List of rugby union players with the most international match points
The following list shows the rugby union players with the most points in international matches. This includes games for the respective national team as well as for the selection team of the British and Irish Lions . Players with at least 500 points are mentioned. Players who are still actively playing for their country are marked in bold .
As of July 31, 2020
| # | Points (games) | Surname | team | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1598 (112) | Daniel Carter |
 New Zealand
|
2003-2015 |
| 2. | 1246 (97) | Jonny Wilkinson |
 England (1179) British and Irish Lions (67)
 |
1998–2011 2001, 2005 |
| 3. | 1090 (91) | Neil Jenkins |
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|
1991-2003 1997, 2001 |
| 4th | 1083 (130) | Ronan O'Gara |
 Ireland
|
2000-2013 |
| 5. | 1010 (76) | Diego Domínguez |
 Italy (983) Argentina (27)
 |
1991-2003 1989 |
| 6th | 992 (124) | Florin Vlaicu |
 Romania
|
2006– |
| 7th | 970 (110) | Stephen Jones |
Wales (917) British and Irish Lions (53)
|
1998–2011 2005, 2009 |
| 8th. | 967 (70) | Andrew Mehrtens |
New Zealand
|
1995-2004 |
| 9. | 945 (87) | Owen Farrell |
England (914) British and Irish Lions (31)
|
2012– 2013, 2017 |
| 10. | 911 (72) | Michael Lynagh |
 Australia
|
1984-1995 |
| 11. | 893 (102) | Percy Montgomery |
 South Africa
|
1997-2008 |
| 12. | 878 (81) | Matt Burke |
Australia
|
1993-2004 |
| 13. | 840 (115) | Merab Kvirikashvili |
 Georgia
|
2003-2018 |
| 14th | 819 (97) | Jonathan Sexton |
Ireland (814) British and Irish Lions (5)
|
2009– 2013, 2017 |
| 15th | 809 (109) | Chris Paterson |
 Scotland
|
1999-2011 |
| 16. | 794 (93) | Leigh Halfpenny |
Wales
|
2008– |
| 17th | 784 (115) | Yuri Kuschnaryov |
 Russia
|
2005– |
| 18th | 748 (80) | Nicolás Sánchez |
Argentina
|
2010– |
| 19th | 736 (68) | Gavin Hastings |
Scotland (667) British and Irish Lions (66)
|
1986-1995 1989, 1993 |
| 736 (66) | Morné Steyn |
South Africa
|
2009-2016 | |
| 21st | 714 (76) | Greig Laidlaw |
Scotland
|
2010-2019 |
| 22nd | 711 (57) | Ayumu Goromaru |
 Japan
|
2005-2015 |
| 23. | 698 (103) | Matt Giteau |
Australia
|
2002-2015 |
| 24. | 670 (71) | Nicky Little |
 Fiji
|
1996-2011 |
| 25th | 656 (66) | Hugo Porta |
Argentina
|
1971-1990 |
| 26th | 651 (87) | Felipe Contepomi |
Argentina
|
1998-2013 |
| 27. | 649 (83) | Beauden Barrett |
New Zealand
|
2012– |
| 28. | 645 (46) | Grant Fox |
New Zealand
|
1985-1993 |
| 29 | 622 (71) | Bernard Foley |
Australia
|
2013– |
| 30th | 607 (62) | James Pritchard |
 Canada
|
2003-2015 |
| 31. | 560 (72) | David Humphreys |
Canada
|
1996-2005 |