Since the Six Nation's inception in 2000, taking over from the Five Nations, many great players have graced the competition.
Ronan O'Gara has scored the most points (557) and Brian O'Dirscoll has scored the most tries (26).
England and France have won 10 of the 17 editions of the tournament - but no players from these two nations feature in the fifteen that have played the most games in the Six Nations.
Below is a starting XV of the players to have made the most appearances in the Six Nations since 2000.
15: Chris Paterson (Scotland - 53 appearances)
14: Mirco Bergamasco (Italy - 48)
13: Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland - 65)
12: Jamie Roberts (Wales - 41)
11: Sean Lamont (Scotland - 45)
10: Ronan O'Gara (Ireland - 62)
9: Peter Stringer (Ireland - 47)
1: Gethin Jenkins (Wales - 57)
2: Rory Best (Ireland - 64)
3: Martin Castrogiovani (Italy - 60)
4: Paul O'Connell (Ireland - 51)
5: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales - 53)
6: Alessandro Zanni (Italy - 52)
7: Martyn Williams (Wales - 48)
8: Sergio Parisse (Italy - 69)
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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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