List of Ireland national rugby union team records

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in international rugby union and plays in the Six Nations Championship and Rugby World Cup.

Career

Most caps

# Player Career Span Caps Tries Pts
1. Brian O'Driscoll 1999–14 133 46 245
2. Ronan O'Gara 2000–13 128 16 1083
3. Paul O'Connell 2002–15 108 8 40
4. John Hayes 2000–11 105 2 10
5. Rory Best 2005– 100 8 40
6. Peter Stringer 2000–11 98 6 30
7. Donncha O'Callaghan 2003–13 94 1 5
8. Malcolm O'Kelly 1997–2009 92 8 40
9. Jamie Heaslip 2006- 91 13 65
10. Girvan Dempsey 1998–2008 82 19 95
= Gordon D'Arcy 1999–2015 82 7 35

Last updated: Ireland v Australia, 26 November 2016. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Most tries

# Player Career Span Tries Caps Ave.
1. Brian O'Driscoll 1999–2014 46 133 0.38
2. Tommy Bowe 2004– 30 67 0.44
3. Denis Hickie 1997–2007 29 62 0.47
4. Shane Horgan 2000–09 21 65 0.32
5. Keith Earls 2008- 19 54 0.35
= Girvan Dempsey 1998–2008 19 82 0.23
7. Geordan Murphy 2000–11 18 72 0.25
8. Brendan Mullin 1984–95 17 55 0.31
= Andrew Trimble 2005- 17 69 0.25
10. Ronan O'Gara 2000–13 16 128 0.13

Last updated: Ireland v Australia, 26 November 2016. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Most points

# Player Career Span Points Caps Tries Con. Pen. DG Ave.
1. Ronan O'Gara 2000–13 1083 128 16 176 202 15 8.67
2. Jonathan Sexton 2009- 587 63 9 70 132 2 9.42
3. David Humphreys 1996–2005 560 72 6 88 110 8 7.78
4. Michael Kiernan 1982–91 308 43 6 40 62 6 7.16
5. Eric Elwood 1993–99 296 35 0 43 68 2 7.38
6. Brian O'Driscoll 1999–2014 245 133 46 0 0 5 2.00
7. Ollie Campbell 1976–84 217 22 1 15 54 7 9.86
8. Tom Kiernan 1960–73 158 54 2 26 31 2 2.93
9. Tommy Bowe 2004– 150 67 30 0 0 0 2.24
10. Denis Hickie 1997–2007 145 62 29 0 0 0 2.34

Last updated: Ireland v New Zealand, 19 November 2016. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Most matches as captain

# Player Span Captaincies Total caps Win %
1. Brian O'Driscoll 2002–12 83 131 62.65%
2. Keith Wood 1996–2003 36 58 41.67%
3. Paul O'Connell 2004–15 28 108 62.50%
4. Tom Kiernan 1963–73 24 54 58.33%
5. Ciaran Fitzgerald 1982–86 19 25 47.37%
6. Donal Lenihan 1986–90 17 52 47.05%
Fergus Slattery 1979–81 17 61 29.41%
8. Michael Bradley 1999–2003 15 40 33.33%
William Crawford 1924–27 15 30 66.67%
Karl Mullen 1961–66 15 25 66.67%

Last updated: Ireland v France, 11 October 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Single match

Most points in a match

# Player Position Pts Tries Con. Pen. DG Result Opposition Date
1. Ronan O'Gara Fly-half 32 2 2 5 1 40–14  Samoa 20 June 2003
2. Ronan O'Gara Fly-half 30 0 6 6 0 60–13  Italy 4 March 2000
3. David Humphreys Fly-half 26 1 3 5 0 36–6  Scotland 16 February 2003
David Humphreys Fly-half 26 1 6 3 0 61–6  Italy 30 August 2003
Paddy Wallace Fly-half 26 1 6 3 0 61–17 Pacific Islanders 26 November 2006
6. Paul Burke Fly-half 24 0 0 8 0 29–37  Italy 4 January 1997
David Humphreys Fly-half 24 0 0 7 1 24–28  Argentina 20 October 1999
8. Ralph Keyes Fly-half 23 0 4 5 0 55–11  Zimbabwe 6 October 1991
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half 23 0 10 1 0 78–9  Japan 11 November 2000
10. David Humphreys Fly-half 22 0 2 6 0 54–10  Wales 3 February 2002

Last updated: Ireland v England, 1 March 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Most tries in a match

Tries Player Position Result Opposition Date
4 Brian Robinson Number 8 55–11  Zimbabwe 6 October 1991
Keith Wood Hooker 53–8  United States 2 October 1999
Denis Hickie Wing 61–6  Italy 30 August 2003
3 Robert Montgomery Three Quarters 0G-1G  Wales 12 March 1887
Joseph Quinn Wing 24–0  France 24 March 1913
Eugene Davy Wing 14–11  Scotland 22 February 1930
Seamus Byrne Wing 26–8  Scotland 28 February 1953
Keith Crossan Wing 60–0  Romania 1 November 1986
Brendan Mullin Centre 32–9  Tonga 3 June 1987
Matt Mostyn Wing 32–24  Argentina 28 August 1999
Brian O'Driscoll Centre 27–25  France 19 March 2000
Mike Mullins Centre 83–3  United States 10 June 2000
Denis Hickie Wing 78–9  Japan 11 November 2000
Rob Henderson Centre 41–22  Italy 3 February 2001
Brian O'Driscoll Centre 43–22  Scotland 2 March 2002
Kevin Maggs Centre 64–17  Fiji 17 November 2002
Fergus McFadden Wing 40–14  Canada 15 June 2013

Last updated: Ireland v England, 1 March 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Player age

Youngest players

# Player Age DOB Debut Opposition
1. Frank Hewitt 17 years 157 days 3 October 1906 8 March 1924  Wales
2. John Quirke 17 years 229 days 26 June 1944 10 February 1962  England
3. George McAllan 18 years 13 days 2 February 1878 15 February 1896  Scotland
4. Edmund Forrest 18 years 57 days 5 October 1870 1 December 1888 New Zealand New Zealand Natives
5. Aidan Bailey 18 years 68 days 1 January 1916 10 March 1934  Wales
6. George Stephenson 18 years 103 days 22 December 1901 3 April 1920  France
7. George Fagan 18 years 104 days 27 November 1859 11 March 1878  England
8. Dave Hewitt 18 years 131 days 9 September 1939 18 January 1958  Australia
9. Frederick Harvey 18 years 189 days 1 September 1888 9 March 1907  Wales
10. Dickie Lloyd 18 years 192 days 4 August 1891 12 February 1910  England

Last updated: Ireland v England, 1 March 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Oldest players

# Player Age DOB Last Match Opposition
1. Hayes, JohnJohn Hayes 37 years 277 days 2 November 1973 6 August 2011  Scotland
2. Gibson, MikeMike Gibson 36 years 195 days 3 December 1942 16 June 1979  Australia
3. Ross, MikeMike Ross 36 years 187 days 21 December 1979 25 June 2016  South Africa
4. Orr, PhilPhil Orr 36 years 175 days 14 December 1950 7 June 1987  Australia
5. Clohessy, PeterPeter Clohessy 36 years 15 days 22 March 1966 6 April 2002  France
6. O'Connell, PaulPaul O'Connell 35 years 356 days 20 October 1979 12 October 2015  France
7. OgaraRonan O'Gara 35 years 354 days 7 March 1977 24 February 2013  Scotland
8. Millar, SydSyd Millar 35 years 295 days 23 May 1934 14 March 1970  Wales
9. Keane, MossMoss Keane 35 years 220 days 27 July 1948 3 March 1984  Scotland
10. McLoughlin, RayRay McLoughlin 35 years 203 days 24 August 1939 15 March 1975  Wales
11. Tweed, DavyDavy Tweed 35 years 199 days 13 November 1959 31 May 1995  Japan

Last updated: Ireland v England, 1 March 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Team margins

Biggest winning margin

Margin Date Game Ground
80 10 June 2000  United States 3-83  Ireland Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire, US
70 14 November 1998  Ireland 70-0  Georgia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
69 11 November 2000  Ireland 78-9  Japan Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
60 1 November 1986  Ireland 60-0  Romania Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
57 19 October 2003  Ireland 64-7  Namibia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
55 8 November 2008  Ireland 55-0  Canada Thomond Park, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
55 30 August 2003  Ireland 61-6  Italy Thomond Park, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
50 25 September 2011  Ireland 62-12  Russia Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand
49 20 November 2004  Ireland 55-6  United States Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
49 28 September 2002  Ireland 63-14  Georgia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Last updated: Ireland v England, 1 March 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

Biggest losing margin

Margin Date Game Ground
60 23 June 2012  New Zealand 60-0  Ireland Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand
53 6 June 1992  New Zealand 59-6  Ireland Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand
48 15 November 1997  Ireland 15-63  New Zealand Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
40 15 February 1997  Ireland 6-46  England Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
39 6 April 2002  France 46-7  Ireland Stade de France, Paris, France
38 12 June 2010  New Zealand 66-28  Ireland Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand
38 12 November 2005  Ireland 7-45  New Zealand Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
38 30 November 1912  Ireland 0-38  South Africa Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
36 30 March 2003  Ireland 6-42  England Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
36 12 June 1999  Australia 46-10  Ireland Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia

Last updated: Ireland v England, 1 March 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [8]

References

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