List of rugby union test caps leaders

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List of rugby union test caps leaders

Men's rugby test caps leaders

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Alun Wyn Jones of Wales has the most international appearances for any male rugby player.

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 22 February 2025[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.
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RankCapsPlayerInternational teamFirst/Latest
appearance
Primary
position
Ref(s)
1171Alun Wyn Jones Wales (158)
 British and Irish Lions (13)
2006–2023Lock[2]
2153Sam Whitelock New Zealand2010–2023Lock[3]
3148Richie McCaw New Zealand2001–2015Flanker[3]
4143James Slipper Australia2010–presentProp[4]
5142Sergio Parisse Italy2002–2019Number 8[3]
6141Brian O'Driscoll Ireland (133)
 British and Irish Lions (8)
1999–2014Centre[5][6]
7139George Gregan Australia1994–2007Scrum-half[7][8]
8136Cian Healy Ireland2009–presentProp[9]
9134Beauden Barrett New Zealand2012–presentFly-half / Fullback[10]
Gethin Jenkins Wales (129)
 British and Irish Lions (5)
2002–2018Prop[11]
11133Conor Murray Ireland (124)
 British and Irish Lions (9)
2011–presentScrum-half[12][13]
12132Keven Mealamu New Zealand2002–2015Hooker[14]
13131Eben Etzebeth South Africa2012–presentLock[15]
14130Ronan O'Gara Ireland (128)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
2000–2013Fly-half[16]
15129Stephen Moore Australia2005–2017Hooker[17]
Florin Vlaicu Romania2006–2022Centre[18]
Ben Youngs England (127)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
2010–2023Scrum-half[19][20]
18127Victor Matfield South Africa2001–2015Lock[21]
Kieran Read New Zealand2008–2019Number 8[22]
20125Michael Hooper Australia2012–2023Flanker[23]
Aaron Smith New Zealand2012–2023Scrum-half[24]
22124Rory Best Ireland2005–2019Hooker[25]
Bryan Habana South Africa2004–2016Wing[26]
George North Wales (121)
 British and Irish Lions (3)
2010–2024Wing[27][28]
Johnny Sexton Ireland (118)
 British and Irish Lions (6)
2009–2023Fly-half[29][30]
26122Davit Kacharava Georgia2006–2020Centre[31]
27121Adam Ashley-Cooper Australia2005–2019Centre / Wing[32]
Dan Cole  England (118)
 British and Irish Lions (3)
2010–presentProp
29120Yuri Kushnarev Russia2005–2021Fly-half / Fullback
30119Martin Castrogiovanni Italy2002–2016Prop[33]
Owen Farrell England (112)
 British and Irish Lions (7)
2012–2023Fly-half[34][35]
Jason Leonard England (114)
 British and Irish Lions (5)
1990–2004Prop[36]
Alessandro Zanni Italy2005–2020Flanker[37]
34118Fabien Pelous France1995–2007Lock[38]
Tony Woodcock New Zealand2002–2015Prop[39]
36117Tendai Mtawarira South Africa2008–2019Prop[40]
Alexander Todua Georgia2008–presentWing
37116Dan Biggar Wales (112)
 British and Irish Lions (4)
2008–2023Fly-half[41][42]
Nathan Sharpe Australia2002–2012Lock[43]
40115Merab Kvirikashvili Georgia2003–2018Fullback[44]
Paul O'Connell Ireland (108)
 British and Irish Lions (7)
2002–2015Lock[45]
42113Peter O'Mahony Ireland (112)
 British and Irish Lions (1)
2012–presentFlanker
43112Marco Bortolami Italy2001–2015Lock[46]
Dan Carter New Zealand2003–2015Fly-half[47]
Taulupe Faletau Wales (106)
 British and Irish Lions (6)
2011–presentNumber 8[48][49]
46111Ross Ford Scotland (110)
 British and Irish Lions (1)
2004–2017Hooker[50]
Courtney Lawes England (105)
 British and Irish Lions (6)
2009–2023Flanker
Philippe Sella [a] France1982–1995Centre[52]
John Smit South Africa2000–2011Hooker[53][54]
George Smith Australia2000–2013Flanker[55][56]
51110Agustin Creevy Argentina2005–2024Hooker[57]
Will Genia Australia2009–2019Scrum-half[58]
Stephen Jones Wales (104)
 British and Irish Lions (6)
1998–2011Fly-half[59]
Sekope Kepu Australia2008–2019Prop[60]
55109Jean de Villiers South Africa2002–2015Centre[61]
Cătălin Fercu Romania2005–2020Fullback[62]
Pablo Matera Argentina2013–presentFlanker
Chris Paterson Scotland1999–2011Fullback / Wing[63]
Brodie Retallick New Zealand2012–2023Lock
60108Owen Franks New Zealand2009–2019Prop
Florin Surugiu Romania2008–2024Scrum-half
62107Leonardo Ghiraldini Italy2006–2020Hooker
Victor Gresev Russia2006–2022Flanker
John Hayes Ireland (105)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
2000–2011Prop[64][65]
Diego Magno Uruguay2008–2024Lock
66106Mauro Bergamasco Italy1998–2015Flanker[66]
Rob Simmons Australia2010–2020Lock
68105Leigh Halfpenny Wales (101)
 British and Irish Lions (4)
2008–2023Fullback
Sean Lamont Scotland2004–2016Wing[67]
Julian Montoya Argentina2014–presentHooker
71104Sam Cane New Zealand2012–2024Flanker
Mihai Macovei Romania2006–2023Flanker
Nicolas Sanchez Argentina2010–2023Fly-half
Martyn Williams Wales (100)
 British and Irish Lions (4)
1996–2012Flanker[68]
75103Jamie George England (99)
 British and Irish Lions (4)
2015-presentHooker
Matt Giteau Australia2002–2016Fly-half[69]
Andrea Lo Cicero Vaina Italy2000–2013Prop[70]
Shalva Mamukashvili Georgia2011–2023Hooker
Ma'a Nonu New Zealand2003–2015Centre[71]
Merab Sharikadze Georgia2012–2024Centre
Gareth Thomas Wales (100)
 British and Irish Lions (3)
1995–2007Utility back[72][73]
82102Jonathan Davies Wales (96)
 British and Irish Lions (6)
2009–2022Centre
Stuart Hogg Scotland (100)
 British and Irish Lions (2)
2012–2023Fullback
Stephen Larkham Australia1996–2007Fly-half[7][74]
Percy Montgomery South Africa1997–2008Fullback[75]
Alessandro Troncon Italy1994–2007Scrum-half[7][76]
87101David Campese [a] Australia1982–1996Wing[77]
Danny Care England2008–2024Scrum-half
Keith Earls Ireland2008–2023Wing
Gonçalo Uva Portugal2004–2018Lock
Vasco Uva Portugal2003–2016Flanker[78]
92100Valentin Calafeteanu Romania2004–2019Scrum-half
Giorgi Chkhaidze Georgia2002–2017Number 8
Andrey Garbuzov Russia2005–2020Flanker
Jamie Heaslip Ireland (95)
 British and Irish Lions (5)
2006–2017Number 8
Adam Jones Wales (95)
 British and Irish Lions (5)
2002–2014Prop[79]
Lasha Malaghuradze Georgia2008–2023Fly-half
Mils Muliaina New Zealand2003–2011Fullback[80]
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Notes

  1. Primarily active during rugby's amateur era, before the IRB declared the game "open" to professionalism on 26 August 1995.[51]

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