List of leading rugby union test point scorers explained

This is a list of the leading male scorers in rugby union test matches.

Male players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Top 25 scoring international players (Tier 1)

Updated: 17 August 2024

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World Rank	Tier Rank	Points	Player	Position	International team(s)	Years active	Caps	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Avg. PTS (per game)	Ref
1	1	1598	Dan Carter	Fly-half		2003–2015	112	29	293	281	8		^[1]
2	2	1271	Owen Farrell	Fly-half; Centre	(1237) (34)	2012–2023	119	10	201	268	5		^[2] ^[3]
3	3	1246	Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	(1179) (67)	1998–2011	97	7	169	255	36		^[4]
4	4	1113	Johnny Sexton	Fly-half	(1108) (5)	2009–2023	124	19	182	214	4		^[5] ^[6]
5	5	1090	Neil Jenkins	Fly-half	(1049) (41)	1990–2003	87	11	131	248	10		^[7]
6	6	1083	Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	(1083) (0)	2000–2013	130	16	176	202	15		^[8]
8	7	1010	Diego Dominguez	Fly-half	(983) (27)	1991–2003 1989	76	9	133	213	20		^[9]
9	8	970	Stephen Jones	Fly-half	(917) (53)	1998–2011	110	7	160	198	7		^[10]
10	9	967	Andrew Mehrtens	Fly-half		1995–2004	70	7	169	186	12		^[11]
11	10	911	Michael Lynagh	Fly-half		1984–1995	72	17	140	177	9		^[12]
12	11	902	Nicolas Sanchez	Fly-half		2010–2023	104	15	130	177	12
13	12	893	Percy Montgomery	Fullback		1997–2008	102	25	153	148	6		^[13]
14	13	878	Matt Burke	Fullback		1993–2004	81	29	104	174	1		^[14]
15	14	850	Leigh Halfpenny	Fullback	(801) (49)	2008–2023	105	15	86	201	0		^[15]
17	15	809	Chris Paterson	Fullback		1999–2011	109	22	90	170	3		^[16]
19	16	742	Morné Steyn	Fly-half		2009–2021	68	8	102	156	10		^[17]
20	17	739	Beauden Barrett	Fly-half; Fullback		2012–	128	44	168	58	3		^[18]
21	18	736	Gavin Hastings	Fullback	(667) (69)	1986–1995	68	18	87	161	0		^[19]
22	19	734	Handré Pollard	Fly-half		2014–	73	7	99	162	5
23	20	714	Greig Laidlaw	Scrum-half		2010–2019	76	5	106	159	0
25	21	698	Matt Giteau	Centre		2002–2016	103	30	106	108	4		^[20]
26	22	673	Bernard Foley	Fly-half		2013–2022	76	16	133	107	1
28	23	656	Dan Biggar	Fly-half	(633) (23)	2008-2023	116	8	104	127	9		^[21] ^[22]
		656	Hugo Porta	Fly-half	(590) South American Jaguars (66)	1971–1990	66	12	91	115	28		^[23]
30	25	651	Felipe Contepomi	Fly-half		1998–2013	85	16	74	139	2		^[24]

Top ten scoring international players (Tier 2)

^[25] There are eight 'Tier 2' countries: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Georgia, Romania, Samoa, Tonga and the USA.

Updated: 20 July 2024

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World Rank	Tier Rank	Points	Player	International team(s)	Years active	Caps	Tries	Con	Pe	DG	Avg. PTS (per game)	Source(s)
7	1	1030	Florin Vlaicu		2006–2022	129	14	173	203	4		^[26]
16	2	840	Merab Kvirikashvili		2003–2018	115	17	148	150	3		^[27]
24	3	711	Ayumu Goromaru		2005–2015	57	18	162	99	0		^[28]
27	4	670	Nicky Little		1996–2011	71	2	117	140	2		^[29]
32	5	607	James Pritchard		2003–2015	62	18	104	103	0		^[30]
35	6	491	Gareth Rees		1986–1999	55	7	51	110	9		^[31]
39	7	465	Mike Hercus		2002–2009	48	9	90	76	4		^[32]
42	8	422	Keiji Hirose		1994–2005	40	5	77	79	2		^[33]
43	9	419	Bobby Ross		1989–2003	58	7	51	84	10		^[34]
47	10	389	Dănuț Dumbravă		2002–2015	73	3	73	74	2		^[35]

Top five scoring international players (Tier 3)

^[36]

Updated: 20 July 2024

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World Rank	Tier Rank	Points	Player	International team(s)	Years active	Caps	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Avg. PTS (per game)	Source(s)
18	1	797	Yuri Kushnarev		2005–2021	120	11	155	142	2		^[37]
41	2	430	Theuns Kotzé		2011–2017	40	6	110	55	5		^[38]
48	3	381	Felipe Berchesi		2011–	49	3	57	83	1
59	4	335	Jaco Coetzee		1990–1996	28	6	81	45	3		^[39]
59	4	335	Raynor Parkinson		2011–2019	37	6	88	41	2

See also

• List of leading rugby union test try scorers
• List of leading international rugby union drop goal scorers
• List of rugby union test caps leaders
• International rugby union player records

External links

• Scrum.com
• BBC Sport

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan Carter career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
2. Web site: OWEN FARRELL . england rugby . 13 October 2023.
3. Web site: #780 . Lions Rugby . 13 October 2023.
4. Web site: Jonny Wilkinson career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
5. Web site: Johnny Sexton career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
6. Web site: Johnny Sexton . Irish Rugby . 18 March 2023.
7. Web site: Neil Jenkins career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
8. Web site: Ronan O'Gara career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
9. Web site: Diego Diminguez career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
10. Web site: Stephen Jones career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
11. Web site: Andrew Mehrtens career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
12. Web site: Michael Lynagh career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
13. Web site: Percy Montgomery career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
14. Web site: Matt Burke career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
15. Web site: Leigh Halfpenny career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
16. Web site: Chris Paterson career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
17. Web site: Morne Steyn career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
18. Web site: BEAUDEN BARRETT . All Blacks . 12 October 2023.
19. Web site: Gavin Hastings career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
20. Web site: Matt Giteau career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
21. Web site: DAN BIGGAR . WRU . 25 March 2024.
22. Web site: #821 . Lions Rugby . 25 March 2024.
23. Web site: Leigh Halfpenny career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
24. Web site: Felipe Contepomi career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
25. Web site: Statsguru/Test matches/Player records . ESPN Scrum.com . 27 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811234407/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dpoints%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dplayer . 11 August 2011 .
26. Web site: Florin Vlaicu career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
27. Web site: Merab Kvirikashvili career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
28. Web site: Ayumu Goromaru career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-05-22.
29. Web site: Nicky Little career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
30. Web site: James Pritchard career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
31. Web site: Gareth Rees career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
32. Web site: Mike Hercus career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
33. Web site: Keiji Hirose career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
34. Web site: Bobby Ross career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
35. Web site: Dănuţ Dumbravă career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
36. Web site: Statsguru/Test matches/Player records . ESPN Scrum.com . 27 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811234407/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dpoints%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dplayer . 11 August 2011 .
37. Web site: Yuri Kushnarev career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.
38. Web site: Theuns Kotzé Segovia career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2015-07-26.
39. Web site: Jaco Coetzee career figures . ESPN Scrum . 2014-02-27.