.83%[39]
84 Mils Muliaina New Zealand2003–2011Fullback16084.00%[40]
Conrad Smith New Zealand2004–2015Centre9189.89%[41]
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*Players who are still active at international level, or who have not yet announced international retirement, are in bold. Players who are still active at club level but have either retired from international rugby or have not been selected for their national team for a year or more are in italics.

Consecutive wins

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Most consecutive match wins by a player[42]
MatchesPlayerInternational teamFirstOppLastOppEndScoreOpp
32 Wyatt Crockett New Zealand23 August 2014 Australia24 June 2017 British and Irish Lions1 July 201721–24 British and Irish Lions
28 Lawrence Dallaglio England24 June 2000 South Africa21 February 2004 Scotland6 March 200413–19 Ireland
22 Ben Kay England23 March 2002 Wales21 February 2004 Scotland6 March 200413–19 Ireland
Brodie Retallick New Zealand15 August 2015 Australia24 June 2017 British and Irish Lions1 July 201721–24 British and Irish Lions
21 Will Greenwood England23 March 2002 Wales21 February 2004 Scotland6 March 200413–19 Ireland
Leon MacDonald New Zealand27 August 2005 South Africa23 September 2007 Scotland6 October 200718–20 France
Ma'a Nonu New Zealand11 October 2003 Italy5 July 2008 South Africa12 July 200828–30 South Africa
Anthony Boric* New Zealand2 August 2008 Australia1 October 2011 CanadaNNN
Sam Whitelock New Zealand15 August 2015 Australia24 June 2017 British and Irish Lions1 July 201721–24 British and Irish Lions
20 Jason Robinson England7 April 2002 Italy21 February 2004 Scotland6 March 200413–19 Ireland
Ben Franks New Zealand9 September 2011 Tonga24 November 2013 Ireland16 August 201412–12 Australia
Charlie Faumuina New Zealand19 September 2009 Australia22 October 2016 Australia5 November 201629–40 Ireland
Israel Dagg New Zealand19 September 2009 Australia24 June 2017 British and Irish Lions1 July 201721–24 British and Irish Lions
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  • ' * ', accompanied with ' N 's indicates that the sequence is ongoing or unbroken.

*Players who are still active at international level, or who have not yet announced international retirement, are in bold. Players who are still active at club level but have either retired from international rugby or have not been selected for their national team for a year or more are in italics. Players that have played only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations during their winning run are eligible.

Consecutive matches without loss

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Most consecutive matches without loss by a player[43]
MatchesPlayerInternational TeamFirstOppDrawScoreOppEndScoreOpp
49 Wyatt Crockett New Zealand8 June 2013 France16 August 201412–12 Australia1 July 201721–24 British and Irish Lions
28 Lawrence Dallaglio England24 June 2000 South AfricaNNN6 March 200413–19 Ireland
Andrew Hore* New Zealand9 September 2011 Tonga20 October 201218–18 AustraliaNNN
27 Ma'a Nonu* New Zealand8 June 2013 France20 October 201218–18 AustraliaNNN
26 Brodie Retallick New Zealand8 June 2013 France20 October 201218–18 Australia8 August 201519–27 Australia
25 Alan Whetton1 New Zealand18 August 1984 Australia2 November 1985/
16 July 1988
21–21/
19–19
 Argentina/
 Australia
18 August 19909–21 Australia
Ben Franks New Zealand9 September 2011 Tonga16 August 201412–12 Australia4 October 201425–27 South Africa
24 Grant Fox New Zealand26 October 1985 Argentina16 July 198819–19 Australia18 August 19909–21 Australia
Beauden Barrett New Zealand23 June 2012 Ireland16 August 201412–12 Australia4 October 201425–27 South Africa
23 Sean Fitzpatrick New Zealand22 May 1987 Italy16 July 198819–19 Australia18 August 19909–21 Australia
Gary Whetton New Zealand22 May 1987 Italy16 July 198819–19 Australia18 August 19909–21 Australia
Aaron Cruden New Zealand8 June 2013 France16 August 201412–12 Australia5 November 201629–40 Ireland
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  • ' * ', accompanied with ' N 's indicates that the sequence is ongoing or unbroken. ' N 's may also indicate the unbeaten run was uninterrupted by any draws or losses.

^1 A. Whetton was involved in two draws during his unbeaten run.

Players who are still active at international level, or who have not yet announced international retirement, are in bold. Players who are still active at club level but have either retired from international rugby or have not been selected for their national team for a year or more are in italics. Players that have played only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations during their unbeaten run are eligible.

Most points

As of 28 October 2023
More information Points, Player ...
Most points by a player[44]
PointsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)Years activeCapsTriesConPenDGAvg. PTS
(per game)
Ref
1598 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2003–2015 112 29 293 281 8 14.26 [45][46]
1271 Owen Farrell Fly-half  England (1237)
 British and Irish Lions (34)
2012– 118 10 201 268 5 10.77 [47][48]
1246 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England (1179)
 British and Irish Lions (67)
1998–2011 97 7 169 255 36 12.85 [49]
1113 Johnny Sexton Fly-half  Ireland (1108)
 British and Irish Lions (5)
2009–2023 124 19 182 214 4 8.98 [50]
1090 Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales (1049)
 British and Irish Lions (41)
1990–2003 87 11 131 248 10 12.53 [51]
1083 Ronan O'Gara Fly-half  Ireland (1083)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
2000–2013 130 16 176 202 15 8.33 [52]
1030 Florin Vlaicu Fly-half  Romania 2006–2022 129 14 173 203 4 7.98 [53]
1010 Diego Domínguez Fly-half  Argentina (27)
 Italy (983)
1989-2003 76 9 133 213 20 13.29 [54]
970 Stephen Jones Fly-half  Wales (917)
 British and Irish Lions (53)
1998–2011 110 7 160 198 7 8.82 [55]
967 Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 1995–2004 70 7 169 186 12 13.81 [56]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most tries

As of December 2024
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Most tries by a player[57]
Tries Player Position National team Caps Tries PG Years Ref
69 Daisuke Ohata Wing  Japan 58 1.190 1996–2006 [58]
67 Bryan Habana Wing  South Africa 124 .540 2004–2016 [59]
64 David Campese Wing  Australia 101 .633 1982–1996 [60]
60 Shane Williams Wing  Wales (58)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
91 .659 2000–2011 [61][62]
55 Hirotoki Onozawa Fullback  Japan 81 .679 2001–2013 [63]
50 Rory Underwood Wing  England (49)
 British and Irish Lions (1)
91 .549 1984–1996 [64]
49 Doug Howlett Wing  New Zealand 62 .790 2000–2007 [65]
George North Wing  Wales (47)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
124 .395 2010-2024 [66]
47 Brian O'Driscoll Centre  Ireland (46)
 British and Irish Lions (1)
141 .330 1999–2014 [67][68]
46 Christian Cullen Fullback  New Zealand 58 .793 1996–2002 [69]
Joe Rokocoko Wing  New Zealand 68 .676 2003–2010 [70]
Julian Savea Wing  New Zealand 54 .852 2012–2017 [71]
45 Beauden Barrett Fly-half  New Zealand 134 .336 2012-present
44 Jeff Wilson Wing  New Zealand 60 .730 1993–2002 [72]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most conversions

Updated: 28 January 2025

More information Conv, Player ...
Most conversions by a player[73]
ConvPlayerPositionInternational team(s)Years activeCapsAvg. Con
(per game)
Ref
293 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2003–2015 112 2.62 [45][46]
201 Owen Farrell Fly-half  England (199)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
2012– 118 1.70 [47][48]
182 Johnny Sexton Fly-half  Ireland (182)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
2009–2023 124 1.47 [74]
179 Beauden Barrett Fly-half  New Zealand 2012– 134 1.34 [75]
176 Ronan O'Gara Fly-half  Ireland (176)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
2000–2013 130 1.35 [52]
173 Florin Vlaicu Fly-half  Romania 2006–2022 129 1.34 [53]
169 Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 1995–2004 70 2.41 [56]
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England (162)
 British and Irish Lions (7)
1998–2011 97 1.74 [49]
162 Ayumu Goromaru Fly-half  Japan 2005–2015 57 2.84 [76]
160 Stephen Jones Fly-half  Wales (153)
 British and Irish Lions (7)
1998–2011 110 1.45 [55]
155 Yuri Kushnarev Fly-half  Russia 2005–2021 120 1.29 [77]
153 Percy Montgomery Fullback  South Africa 1997–2008 102 1.50 [78]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most penalties

Updated: 28 October 2023

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Most penalties by a player[79]
PenaltiesPlayerPositionInternational team(s)Years activeCapsAvg. Pen
(per game)
Ref
281 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2003–2015 112 2.51 [45][46]
268 Owen Farrell Fly-half  England (258)
 British and Irish Lions (10)
2012– 118 2.27 [47][48]
255 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England (239)
 British and Irish Lions (16)
1998–2011 97 2.63 [49]
248 Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales (235)
 British and Irish Lions (13)
1991–2002 91 2.73 [80]
214 Johnny Sexton Fly-half  Ireland (214)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
2009–2023 124 1.73 [74]
213 Diego Domínguez Fly-half  Argentina (5)
 Italy (208)
1989–2003 76 2.80 [81]
203 Florin Vlaicu Fly-half  Romania 2006–2022 129 1.57 [53]
202 Ronan O'Gara Fly-half  Ireland (202)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
2000–2013 130 1.55 [52]
201 Leigh Halfpenny Fullback  Wales (188)
 British and Irish Lions (13)
2008–2023 105 1.91 [82]
198 Stephen Jones Fly-half  Wales (186)
 British and Irish Lions (12)
1998–2011 110 1.80 [55]
188 Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 1995–2004 70 2.69 [56]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most drop goals

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Most drop goals by a player[83]
Drop GoalsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)Years activeCapsAvg. DG
(per game)
Ref
36 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England (36)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
1998–2011 97 0.37 [49]
28 Hugo Porta Fly-half  Argentina (26)
South American Jaguars (2)
1971–1990 66 0.42 [84]
23 Rob Andrew Fly-half  England (21)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
1985–1997 76 0.30 [85]
20 Diego Domínguez Fly-half  Argentina (0)
 Italy (20)
1989–2003 76 0.26 [81]
18 Naas Botha Fly-half  South Africa 1980–1992 28 0.64 [86]
17 Stefano Bettarello Fly-half  Italy 1979–1988 55 0.31 [87]
Dan Parks Fly-half  Scotland 2004–2012 67 0.25 [88]
15 Jean-Patrick Lescarboura Fly-half  France 1982–1990 28 0.54 [89]
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half  Ireland (15)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
2000–2013 130 0.12 [52]
13 Jonathan Davies Fly-half  Wales 1985–1997 32 0.41 [90]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Most red cards

Updated: June 2024

More information Red cards, Player ...
Most red cards by a player[91]
Red cardsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)Years activeCapsAvg. RC
(per year)
Ref
3 Tomas Lavanini Lock  Argentina 2013– 82 0.27
2 Charlie Ewels Lock  England 2016– 36 0.4
Paul Emerick Fullback  United States 2003–2012 53 0.2 [92]
Chabal Paulo Prop  Brazil 2013–2018 20 0.33 [93]
John Quill Flanker  United States 2012–2019 37 0.25 [94]
Mario Sagario Prop  Uruguay 2006–2019 76 0.14 [95]
Alesana Tuilagi Wing  Samoa (2)
Pacific Islanders (0)
2002–2015 38 0.14 [96]
Mohamed Haouas Prop  France 2020– 16 0.5 [97]
Bundee Aki Centre  Ireland 2017– 49 0.29
Scott Barrett Lock  New Zealand 2016– 60 0.25
Zander Fagerson Prop  Scotland 2016– 62 0.32
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. There are 175 players with 1 red card to their name. For the purpose of limiting the list to a reasonable size, only players with 2 red cards are shown here.

Most yellow cards

Updated as of 31 October 2023

More information Yellow Cards, Player ...
Most yellow cards by a player[98]
Yellow
Cards
PlayerPositionInt. team(s)Years activeCapsAvg. YC
(per year)
Avg. YC
(per game)
Ref
10 Michael Hooper Flanker  Australia 2012–2023 115 0.83 0.09 [99]
9 Tomas Lavanini Lock  Argentina 2013– 82 0.82 0.11 [100]
8 Vito Kolelishvili Flanker  Georgia 2008–2018 50 0.73 0.16 [101]
7 Marco Bortolami Lock  Italy 2001–2015 112 0.47 0.06 [102]
Jamie Cudmore Lock  Canada 2002–2016 43 0.47 0.16 [103]
Bryan Habana Wing  South Africa 2004–2016 124 0.54 0.06 [104]
6 Schalk Burger Flanker  South Africa 2003–2015 86 0.46 0.07 [105]
Giorgi Chkhaidze Number 8  Georgia 2002–2019 101 0.34 0.06 [106]
Todd Clever Flanker  United States 2003–2017 76 0.40 0.08
Quade Cooper Fly-half  Australia 2008– 91 0.38 0.07 [107]
Victor Gresev Number 8  Russia 2006–2021 106 0.38 0.06 [108]
Giorgi Nemsadze Lock  Georgia 2005–2019 95 0.40 0.06 [109]
Mateo Sanguinetti Prop  Uruguay 2014– 77 0.55 0.08 [110]
Jardel Vettorato Prop  Brazil 2006–2019 24 0.43 0.25 [111]
Alexander Widiker Prop  Germany 2006–2016 43 0.55 0.14 [112]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Rugby World Cup

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For the comprehensive list of Rugby World Cup Individual records, see Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup.

Appearances

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Most match appearances[113][114]
App.NameTeamTournaments
26 Sam Whitelock New Zealand2011–2023
22 Agustin Creevy Argentina2011-2023
Jason Leonard England1991–2003
Richie McCaw New Zealand2003–2015
21 Alun Wyn Jones Wales2007–2019
James Slipper Australia2011–2023
20 Schalk Burger South Africa2003–2015
Dan Cole England2011-2023
George Gregan Australia1995–2007
Keven Mealamu New Zealand2003–2015
George North Wales2011-2023
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*Players who are still active at international level, or who have not yet announced international retirement, are in bold. Players who are still active at club level but have either retired from international rugby or have not been selected for their national team for a year or more are in italics.

Multiple winners

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Players to have won multiple Rugby World Cups[115]
NameCountryYears won
Dan Crowley Australia1991, 1999
John Eales Australia1991, 1999
Tim Horan Australia1991, 1999
Phil Kearns Australia1991, 1999
Jason Little Australia1991, 1999
Os du Randt South Africa1995, 2007
Dan Carter New Zealand2011, 2015
Ben Franks New Zealand2011, 2015
Owen Franks New Zealand2011, 2015
Jerome Kaino New Zealand2011, 2015
Richie McCaw New Zealand2011, 2015
Keven Mealamu New Zealand2011, 2015
Ma'a Nonu New Zealand2011, 2015
Kieran Read New Zealand2011, 2015
Colin Slade New Zealand2011, 2015
Conrad Smith New Zealand2011, 2015
Victor Vito New Zealand2011, 2015
Sam Whitelock New Zealand2011, 2015
Sonny Bill Williams New Zealand2011, 2015
Tony Woodcock New Zealand2011, 2015
François Steyn South Africa2007, 2019
Damian de Allende South Africa2019, 2023
Lukhanyo Am South Africa2019, 2023
Faf de Klerk South Africa2019, 2023
Pieter-Steph du Toit South Africa2019, 2023
Eben Etzebeth South Africa2019, 2023
Steven Kitshoff South Africa2019, 2023
Vincent Koch South Africa2019, 2023
Cheslin Kolbe South Africa2019, 2023
Siya Kolisi South Africa2019, 2023
Jesse Kriel South Africa2019, 2023
Willie le Roux South Africa2019, 2023
Frans Malherbe South Africa2019, 2023
Makazole Mapimpi South Africa2019, 2023
Malcolm Marx South Africa2019, 2023
Bongi Mbonambi South Africa2019, 2023
Franco Mostert South Africa2019, 2023
Trevor Nyakane South Africa2019, 2023
Handré Pollard South Africa2019, 2023
Cobus Reinach South Africa2019, 2023
Kwagga Smith South Africa2019, 2023
RG Snyman South Africa2019, 2023
Duane Vermeulen South Africa2019, 2023
Damian Willemse South Africa2019, 2023
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*Players who are still active at international level, or who have not yet announced international retirement, are in bold. Players who are still active at club level but have either retired from international rugby or have not been selected for their national team for a year or more are in italics.

Calendar year

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These are player records spanning a calendar year (1 January to 31 December).

Most matches

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Most matches by a player in a year[116]
MatchesPlayerPositionInternational team(s)YearWonLostDrawnW%
16 Philippe Saint-André Wing  France 1995 12 4 0 75.00%
Sylvain Marconnet Prop  France 2003 8 8 0 50.00%
Aurélien Rougerie Wing  France 2003 9 7 0 56.25%
Alun Wyn Jones Lock  Wales 2011 9 7 0 56.25%
Alejo Durán Fly-half  Uruguay 2015 2 14 0 12.50%
Joaquín Prada Centre  Uruguay 2015 2 14 0 12.50%
Andrés Vilaseca Wing  Uruguay 2015 2 14 0 12.50%
Elliot Dee Hooker  Wales 2019 11 5 0 68.75%
15 Steve Thompson Hooker  England 2003 14 1 0 93.33%
Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2008 13 2 0 86.66%
Keven Mealamu Hooker  New Zealand 2008 13 2 0 86.66%
Ma'a Nonu Centre  New Zealand 2008 13 2 0 86.66%
Ali Williams Lock  New Zealand 2008 13 2 0 86.66%
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

  • There are 37 players that have played 15 Test Matches in a calendar year. For the purpose of limiting the list to a reasonable size, the players with the five highest winning percentages are shown here.
  • Players whose rows' are italicised have matches played against teams not considered their nations top representative side included in their tally.

Most wins

Players that have played matches involving only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations during the calendar year are eligible.

More information Wins, Player ...
Most wins by a player in a year
WinsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)YearMatchesLossesDrawsW%
14 Steve Thompson Hooker  England 2003 15 1 0 93.33%
Lawrence Dallaglio Number eight  England 2003 14 0 0 100%
Will Greenwood Centre  England 2003 14 0 0 100%
Martin Johnson Lock  England 2003 14 0 0 100%
Ben Kay Lock  England 2003 14 0 0 100%
Jason Robinson Fullback  England 2003 14 0 0 100%
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-Half  England 2003 14 0 0 100%
Ben Smith Fullback-Wing  New Zealand 2013 14 0 0 100%
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Most points

Updated: 25 October 2023

More information Points, Player ...
Most points by a player in a year[117]
PointsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)YearMatchesTriesConPenDGAvg. pts
(per game)
Ref
263 Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales 1999 14 2 32 62 1 18.79 [118]
233 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 2003 14 0 28 45 14 16.64 [119]
219 Percy Montgomery Fullback  South Africa 2007 14 5 52 30 0 15.64 [120]
203 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2008 15 4 33 38 1 13.53 [45][121]
197 Owen Farrell Fly-half  England 2016 12 3 28 42 0 16.42 [122]
196 Gavin Hastings Fullback  Scotland 1995 10 7 25 37 0 19.60 [123]
194 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2010 13 4 39 32 0 14.92 [124]
189 Matt Burke Fullback  Australia 1996 11 6 37 25 0 17.18 [125]
Ayumu Goromaru Fullback  Japan 2014 10 2 52 25 0 18.90 [126]
186 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2006 11 4 26 37 1 16.91 [56]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most tries

Players that have played Tier 1 sides in 50% or more of their test matches in that year are eligible.

More information Tries, Player ...
Most tries by a player in a year[127]
Tries Player Position National team Matches Tries
/game
Year Ref
17 Joe Rokocoko Wing  New Zealand 12 1.42 2003 [128]
15 Will Jordan Wing  New Zealand 11 1.36 2021 [129]
14 Doug Howlett Wing  New Zealand 14 1.00 2003 [130]
Damian Penaud Wing  France 11 1.27 2023
13 Bryan Habana Wing  South Africa 11 1.18 2007 [131]
12 Jonah Lomu Wing  New Zealand 10 1.20 1995 [132]
Philippe Saint-Andre Wing  France 16 0.75 1995 [133]
Christian Cullen Fullback  New Zealand 12 1.00 1997 [134]
Bryan Habana Wing  South Africa 12 1.00 2005 [131]
Chris Ashton Wing  England 11 1.09 2011 [135]
Julian Savea Wing  New Zealand 9 1.33 2012 [136]
Israel Folau Fullback  Australia 10 1.20 2017 [137]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Most conversions

Updated: 25 October 2023

More information Conversions, Player ...
Most conversions by a player in a year
ConversionsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)YearMatchesAvg. con
(per game)
Ref
52 Percy Montgomery Fullback  South Africa 2007 14 3.71 [138]
45 Beauden Barrett Fly-half  New Zealand 2017 13 3.46 [139]
40 Beauden Barrett Fly-half  New Zealand 2016 13 3.08 [140]
39 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2010 13 3.00 [141]
36 Bernard Foley Fly-half  Australia 2017 13 2.77 [142]
Owen Farrell Fly-half  England 2019 14 2.57 [143]
33 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2008 15 2.20 [144]
Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2015 10 3.30 [145]
32 Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales 1999 14 2.29 [146]
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 1999 11 2.91 [147]
31 Hugo Porta Fly-half  Argentina 1985 7 4.43 [148]
Grant Fox Fly-half  New Zealand 1987 7 4.43 [149]
Carlos Spencer Fly-half  New Zealand 1997 8 3.88 [150]
Paul Grayson Fly-half  England 1998 7 4.43 [151]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Most penalties

Updated: 25 October 2023

More information Penalties, Player ...
Most penalties by a player in a year
PenaltiesPlayerPositionInternational team(s)YearMatchesAvg. pen
(per game)
Ref
62 Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales 1999 14 4.43 [152]
45 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 2003 14 3.21 [153]
44 Leigh Halfpenny Fullback  Wales (31)
 British and Irish Lions (13)
2013 12 3.67 [154]
43 Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales 1994 12 3.58 [155]
42 Owen Farrell Fly-half  England 2016 12 3.50 [156]
41 Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 1999 10 4.10 [157]
40 Morne Steyn Fly-half  South Africa 2010 13 3.08 [158]
39 Gonzalo Quesada Fly-half  Argentina 1999 8 4.88 [159]
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 2000 9 4.33 [160]
38 Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2008 15 2.53 [161]
37 Gavin Hastings Fullback  Scotland 1995 10 3.70 [162]
Dan Carter Fly-half  New Zealand 2006 11 3.36 [163]
Leigh Halfpenny Fly-half  Wales 2012 12 3.08 [164]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Most drop goals

Updated: 25 October 2023

More information Drop goals, Player ...
Most drop goals by a player in a year
Drop goalsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)YearMatchesAvg. DG
(per game)
Ref
14 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 2003 14 1.00 [165]
9 Dan Parks Fly-half  Scotland 2010 9 1.00 [166]
6 Naas Botha Fly-half  South Africa 1980 9 0.75 [167]
Jannie de Beer Fly-half  South Africa 1999 6 1.00 [168]
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 2007 13 0.46 [169]
5 Naas Botha Fly-half  South Africa 1981 6 0.83 [170]
Guy Laporte Fly-half  France 1981 6 0.83 [171]
Stefano Bettarello Fly-half  Italy 1983 8 0.63 [172]
Jean-Patrick Lescarboura Fly-half  France 1984 7 0.71 [173]
Hugo Porta Fly-half  Argentina 1985 7 0.71 [174]
Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 1995 8 0.63 [175]
Diego Dominguez Fly-half  Italy 2000 5 1.00 [176]
Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales (5)
 British and Irish Lions (0)
2001 5 1.00 [177]
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half  Ireland 2004 9 0.56 [178]
André Pretorius Fly-half  South Africa 2006 6 0.83 [179]
Morne Steyn Fly-half  South Africa 2009 12 0.42 [180]
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Matches

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Most points

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Points, Player ...
Most points by a player in a match[181]
PointsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)TriesConPenDGOppDate
45 Simon Culhane Fly-half  New Zealand 1 20 0 0  Japan 4 June 1995
44 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half  England 2 14 2 0  Romania 17 November 2001
42 Mat Rogers Wing  Australia 2 16 0 0  Namibia 25 October 2003
40 Chris Paterson Wing  Scotland 3 11 1 0  Japan 13 November 2004
39 Matt Burke Fly-half  Australia 3 9 2 0  Canada 29 June 1996
36 Tony Brown Fly-half  New Zealand 1 11 3 0  Italy 14 October 1999
Paul Grayson Fly-half  England 0 12 4 0  Tonga 15 October 1999
James Pritchard Wing  Canada 3 6 3 0  United States 12 August 2006
35 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 1 9 4 0  Italy 17 February 2001
Percy Montgomery Fullback  South Africa 1 12 2 0  Namibia 15 August 2007
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2.

Most points on debut

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Points, Player ...
Most points by a player on debut in a match[182]
PointsPlayerPositionInternational team(s)TriesConPenDGOppDate
45 Simon Culhane Fly-half  New Zealand 1 20 0 0  Japan 4 June 1995
44 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half  England 2 14 2 0  Romania 17 November 2001
33 Carlos Spencer Fly-half  New Zealand 2 10 1 0  Argentina 21 June 1997
30 Tonderai Chavhanga Wing  South Africa 6 0 0 0  Uruguay 11 June 2005
28 Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 1 7 3 0  Canada 27 April 1995
26 Moolman Olivier Fly-half  Namibia 1 11 0 0  Portugal 21 April 1990
Tony Brown Fly-half  New Zealand 0 7 4 0  Samoa 18 June 1999
24 Roger Warren Fly-half  Samoa 0 0 8 0  Tonga 29 May 2004
23 Matthew Cooper Fullback  New Zealand 2 6 1 0  Ireland 6 June 1992
Gordon Ross Fly-half  Scotland 0 4 5 0  Tonga 10 November 2001
Mathieu Peluchon Fullback  Spain 1 3 4 0  Namibia 27 November 2010
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2.

Most tries

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Tries, Player ...
Most tries by a player in a match[183]
Tries Player Position National team Date Opp
7 Uriel O'Farrell Wing  Argentina 9 September 1951  Uruguay
6 Gerhard Mans Wing  Namibia 21 April 1990  Portugal
Marc Ellis Wing  New Zealand 4 June 1995  Japan
Tonderai Chavhanga Wing  South Africa 11 June 2005  Uruguay
5 George Lindsay Wing  Scotland 26 February 1887  Wales
Danny Lambert Wing  England 5 January 1907  France
Cornel Popescu Wing  Romania 18 October 1986  Portugal
Rory Underwood Wing  England 4 October 1989  Fiji
Ionel Rotaru Wing  Romania 13 April 1996  Portugal
Jeff Wilson Wing  New Zealand 14 June 1997  Fiji
Stefan Terblanche Wing  South Africa 19 June 1999  Italy
Chris Latham Fullback  Australia 25 October 2003  Namibia
Josh Lewsey Fullback  England 2 November 2003  Uruguay
Will Jordan Wing  New Zealand 2 July 2021  Tonga
Henry Arundell Wing  England 23 September 2023  Chile
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most tries on debut

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Tries, Player ...
Most tries by a player on debut in a match[184]
Tries Player Position National team Date Opp
7 Uriel O'Farrell Wing  Argentina 9 September 1951  Uruguay
6 Tonderai Chavhanga Wing  South Africa 11 June 2005  Uruguay
5 Douglas Lambert Wing  England 5 January 1907  France
4 Willie Llewellyn Wing  Wales 17 January 1899  England
Richard Hyland Wing  United States 11 May 1924  Romania
Stefan Terblanche Wing  South Africa 13 June 1998  Ireland
Viliame Iongi Wing  Tonga 8 June 2011  United States
Robert Lilomaiava Wing  Samoa 9 November 2012  Canada
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most conversions

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Conversions, Player ...
Most conversions by a player in a match[185]
Conversions Player Position National team Date Opp
20 Simon Culhane Fly-half  New Zealand 4 June 1995  Japan
16 Mat Rogers Wing  Australia 25 October 2003  Namibia
14 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half  England 17 November 2001  Romania
Gavin Henson Wing  Wales 26 November 2004  Japan
Nick Evans Fly-half  New Zealand 15 September 2007  Portugal
13 Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 21 August 1999  United States
12 Virgil Popisteanu Fly-half  Romania 13 April 1996  Portugal
Paul Grayson Fly-half  England 15 October 1999  Tonga
Tony Brown Fly-half  New Zealand 16 June 2000  Tonga
Leon MacDonald Centre  New Zealand 24 October 2003  Tonga
Percy Montgomery Fullback  South Africa 15 August 2007  Namibia
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2, since the beginning of the professional era (August 1995), and primarily play other Tier 2, or Tier 3 nations.

Most conversions on debut

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Conversions, Player ...
Most conversions by a player on debut in a match[186]
ConversionsPlayerPositionInternational teamDateOpp
20 Simon Culhane Fly-half  New Zealand 4 June 1995  Japan
14 Charlie Hodgson Fly-half  England 17 November 2001  Romania
11 Moolman Olivier Fly-half  Namibia 21 April 1990  Portugal
10 Carlos Spencer Fly-half  New Zealand 21 June 1997  Argentina
8 Simon Hodgkinson Fullback  England 13 May 1990  Romania
7 Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 27 April 1995  Canada
Edrich Lubbe Centre  South Africa 10 June 1997  Tonga
Tony Brown Fly-half  New Zealand 18 June 1999  Samoa
6 Grahame Parker Fullback  England 12 February 1938  Ireland
Enrique Fernandez del Casal Centre  Argentina 9 September 1951  Uruguay
Matthew Cooper Fullback  New Zealand 6 June 1992  Ireland
Dan Carter Centre  New Zealand 21 June 2003  Wales
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2.

Most penalties

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Penalties, Player ...
Most penalties by a player in a match[187]
PenaltiesPlayerPositionInternational teamDateOpp
9 Keiji Hirose Fly-half  Japan 8 May 1999  Tonga
Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 24 July 1999  Australia
Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales 28 August 1999  France
Thierry Teixeira Fly-half  Portugal 8 February 2000  Georgia
Andrew Mehrtens Fly-half  New Zealand 11 November 2000  France
8 Santiago Mesón Fullback  Argentina 10 March 1995  Canada
Gavin Hastings Fullback  Scotland 30 May 1995  Tonga
Gonzalo Quesada Fly-half  Argentina 10 October 1999  Samoa
Federico Todeschini Fly-half  Argentina 17 June 2006  Wales
Mirco Bergamasco Wing  Italy 27 November 2010  Fiji
Morne Steyn Fly-half  South Africa 1 August 2009  New Zealand
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2.

There are 14 players with 8 penalties kicked in a match to their name. For the purpose of limiting the list to a reasonable size, the players with the 5 highest match scores are shown here (listed chronologically).

Most penalties on debut

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Penalties, Player ...
Most penalties by a player on debut in a match[188]
PenaltiesPlayerPositionInternational teamDateOpp
8 Roger Warren Fly-half  Samoa 29 May 2004  Tonga
6 Kieran Crowley Fullback  New Zealand 1 June 1985  England
Gavin Hastings Fly-half  Scotland 18 January 1986  France
Takahiro Hosokawa Fly-half  Japan 8 April 1990  Tonga
5 Okey Geffin Prop  South Africa 16 July 1949  New Zealand
Joe Karam Fullback  New Zealand 2 December 1972  Wales
Shane Howarth Fullback  New Zealand 9 July 1994  South Africa
Paul Grayson Fly-half  England 16 December 1995  Samoa
Gordon Ross Fly-half  Scotland 10 November 2001  Tonga
Rima Wakarua Fly-half  Italy 15 October 2003  Tonga
Theuns Kotzé Fly-half  Namibia 15 June 2011  Portugal
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2.

Most drop goals

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Drop goals, Player ...
Most drop goals by a player in a match[189]
Drop goalsPlayerPositionInternational teamDateOpp
5 Jannie de Beer Fly-half  South Africa 24 October 1999  England
4 André Pretorius Fullback  South Africa 25 November 2006  England
3 Diego Dominguez Fly-half  Italy 5 February 2000  Scotland
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half  England 16 November 2003  France
Neil Jenkins Fly-half  Wales 17 February 2001  Scotland
Hugo Porta Fly-half  Argentina 2 November 1985  New Zealand
Didier Camberabero Fly-half  France 30 June 1990  Australia
Hugo Porta Fly-half  Argentina 27 October 1979  Australia
Opeti Turuva Fly-half  Fiji 2 July 1994  Samoa
Neculai Nichitean Fly-half  Romania 8 April 1995  France
George Ford Fly-half  England 9 September 2023  Argentina
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2.

There are 18 players with 3 drop goals kicked in a match to their name. For the purpose of limiting the list to a reasonable size, the players with the 8 highest match scores are shown here (listed chronologically).

Most drop goals on debut

Test matches that have included only Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 nations are eligible.

More information Drop goals, Player ...
Most drop goals by a player on debut in a match[190]
Drop goalsPlayerPositionInternational teamDateOpp
2 Robert Campbell MacKenzie Centre  Scotland 19 February 1877  Ireland
Guy Laporte Fly-half  France 7 February 1981  Ireland
Rob Andrew Fly-half  England 5 January 1985  Romania
David Knox Fly-half  Australia 10 August 1985  Fiji
Frano Botica Fly-half  New Zealand 28 June 1986  France
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Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics. Players whose rows are in italics represent nations classed as Tier 2.

See also

References

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