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The following list shows the rugby union players with the most international matches . This includes games for the respective national team as well as for the selection team of the British and Irish Lions . Mention is made of players with at least 100 international matches. Players who are still actively playing for their country are marked in bold .
As of July 31, 2020
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Games
Surname
team
Years
0 1.
148
Richie McCaw
New Zealand New Zealand
2001-2015
0 2.
147
Alun Wyn Jones
Wales (138) British and Irish Lions (9)
2006–2009 , 2013, 2017
0 3.
142
Sergio Parisse
Italy Italy
2002–
0 4th
141
Brian O'Driscoll
Ireland Ireland (128) British and Irish Lions (8)
1999–2014 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
0 5.
139
George Gregan
Australia Australia
1994-2007
0 6th
134
Gethin Jenkins
Wales (129) British and Irish Lions (5)
2002–2016 2005, 2009
0 7th
132
Keven Mealamu
New Zealand New Zealand
2002-2015
0 8th.
130
Ronan O'Gara
Ireland Ireland (128) British and Irish Lions (2)
2000–2013 2005, 2009
0 9.
129
Stephen Moore
Australia Australia
2005-2017
10.
127
Victor Matfield
South Africa South Africa
2001-2015
Kieran Read
New Zealand New Zealand
2008-2019
12.
124
Rory Best
Ireland Ireland
2005-2019
Bryan Habana
South Africa South Africa
2004-2016
Florin Vlaicu
Romania Romania
2006–
15th
122
Dawit Kacharava
Georgia Georgia
2006–
16.
121
Adam Ashley-Cooper
Australia Australia
2002–
17th
119
Martin Castrogiovanni
Italy Italy
2002-2016
Jason Leonard
England England (114) British and Irish Lions (5)
1990-2004 1993, 1997, 2001
Alessandro Zanni
Italy Italy
2005–
20th
118
Fabien Pelous
France France
1995-2007
Tony Woodcock
New Zealand New Zealand
2002-2015
22nd
117
Tendai Mtawarira
South Africa South Africa
2008-2019
Sam Whitelock
New Zealand New Zealand
2010–
24.
116
Nathan Sharpe
Australia Australia
2002–2012
25th
115
Yuri Kuschnaryov
Russia Russia
2005–
Merab Kvirikashvili
Georgia Georgia
2003-2018
Paul O'Connell
Ireland Ireland (108) British and Irish Lions (7)
2002–2015 2005, 2009, 2013
28.
112
Marco Bortolami
Italy Italy
2001-2015
Daniel Carter
New Zealand New Zealand
2003-2015
30th
111
Ross Ford
Scotland Scotland (110) British and Irish Lions (1)
2004-2017 2009
Philippe Sella
France France
1982-1995
John Smit
South Africa South Africa
2000-2011
George Smith
Australia Australia
2000-2013
34.
110
Want Genia
Australia Australia
2009–
Stephen Jones
Wales (104) British and Irish Lions (6)
1998–2011 2005, 2009
Sekope Kepu
Australia Australia
2008-2019
37.
109
Jean de Villiers
South Africa South Africa 109
1998-2015
Cătălin Fercu
Romania Romania
2005–
Chris Paterson
Scotland Scotland
1999-2011
40.
108
Owen Franks
New Zealand New Zealand
2009–
41.
107
John Hayes
Ireland Ireland (105) British and Irish Lions (2)
2000–2011 2005, 2009
42.
106
Mauro Bergamasco
Italy Italy
1998-2015
43.
105
Sean Lamont
Scotland Scotland
2004-2016
44.
104
Leonardo Ghiraldini
Italy Italy
2006-2019
Martyn Williams
Wales (100) British and Irish Lions (4)
1996–2012 2001, 2005, 2009
46.
103
Matt Giteau
Australia Australia
2002-2016
Andrea Lo Cicero
Italy Italy
2000-2013
Ma'a Nonu
New Zealand New Zealand
2000-2015
Gareth Thomas
Wales (100) British and Irish Lions (3)
1995-2007 2005
49.
102
Stephen Larkham
Australia Australia
1996-2007
Percy Montgomery
South Africa South Africa
1997-2008
51.
101
David Campese
Australia Australia
1982-1996
Alessandro Troncon
Italy Italy
1994-2007
Giorgi Tschchaidze
Georgia Georgia
2002–
Gonçalo Uva
Portugal Portugal
2004-2018
Vasco Uva
Portugal Portugal
2003-2016
56.
100
Valentin Calafeteanu
Romania Romania
2004–
Jamie Heaslip
Ireland Ireland (95) British and Irish Lions (5)
2006–2017 2009, 2013
Adam Rhys Jones
Wales (95) British and Irish Lions (5)
2002-2014
Rob Simmons
Australia Australia
2010–
Mils Muliaina
New Zealand New Zealand
2003-2011
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