List of rugby union test caps leaders

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. 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 21 October 2023[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.
RankCapsPlayerInternational teamFirst/Latest
appearance		Primary
position		Ref(s)
1170Alun Wyn Jones Wales (158)
 British and Irish Lions (12)		2006–2023Lock[2]
2152Sam Whitelock New Zealand2010–presentLock[3]
3148Richie McCaw New Zealand2001–2015Flanker[3]
4142Sergio Parisse Italy2002–2019Number 8[3]
5141Brian O'Driscoll Ireland (133)
 British and Irish Lions (8)		1999–2014Centre[4][5]
6139George Gregan Australia1994–2007Scrum-half[6][7]
7134Gethin Jenkins Wales (129)
 British and Irish Lions (5)		2002–2018Prop[8]
James Slipper Australia2010–presentProp[9]
9132Keven Mealamu New Zealand2002–2015Hooker[10]
10130Ronan O'Gara Ireland (128)
 British and Irish Lions (2)		2000–2013Fly-half[11]
11129Stephen Moore Australia2005–2017Hooker[12]
Florin Vlaicu Romania2006–2022Centre[13]
13128Ben Youngs England (126)
 British and Irish Lions (2)		2010–presentScrum-half[14][15]
14127Victor Matfield South Africa2001–2015Lock[16]
Kieran Read New Zealand2008–2019Number 8[17]
16125Cian Healy Ireland2009–presentProp[18]
Michael Hooper Australia2012–2023Flanker[19]
18124Rory Best Ireland2005–2019Hooker[20]
Bryan Habana South Africa2004–2016Wing[21]
Johnny Sexton Ireland (118)
 British and Irish Lions (6)		2009–2023Fly-half[22][23]
Aaron Smith New Zealand2012–presentScrum-half[24]
22122Beauden Barrett New Zealand2012–presentFly-half[25]
Davit Kacharava Georgia2006–2020Centre[26]
24121Adam Ashley-Cooper Australia2005–2019Centre / Wing[27]
George North Wales (118)
 British and Irish Lions (3)		2010–presentWing[28][29]
26120Yuri Kushnarev Russia2005–2021Fly-half / Fullback
Conor Murray Ireland (111)
 British and Irish Lions (8)		2011–presentScrum-half[30][31]
28119Martin Castrogiovanni Italy2002–2016Prop[32]
Jason Leonard England (114)
 British and Irish Lions (5)		1990–2004Prop[33]
Alessandro Zanni Italy2005–2020Flanker[34]
31118Eben Etzebeth South Africa2012–presentLock[35]
Fabien Pelous France1995–2007Lock[36]
Tony Woodcock New Zealand2002–2015Prop[37]
34117Owen Farrell England (111)
 British and Irish Lions (6)		2012–presentFly-half[38][39]
Tendai Mtawarira South Africa2008–2019Prop[40]
36116Nathan Sharpe Australia2002–2012Lock[41]
37115Dan Biggar Wales (112)
 British and Irish Lions (3)		2008–2023Fly-half[42][43]
Merab Kvirikashvili Georgia2003–2018Fullback[44]
Paul O'Connell Ireland (108)
 British and Irish Lions (7)		2002–2015Lock[45]
40112Marco Bortolami Italy2001–2015Lock[46]
Dan Carter New Zealand2003–2015Fly-half[47]
42111Ross Ford Scotland (110)
 British and Irish Lions (1)		2004–2017Hooker[48]
Philippe Sella [lower-alpha 1] France1982–1995Centre[50]
John Smit South Africa2000–2011Hooker[51][52]
George Smith Australia2000–2013Flanker[53][54]
46110Will Genia Australia2009–2019Scrum-half[55]
Stephen Jones Wales (104)
 British and Irish Lions (6)		1998–2011Fly-half[56]
Sekope Kepu Australia2008–2019Prop[57]
Courtney Lawes England (105)
 British and Irish Lions (5)		2009–2023Flanker
50109Dan Cole  England (106)
 British and Irish Lions (3)		2010–presentProp
Jean de Villiers South Africa2002–2015Centre[58]
Taulupe Faletau Wales (104)
 British and Irish Lions (5)		2011–presentNumber 8[59][60]
Cătălin Fercu Romania2005–2020Fullback[61]
Chris Paterson Scotland1999–2011Fullback / Wing[62]
Alexander Todua Georgia2008–presentWing
56108Owen Franks New Zealand2009–2019Prop
Brodie Retallick New Zealand2012–presentLock
58107Agustin Creevy Argentina2005–presentHooker[63]
Leonardo Ghiraldini Italy2006–2020Hooker
Victor Gresev Russia2006–2022Flanker
John Hayes Ireland (105)
 British and Irish Lions (2)		2000–2011Prop[64][65]
62106Mauro Bergamasco Italy1998–2015Flanker[66]
Rob Simmons Australia2010–2020Lock
64105Leigh Halfpenny Wales (101)
 British and Irish Lions (4)		2008–2023Fullback
Sean Lamont Scotland2004–2016Wing[67]
Florin Surugiu Romania2008–2023Scrum-half
67104Mihai Macovei Romania2006–2023Flanker
Diego Magno Uruguay2008–presentLock
Martyn Williams Wales (100)
 British and Irish Lions (4)		1996–2012Flanker[68]
70103Matt Giteau Australia2002–2016Fly-half[69]
Andrea Lo Cicero Vaina Italy2000–2013Prop[70]
Shalva Mamukashvili Georgia2011–presentHooker
Ma'a Nonu New Zealand2003–2015Centre[71]
Nicolas Sanchez Argentina2010–presentFly-half
Gareth Thomas Wales (100)
 British and Irish Lions (3)		1995–2007Utility back[72][73]
76102Jonathan 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[6][74]
Percy Montgomery South Africa1997–2008Fullback[75]
Peter O'Mahony Ireland (101)
 British and Irish Lions (1)		2012-Flanker
Alessandro Troncon Italy1994–2007Scrum-half[6][76]
82101David Campese [lower-alpha 1] Australia1982–1996Wing[77]
Keith Earls Ireland2008-2023Wing
Gonçalo Uva Portugal2004–2018Lock
Vasco Uva Portugal2003–2016Flanker[78]
86100Valentin 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]

Notes
  1. Primarily active during rugby's amateur era, before the IRB declared the game "open" to professionalism on 26 August 1995.[49]

See also

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