Most capped rugby players XV: Alun Wyn Jones surpasses Richie McCaw’s world record…
Rugby NewsThursday, 28 October 2021 at 12:49
Alun Wyn Jones will make his 149th appearance for Wales on Saturday, surpassing Richie McCaw’s record of 148 appearances for New Zealand.
It will be his 139th international for Wales to go alongside nine Tests for the British and Irish Lions over three tours of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Below are the 15 men who would run out if we were to name a most capped side...
MOST CAPPED RUGBY PLAYERS:
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Chris Paterson - Scotland (109 caps)
- 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper - Australia (121 caps)
- 11. Bryan Habana - South Africa (124 caps)
CENTRES:
- 13. Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland (133 caps)
- 12. Ma'a Nonu - New Zealand (103 caps)
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Ronan O'Gara - Ireland (128 caps)
- 9. George Gregan - Australia (139 caps)
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Gethin Jenkins - Wales (129 caps)
- 2. Kevin Mealamu - New Zealand (132 caps)
- 3. Martin Castrogiovanni - Italy (119 caps)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Victor Matfield - South Africa (127 caps)
- 5. Alun Wyn Jones - Wales (149 caps)
BACK-ROW:
- 6. George Smith - Australia (111 caps)
- 7. Richie McCaw - New Zealand (148 caps)
- 8. Sergio Parisse - Italy (142 caps)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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