List of Leicester Tigers players selected for international rugby explained

Since the founding of the Leicester Tigers rugby union club (as Leicester Football Club) in 1880, more than 150 players have represented their national teams while members of the club.

The "position" column lists the position at which the player played in his first international while a member of Leicester Tigers, not necessarily the position for which he is best known; where brackets are used, this indicates an appearance as a replacement. Ben Youngs, for instance, made his debut as a replacement wing but is best known as a scrum-half. The "date first cap obtained" column lists the date of their first cap obtained while at Leicester Tigers not their international debut. JP Pietersen for instance won many international caps for South Africa before joining Leicester.

Leicester's internationally capped players! Number ! Name! Position! Nation! Date first
cap obtained! Opposition

1	Jack Miles	Wing		1903-01-10
2	Jacky Braithwaite	Scrum-half		1905-12-02
2	Alfred Hind	Wing		1905-12-02
2	Richard Russell	Forward		1905-12-02
2	Edward Jackett	Full back		1905-12-02
6	Fred Jackson	Forward	Lions	1908-06-06
7	Tom Smith	Forward	Lions	1908-06-27
8	Sid Penny	Hooker		1909-01-09
8	Alf Kewney	Forward		1909-01-09
10	Percy Lawrie	Wing		1910-03-19
11	Ken Wood	Centre	Lions	1910-08-06
12	George Ward	Hooker		1913-01-18
13	Frank Tarr	Centre		1913-03-15
14	Tim Taylor	Fly-half		1914-01-17
14	Pedlar Wood	Scrum-half		1914-01-17
16	Harold Day	Wing		1920-01-17
17	Sos Taylor	Prop		1920-01-31
18	Alastair Smallwood	Wing		1921-01-15
19	Leo Price	Flanker		1923-01-20
20	Wavell Wakefield	Flanker		1924-01-19
21	Jock Lawrie	Flanker		1924-02-02
22	Edward Massey	Scrum-half		1925-01-17
23	Ralph Buckingham	Centre		1927-04-02
24	Harry Greenlees	Fly-half		1927-12-17
25	George Beamish	No. 8		1928-01-28
26	Doug Prentice	No. 8		1928-02-11
27	Doug Norman	Hooker		1932-01-02
27	Bobby Barr	Full back		1932-01-02
29	Bernard Gadney	Scrum-half		1932-02-13
30	Douglas Kendrew	Prop		1933-02-11
31	Morgan Crowe	Centre		1933-03-11
32	Paddy Coote	Centre		1933-04-01
33	Charles Beamish	Prop		1934-02-24
34	Charles Slow	Fly-half		1934-03-17
35	Ernie Nicholson	Hooker		1936-01-04
36	Tom Berry	Flanker		1939-01-21
37	Bill Moore	Scrum-half		1947-01-18
38	Allan Towell	Centre		1948-03-29
39	Bob Stirling	Prop		1951-01-20
40	David Hazell	Prop		1955-01-22
41	Ian Swan	Wing		1958-01-11
42	Phil Horrocks-Taylor	Fly-half	Lions	1959-08-29
43	Tony O'Reilly	Wing		1959-04-18
44	Mike Gavins	Full back		1961-01-21
45	Ken Scotland	Full back		1962-01-13
46	Mike Wade	Centre		1962-01-20
47	Nick Drake-Lee	Prop		1963-01-19
48	Bob Rowell	Lock		1964-01-18
49	Rodger Arneil	Flanker		1969-12-06
50	Alan Old	Fly-half		1973-09-15
51	Peter Wheeler	Hooker		1975-02-01
52	Garry Adey	No. 8		1976-03-06
53	Robin Cowling	Prop		1977-01-15
54	Dusty Hare	Full back		1978-01-21
55	Paul Dodge	Centre		1978-02-04
56	Les Cusworth	Fly-half		1979-11-24
57	Clive Woodward	(Centre)		1980-01-19
58	Nick Youngs	Scrum-half		1983-03-19
59	Rory Underwood	Wing		1984-02-18
60	Steve Redfern	(Prop)		1984-02-18
61	Dean Richards	No. 8		1986-03-01
62	Barry Evans	Wing		1988-06-12
63	Brian Smith	Fly-half		1990-10-27
64	Tony Underwood	Wing		1992-10-17
65	Martin Johnson	Lock		1993-01-16
66	Neil Back	Flanker		1994-02-05
67	Niall Malone	(Centre)		1994-11-05
68	Graham Rowntree	(Prop)		1995-03-18
69	Craig Joiner	Wing		1996-06-15
70	Eric Miller	Flanker		1997-01-04
71	Austin Healey	(Scrum-half)		1997-02-15
72	Darren Garforth	(Prop)		1997-03-15
73	Richard Cockerill	(Hooker)		1997-05-31
74	Will Greenwood	Centre		1997-11-15
75	Dorian West	(Hooker)		1998-02-07
76	Tim Stimpson	Full back		1998-06-06
77	Stuart Potter	(Centre)		1998-06-06
78	Dave Lougheed	Wing		1998-08-18
79	Martin Corry	No. 8		1998-11-14
80	Fritz van Heerden	Lock		1999-10-10
81	Geordan Murphy	Full back		2000-06-10
82	Leon Lloyd	(Centre)		2000-06-17
83	Winston Stanley	Wing		2000-11-11
84	Freddie Tuilagi	Centre		2000-11-11
85	Ben Kay	Lock		2001-06-02
85	Lewis Moody	Flanker		2001-06-02
87	Ollie Smith	(Centre)		2003-03-09
88	Ramiro Pez	Fly-half		2003-08-23
89	Julian White	Prop		2003-08-23
90	Dan Lyle	No. 8		2003-10-15
91	Jaco van der Westhuyzen	Fly-half		2004-06-12
92	Darren Morris	(Prop)		2004-06-12
93	Seru Rabeni	(Centre)	Pacific Islanders	2004-07-03
94	Harry Ellis	(Scrum-half)		2004-11-20
95	Andy Goode	(Fly-half)		2005-03-12
96	Alesana Tuilagi	Wing		2005-06-11
97	Ephraim Taukafa	(Hooker)		2005-06-25
98	Anitelea Tuilagi	Centre		2005-07-02
99	Leo Cullen	Lock		2005-11-26
100	Louis Deacon	Lock		2005-11-26
101	Tom Varndell	(Wing)		2005-11-26
102	George Chuter	(Hooker)		2006-06-11
103	Martin Castrogiovanni	Prop		2006-10-07
104	Marcos Ayerza	Prop		2006-11-11
105	Jim Hamilton	(Lock)		2006-11-11
106	Shane Jennings	Flanker		2007-06-02
107	Dan Hipkiss	Centre		2007-08-04
108	Tom Croft	(Flanker)		2008-02-23
109	Benjamin Kayser	(Hooker)		2008-06-28
110	Alejandro Moreno	(Prop)		2008-06-28
111	Toby Flood	(Fly-half)		2008-11-08	Pacific Islanders
112	Jordan Crane	(No. 8)		2008-11-22
113	Sam Vesty	(Centre)		2009-06-06
114	Julien Dupuy	Scrum-half		2009-06-13
115	Dan Cole	(Prop)		2010-02-06
116	Ben Youngs	(Wing)		2010-03-13
117	Lucas González Amorosino	(Wing)		2010-06-12
118	Horacio Agulla	Wing		2010-11-28
119	Manu Tuilagi	Centre		2011-08-06
120	Geoff Parling	(Lock)		2012-02-04
121	Logovi'i Mulipola	Prop		2012-06-05
121	Steve Mafi	Flanker		2012-06-05
123	Thomas Waldrom	(No. 8)		2012-06-16
124	Tom Youngs	Hooker		2012-11-10
124	Vereniki Goneva	Centre		2012-11-10
126	Gonzalo Camacho	Wing		2013-08-17
127	Blaine Scully	Wing		2013-08-17
128	Pablo Matera	Flanker		2013-11-09
129	Leonardo Ghiraldini	Hooker		2014-11-08
130	Robert Barbieri	(Flanker)		2014-11-08
131	Michele Rizzo	Prop		2015-03-21
132	Opeti Fonua	(Flanker)		2015-09-29
133	Ellis Genge	(Prop)		2016-05-29
134	Seremaia Bai	Centre		2016-06-11
135	JP Pietersen	Wing		2016-11-12
136	Telusa Veainu	Full back		2016-11-19
137	Owen Williams	(Centre)		2017-06-16
138	George Ford	Fly-half		2017-11-11
139	Jonny May	Wing		2017-11-18
140	Atieli Pakalani	Full back		2017-11-18
141	Luke Hamilton	(Flanker)		2017-11-18
142	Chris Baumann	Prop		2018-02-24
143	Valentino Mapapalangi	(Flanker)		2018-06-09
144	Tatafu Polota-Nau	Hooker		2018-08-18
145	Matt To'omua	(Centre)		2018-08-18
146	Gaston Cortes	(Prop)		2018-09-18
147	Campese Ma'afu	Prop		2018-11-10
148	Jonah Holmes	Full back		2018-11-17
149	Jake Kerr	(Hooker)		2019-02-02
150	Sione Kalamafoni	(Flanker)		2019-08-31
151	Shalva Mamukashvili	(Hooker)		2020-10-23
152	Kini Murimurivalu	Full back		2020-12-05
153	Nemani Nadolo	Wing		2020-12-05
154	George Martin	(Number 8)		2021-03-20
155	Jasper Wiese	(Number 8)		2021-07-02
156	Julián Montoya	Hooker		2021-07-03
156	Matías Moroni	Centre		2021-07-03
158	Joe Heyes	Prop		2021-07-04
158	Freddie Steward	Full back		2021-07-04
160	Harry Wells	Lock		2021-07-10
160	Dan Kelly	Centre		2021-07-10
162	Marco van Staden	(Flanker)		2021-07-31	Lions
163	Matt Scott	Centre		2021-11-13
164	Nic Dolly	(Hooker)		2021-11-20
165	Ollie Chessum	(Lock)		2022-02-13
166	Jack van Poortvliet	(Scrum half)		2022-07-02
167	Tommy Reffell	Flanker		2022-07-02
168	Guy Porter	Centre		2022-07-09
169	Handre Pollard	Fly half		2022-07-09
170	Nephi Leatigaga	(Prop)		2022-11-05
171	Anthony Watson	(Wing)		2023-02-04
172	Solomone Kata	Wing		2023-07-22
173	Cameron Henderson	(Lock)		2023-07-29
174	Will Hurd	(Prop)		2023-07-06

Sources

• Book: Farmer . Stuart . Hands . David . Tigers: Official History of Leicester Football Club . 449 . The Rugby Development Foundation . 978-0-9930213-0-5 .