List of leading Rugby Union Test try scorers - wikipedia List of leading Rugby Union Test try scorers This is a list of the leading try scorers in rugby union test matches. It includes players with a minimum of 30 test tries. Contents 1 Top try scorers 2 Forwards with the most tries 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Top try scorers Updated : 17 March 2018 Players who are still active at international level are in bold. Players who are active in rugby union at club level, but not at international level, are in italics. Rank Caps Tries Tries per cap Player International team Position Ref 58 69 1.190 Daisuke Ohata Japan Wing 124 67 0.540 Bryan Habana South Africa Wing 101 64 0.634 David Campese Australia Wing 91 60 0.659 Shane Williams Wales ( 58 ) British and Irish Lions ( 2 ) Wing 5 81 55 0.679 Hirotoki Onozawa Japan Wing 6 91 50 0.549 Rory Underwood England ( 49 ) British and Irish Lions ( 1 ) Wing 7 62 49 0.790 Doug Howlett New Zealand Wing 8 141 47 0.333 Brian O'Driscoll Ireland ( 46 ) British and Irish Lions ( 1 ) Centre 9 58 46 0.793 Christian Cullen New Zealand Fullback = 68 46 0.676 Joe Rokocoko New Zealand Wing = 54 46 0.852 Julian Savea New Zealand Wing 12 60 44 0.733 Jeff Wilson New Zealand Wing / Fullback 13 103 41 0.398 Gareth Thomas Wales ( 40 ) British and Irish Lions ( 1 ) Utility back 14 78 40 0.513 Chris Latham Australia Fullback 15 93 38 0.409 Serge Blanco France Fullback = 89 38 0.427 Joost van der Westhuizen South Africa Scrum - half 17 116 37 0.319 Adam Ashley - Cooper Australia Centre / Wing = 63 37 0.587 Jonah Lomu New Zealand Wing 19 74 36 0.486 Tana Umaga New Zealand Wing / Centre 20 63 35 0.556 John Kirwan New Zealand Wing 21 67 34 0.507 Vincent Clerc France Wing = 79 34 0.430 Ieuan Evans Wales ( 33 ) British and Irish Lions ( 1 ) Wing = 71 34 0.479 Drew Mitchell Australia Wing = 100 34 0.340 Mils Muliaina New Zealand Fullback = 76 34 0.447 George North Wales ( 32 ) British and Irish Lions ( 2 ) Wing / Centre 26 54 33 0.611 Diego Ormaechea Uruguay Number Eight = 48 33 0.688 Sitiveni Sivivatu Pacific Islanders ( 4 ) New Zealand ( 29 ) Wing 28 102 32 0.314 Catalin Fercu Romania Fullback = 62 32 0.516 Israel Folau Australia Fullback = 72 32 0.444 Jaque Fourie South Africa Centre = 68 32 0.471 Takashi Kikutani Japan Back - Row = 69 32 0.464 Philippe Saint - André France Wing = 51 32 0.627 DTH van der Merwe Canada Wing 34 57 31 0.544 Ben Cohen England Wing = 57 31 0.544 Will Greenwood England ( 31 ) British and Irish Lions ( 0 ) Centre = 73 31 0.425 Jeremy Guscott England ( 30 ) British and Irish Lions ( 1 ) Centre = 103 31 0.301 Ma'a Nonu New Zealand Centre = 53 31 0.585 César Sempere Spain Fullback 39 74 30 0.405 Tommy Bowe Ireland ( 30 ) British and Irish Lions ( 0 ) Wing = 103 30 0.291 Matt Giteau Australia Centre = 80 30 0.375 Tim Horan Australia Centre = 56 30 0.536 Jason Robinson England ( 28 ) British and Irish Lions ( 2 ) Wing / Fullback = 86 30 0.349 Joe Roff Australia Wing = 111 30 0.270 Philippe Sella France Centre = 67 30 0.448 Lote Tuqiri Australia Wing / Centre Sources other than those already cited : ( 1 ). Forwards with the most tries Nearly all the top try scorers are backs, but some forwards have scored numerous tries. Here is a non-comprehensive list : Diego Ormaechea, Uruguay - 33 tries in 54 tests ( 1989 -- 1999 ) Takashi Kikutani, Japan - 32 tries in 68 tests ( 2005 - 2014 ) Richie McCaw, New Zealand - 27 tries in 148 tests ( 2001 - 2015 ) Mamuka Gorgodze, Georgia - 26 tries in 71 tests ( 2003 - 2017 ) Kieran Read, New Zealand - 23 tries in 109 tests ( 2008 - ) Colin Charvis, Wales and British and Irish Lions - 22 tries in 96 tests ( 1996 -- 2007 ) Ryu Holani, Japan - 22 tries in 44 tests ( 2008 - ) Carlo Checchinato, Italy - 21 tries in 83 tests ( 1990 -- 2004 ) Victor Gresev, Russia - 19 tries in 96 tests ( 2006 - ) Mihai Macovei, Romania - 19 tries in 78 tests ( 2006 - ) Rolando Martin, Argentina - 18 tries in 86 tests ( 1994 -- 2003 ) Neil Back, England and British and Irish Lions - 17 tries in 71 tests ( 1994 -- 2005 ) Zinzan Brooke, New Zealand - 17 tries in 58 tests ( 1987 -- 1997 ) Aaron Carpenter, Canada - 17 tries in 80 tests ( 2005 - 2017 ) Lawrence Dallaglio, England and British and Irish Lions - 17 tries in 88 tests ( 1995 -- 2007 ) Viacheslav Grachev, Russia - 17 tries in 71 tests ( 1993 -- 2011 ) Jacobus Otto, Germany - 17 tries in 17 tests ( 2015 - ) Semo Sititi, Samoa - 17 tries in 63 tests ( 1999 -- 2009 ) Schalk Burger, South Africa - 16 tries in 86 tests ( 2003 -- 2015 ) Todd Clever, United States - 16 tries in 76 tests ( 2003 - ) Ian Kirkpatrick, New Zealand - 16 tries in 39 tests ( 1967 -- 1977 ) Hendrik Tui, Japan - 16 tries in 40 tests ( 2012 - ) Mauro Bergamasco, Italy - 15 tries in 106 tests ( 1998 - 2015 ) Sergio Parisse, Italy - 15 tries in 134 tests ( 2002 - ) Ovidiu Tonita, Romania - 15 tries in 73 tests ( 2000 - 2016 ) Keith Wood, Ireland and British and Irish Lions - 15 tries in 64 tests ( 1994 -- 2003 ) Notes ^ a Sources differ as to the number of tries scored by Núñez Piossek. His national federation, the Argentine Rugby Union ( UAR ), credits him with 30 tries in 28 Tests. Scrum.com credits him with 29 tries in 28 Tests. For the Pumas ' Test against Chile on 25 April 2004 the UAR credits him with 3 tries while Scrum.com credits him with only two. Núñez Piossek also scored one try against the British and Irish Lions in 2005, but the UAR did not award test caps for this game, unlike the Home Unions. See also List of leading rugby union test point scorers List of leading rugby union drop goal scorers List of rugby union test caps leaders List of top England international rugby union points scorers and try scorers References Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Daisuke Ohata / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 19. Four of his caps and two of his tries came against A sides of top - tier nations. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Bryan Habana / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Wallabies Hall of Fame : David Campese ''. Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2007 - 10 - 05. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Shane Williams ''. Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 30. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 17. Jump up ^ `` 2005 Squad : Shane Williams ''. British & Irish LIons. Archived from the original on 2007 - 08 - 08. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Hirotoki Onozawa / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 12. Onozawa has earned seven caps against national A sides to date, but did not score in any of those matches. Jump up ^ `` Ohata breaks Campese try record ''. BBC Sport. 2006 - 05 - 14. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Doug Howlett ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Player Search : Brian O'Driscoll ''. Irish Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Player Search : Brian O'Driscoll ''. British and Irish Lions. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 26. Jump up ^ Knight, Lindsay, New Zealand Rugby Museum. `` Christian Cullen ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Joe Rokocoko ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Julian Savea List of tries ''. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ Knight, Lindsay, New Zealand Rugby Museum. `` Jeff Wilson ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Gareth Thomas ''. Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Gareth Thomas ''. British & Irish Lions. Archived from the original on 2007 - 08 - 07. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Player Profiles : Chris Latham ''. Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2007 - 09 - 01. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` XV de France : Records '' ( in French ). French Rugby Federation. Archived from the original on 2013 - 07 - 08. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Profiles : Joost van der Westhuizen ''. South African Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2008 - 01 - 17. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Adam Ashley - Cooper try list ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ Knight, Lindsay, New Zealand Rugby Museum. `` Jonah Lomu ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ Knight, Lindsay, New Zealand Rugby Museum. `` Tana Umaga ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ Knight, Lindsay, New Zealand Rugby Museum. `` John Kirwan ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 08. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Vincent Clerc / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Ieuan Evans ''. International Rugby Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012 - 09 - 09. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Drew Mitchell / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Diego Ormaechea try list ''. ESPN. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Sitiveni Sivivatu ''. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Sitiveni Sivivatu / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Jaque Fourie / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Takashi Kikutani / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Tous les joueurs - SAINT ANDRE Philippe '' ( in French ). French Rugby Federation. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Ben Cohen / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 14. Jump up ^ `` World Cup star Greenwood to quit ''. BBC Sport. 2006 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Will Greenwood ''. British & Irish Lions. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Jerry Guscott / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 14. Jump up ^ Ma'a Nonu try figures Jump up ^ `` César Sempere try figures ''. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Tommy Bowe try figures ''. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Matt Giteau try figures ''. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 05. ^ Jump up to : `` Wallaby Statistics : Australia 's Top Tens ''. Australian Rugby Union. 2008 - 09 - 19. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Tim Horan / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Jason Robinson MBE England Profile ''. England Rugby. 2007 - 12 - 01. Archived from the original on 2008 - 04 - 12. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Philippe Sella ''. International Rugby Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012 - 09 - 12. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Statsguru / Test matches / Player records ( ordered by total tries scored ) ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 13. ^ Jump up to : `` Statsguru / Player analysis / Jose Nunez Piossek / Test matches ''. Scrum.com. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 17. Jump up ^ `` NUÑEZ PIOSSEK JOSE MARIA '' ( in Spanish ). Argentine Rugby Union. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 17. External links Scrum.com Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_leading_rugby_union_test_try_scorers&oldid=832851548 '' Categories : Lists of international rugby union players Rugby union records and statistics Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Edit links This page was last edited on 28 March 2018, at 10 : 09. 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Question: who has scored the most tries in rugby history
Answer: Daisuke Ohata