This is a list of the players who have made the most appearances in men's rugby union test matches, listing the players with 110 or more caps.
The British and Irish Lions and Pacific Islanders are recognised as test teams, although they represent a group of national unions. Some national teams have granted test caps for some matches against teams such as the Barbarians, an invitational club team; these are included only if the union granted test caps for a particular match.
List
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 1 170 Alun Wyn Jones (158) (12) 2006–2023 Lock 2 154 James Slipper 2010–2026 Prop 3 153 Sam Whitelock 2010–2023 Lock 4 148 Richie McCaw 2001–2015 Flanker 5 147 Eben Etzebeth 2012–present Lock 6 145 Beauden Barrett 2012–present Fly-half / Fullback 7 142 Sergio Parisse 2002–2019 Number 8 8 141 Brian O'Driscoll (133) (8) 1999–2014 Centre 9 139 George Gregan 1994–2007 Scrum-half 10 137 Cian Healy 2009–2025 Prop 11 134 Gethin Jenkins (129) (5) 2002–2018 Prop 12 133 Conor Murray (125) (8) 2011–2025 Scrum-half 13 132 Keven Mealamu 2002–2015 Hooker 14 130 Ronan O'Gara (128) (2) 2000–2013 Fly-half 15 129 Stephen Moore 2005–2017 Hooker Florin Vlaicu 2006–2022 Centre Ben Youngs (2) 2010–2023 Scrum-half 18 127 Pablo Matera 2013–present Flanker Victor Matfield 2001–2015 Lock Kieran Read 2008–2019 Number 8 21 125 Michael Hooper 2012–2023 Flanker Aaron Smith 2012–2023 Scrum-half 23 124 Rory Best 2005–2019 Hooker Bryan Habana 2004–2016 Wing George North (121) (3) 2010–2024 Wing Johnny Sexton (118) (6) 2009–2023 Fly-half 27 122 Davit Kacharava 2006–2020 Centre Alexander Todua 2008–2025 Wing 29 121 Adam Ashley-Cooper 2005–2019 Centre / Wing Dan Cole (118) (3) 2010–2024 Prop 31 120 Owen Farrell (112) (8) 2012–2025 Fly-half Yuri Kushnarev 2005–2021 Fly-half / Fullback Julian Montoya 2014–present Hooker 34 119 Martin Castrogiovanni 2002–2016 Prop Jason Leonard (114) (5) 1990–2004 Prop Alessandro Zanni 2005–2020 Flanker 37 118 Fabien Pelous 1995–2007 Lock Tony Woodcock 2002–2015 Prop 39 117 Tendai Mtawarira 2008–2019 Prop 40 116 Jamie George (113) (3) 2015-present Hooker Nathan Sharpe 2002–2012 Lock 42 115 Dan Biggar (112) (3) 2008–2023 Fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili 2003–2018 Fullback Paul O'Connell (108) (7) 2002–2015 Lock Peter O'Mahony (114) (1) 2012–2025 Flanker 46 114 Taulupe Faletau (109) (5) 2011–present Number 8 47 112 Marco Bortolami 2001–2015 Lock Dan Carter 2003–2015 Fly-half Ardie Savea 2016- Flanker Codie Taylor 2015- Hooker 51 111 Ross Ford (110) (1) 2004–2017 Hooker Maro Itoje (102) (9) 2016-present Lock Philippe Sella 1982–1995 Centre John Smit 2000–2011 HookerSmit returned to hooker in the Springboks' final 2009 Test against Ireland after having spent about a year as a tighthead prop. All but two of his caps from his debut through the 2008 mid-year Tests were at hooker. See his main reference for details. George Smith 2000–2013 Flanker 56 110 Agustin Creevy 2005–2024 Hooker Will Genia 2009–2019 Scrum-half Stephen Jones (104) (6) 1998–2011 Fly-half Sekope Kepu 2008–2019 Prop Courtney Lawes (105) (5) 2009–2023 Lock
Notes
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
References
External links Scrum.com