This is a list of the leading drop goal scorers in rugby union test matches, with a minimum of ten test drop goals. Test caps are awarded by a player's national union, regardless of whether the opposition recognise it as such. Note, however, that if one nation grants a match test status and the opponents do not then only the statistics for the nation granting test status are counted in test totals. Composite teams made up of players selected from multiple unions—for example the British and Irish Lions and Pacific Islanders—are also considered test teams because they are selected by a group of recognised national governing bodies.
Only teams for which a player has scored a test drop goal are included in the table; players may have played for other test sides. Table including matches played 27 August 2023:
List Players who are still active at international level are in bold.
Rank Drop goals Player International team Caps Years Ref 1 36 Jonny Wilkinson 97 2 28 Hugo Porta (26) South American Jaguars (2) 66 The South American Jaguars were a side selected mainly by the Argentine Rugby Union to play South Africa during that country's period of sporting isolation due to apartheid. Effectively, they were the Argentina national team, but could not travel as "Argentina" for political reasons. Many sources, including the IRB, now recognise the Jaguars as a Test team and include their statistics in official player totals; Scrum.com decided to follow suit in November 2009 because, as the cited piece states, "the Jaguar side was raised by a recognised Union". 3 23 Rob Andrew (21) (2) 76 1985 – 1997 4 20 Diego Dominguez 76 1989 – 2003 5 18 Naas Botha 28 1980 – 1992 6 17 Stefano Bettarello 55 1979 – 1988 Dan Parks 67 2004 – 2012 8 15 Jean-Patrick Lescarboura 28 1982 – 1990 Ronan O'Gara 130 2000 – 2013 10 13 Jonathan Davies 32 1985 – 1997 11 12 Pierre Albaladejo 30 1954 – 1964 John Rutherford 44 1979 – 1987 Nicolás Sánchez 104 2010 – 2023 14 11 Lisandro Arbizu 86 1990 – 2005 Didier Camberabero 36 1982 – 1993 Guy Camberabero 14 1961 – 1968 17 10 Craig Chalmers (9) (1) 61 1989 – 1999 George Ford 108 2014 - Neil Jenkins 91 1991 – 2002 Barry John (8) (2) 30 1966 – 1972 Andrew Mehrtens 70 1995 – 2004 Neculai Nichitean 28 1990 – 1997 Bobby Ross 58 1989 – 2003 Morne Steyn 68 2009 – 2021 Sources other than those already cited: .
See also List of leading rugby union test try scorers List of leading rugby union test point scorers List of rugby union test caps leaders International rugby union player records
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