List of New Zealand national rugby union team player records
Most caps
Current as of Italy vs New Zealand, 24 November 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

List of New Zealand national rugby union team player records

Section Title: Most caps
Table Section Text: Current as of Italy vs New Zealand, 24 November 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Won	Lost	Draw	Win %

1.	Richie McCaw	Flanker	2001–2015	148	141	7	131	15	2	89.18%

2.	Keven Mealamu	Hooker	2002–2015	132	77	55	114	16	2	87.12%

3.	Kieran Read	Number 8	2008–	118	111	7	101	14	3	86.86%

Tony Woodcock	Prop	2002–2015	118	105	13	102	15	1	86.86%

5.	Dan Carter	Fly-half	2003–2015	112	106	6	99	12	1	88.83%

6.	Sam Whitelock	Lock	2010–	108	89	19	95	10	3	89.35%

7.	Owen Franks	Prop	2009–	106	96	10	91	12	3	87.26%

8.	Ma'a Nonu	Centre	2003–2015	103	87	16	91	10	2	89.32%

9.	Mils Muliaina	Fullback	2003–2011	100	95	5	84	16	0	84.00%

10.	Conrad Smith	Centre	2004–2015	94	90	4	84	9	1	89.89%

Sentence(s)

Between 2001 and 2015, Richie McCaw played 148 matches for the New Zealand national rugby union team.

final_sentence: Between 2001 and 2015, Richie McCaw played 148 matches for the New Zealand national rugby union team.