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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.
Below is a list of USA Eagles matches in which test caps were awarded. Refer to List of United States national rugby union players for a list of newly capped players.
A test match in rugby union is an international match, usually played between two senior national teams, that is recognised as such by at least one of the teams' national governing bodies. [1] [2] Some teams do not represent a single country but their international games are still considered test matches (for example the British and Irish Lions).
Most individual test caps as captain [23] Caps Player International team First/Latest appearance Primary position Ref(s). 110 Richie McCaw New Zealand: 2004–2015: Flanker [5] 94 Sergio Parisse Italy: 2008–2019: Number 8 [7] 84: Brian O'Driscoll Ireland (83) British and Irish Lions (1) 1999–2014: Centre [8] [9] 83 John Smit South Africa ...
List of England national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known. For ...
France's national rugby union team is the nation's representative side. The team has played Test match rugby since 1906, when they played New Zealand national rugby union team in Paris. The record for most Test match appearances, or caps, is held by Fabien Pelous with 118.
Ten current or retired members of the Ireland team have earned 100 or more test caps. Ireland's all-time cap leader is Cian Healy with 136 followed by Brian O'Driscoll with 133. The active player with the most caps is Cian Healy with 136 caps, followed by Conor Murray with 123 caps. [2] These figures do not include caps for the Lions. When ...
Notes on list: Total matches refers to all matches that the player has played for New Zealand, regardless of whether they are classified as test matches; Test caps refers to the number of test matches in which the player participated. Only games recognized as test matches by New Zealand Rugby are included in the figures listed here.