# List of international rugby union tries by Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish international rugby union player who retired at the end of the 2013–14 season. He is a former captain of Ireland and also captained the British & Irish Lions. O'Driscoll, who spent the majority of his career playing at centre, made 133 appearances for Ireland, scoring 46 tries—an Irish record. In addition to this he made eight appearances for the Lions and scored one try, which occurred during the Lions' victory over Australia on the 2001 tour. As of February 2018, and with a combined total of 47 international tries, O'Driscoll sits eighth on the all-time record list, and is also top of the all-time try-scoring list for the Six Nations with 26. In addition, he retired with 141 caps in all, which at that time was the most in the sport's history (this record has since been surpassed by Richie McCaw of New Zealand [148 caps], Sergio Parisse of Italy [142] and Alun Wyn Jones of Wales [also 142]).
O'Driscoll made his international debut on 12 June 1999 against Australia at the Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane. He scored his first try for Ireland during his fourth match, against the United States in the 1999 Rugby World Cup at Lansdowne Road. It was the first of 19 tries O'Driscoll scored there (including 2 after the venue was redeveloped as the Aviva Stadium) which, as of February 2018, is a record. O'Driscoll went on to score tries in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cup tournaments. His 33rd international try earned him the IRPA Try of the Year award in 2008 for a team try scored during Ireland's 18–12 defeat against Australia. Starting from a lineout inside their own 22, Ireland caught their own kick as they moved up to the halfway line. An exchange of passes culminated with O'Driscoll receiving the ball 9 metres (10 yd) out before scoring.
O'Driscoll scored multiple tries in a single international on six occasions, included in these were two hat-tricks. The first of these was scored against France during the 2000 Six Nations and the second came against Scotland in the 2002 Six Nations. O'Driscoll, who scored tries against all of the "Tier 1" nations, was most prolific against France, scoring eight times.

## Key

* Won denotes that the match was won by the side O'Driscoll was playing for.
* Lost denotes that the match was lost by the side O'Driscoll was playing for.
* Drawn denotes that the match was drawn.
* * denotes the try was scored while playing for the British & Irish Lions.
* ‡ denotes the try was selected as the IRPA Try of the Year.

## International tries

International rugby union tries by Brian O'Driscoll :
| Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
| 1 | United States | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 1999 Rugby World Cup | 2 October 1999 | Won | 53–8 |
| 2 | Scotland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 19 February 2000 | Won | 44–22 |
| 3 | Italy | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 4 March 2000 | Won | 60–13 |
| 4 | France | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 19 March 2000 | Won | 27–25 |
| 5 | France | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 19 March 2000 | Won | 27–25 |
| 6 | France | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 19 March 2000 | Won | 27–25 |
| 7 | Japan | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match | 11 November 2000 | Won | 78–9 |
| 8 | Japan | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match | 11 November 2000 | Won | 78–9 |
| 9 | France | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2001 Six Nations Championship | 17 February 2001 | Won | 22–15 |
| 10* | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia | 30 June 2001 | Won | 29–13 |
| 11 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2001 Six Nations Championship | 13 October 2001 | Won | 36–6 |
| 12 | Scotland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2002 Six Nations Championship | 2 March 2002 | Won | 43–22 |
| 13 | Scotland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2002 Six Nations Championship | 2 March 2002 | Won | 43–22 |
| 14 | Scotland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2002 Six Nations Championship | 2 March 2002 | Won | 43–22 |
| 15 | Romania | Thomond Park, Limerick | Test match | 7 September 2002 | Won | 39–8 |
| 16 | Georgia | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification | 28 September 2002 | Won | 63–14 |
| 17 | Georgia | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification | 28 September 2002 | Won | 63–14 |
| 18 | Fiji | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match | 17 November 2002 | Won | 64–17 |
| 19 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 2003 Six Nations Championship | 22 February 2003 | Won | 37–13 |
| 20 | Australia | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 1 November 2003 | Lost | 16–17 |
| 21 | France | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 9 November 2003 | Lost | 21–43 |
| 22 | France | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 9 November 2003 | Lost | 21–43 |
| 23 | Wales | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2004 Six Nations Championship | 22 February 2004 | Won | 36–15 |
| 24 | Wales | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2004 Six Nations Championship | 22 February 2004 | Won | 36–15 |
| 25 | Italy | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2004 Six Nations Championship | 20 March 2004 | Won | 19–3 |
| 26 | South Africa | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | Test match | 19 June 2004 | Lost | 17–26 |
| 27 | England | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2005 Six Nations Championship | 27 February 2005 | Won | 19–13 |
| 28 | France | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2005 Six Nations Championship | 12 March 2005 | Lost | 19–26 |
| 29 | New Zealand | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | Test match | 10 June 2006 | Lost | 23–34 |
| 30 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2007 Six Nations Championship | 4 February 2007 | Won | 19–9 |
| 31 | Namibia | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won | 32–17 |
| 32 | Argentina | Parc des Princes, Paris | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 30 September 2007 | Lost | 15–30 |
| 33‡ | Australia | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Lansdowne Cup | 14 June 2008 | Lost | 12–18 |
| 34 | France | Croke Park, Dublin | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 7 February 2009 | Won | 30–21 |
| 35 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 15 February 2009 | Won | 38–9 |
| 36 | England | Croke Park, Dublin | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 28 February 2009 | Won | 14–13 |
| 37 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 21 March 2009 | Won | 17–15 |
| 38 | Australia | Croke Park, Dublin | Lansdowne Cup | 15 November 2009 | Drawn | 20–20 |
| 39 | Fiji | RDS Arena, Dublin | Test match | 21 November 2009 | Won | 41–6 |
| 40 | Scotland | Croke Park, Dublin | 2010 Six Nations Championship | 20 March 2010 | Lost | 20–23 |
| 41 | New Zealand | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth | Test match | 12 June 2010 | Lost | 28–66 |
| 42 | New Zealand | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | Test match | 20 November 2010 | Lost | 18–38 |
| 43 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 5 February 2011 | Won | 13–11 |
| 44 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 12 March 2011 | Lost | 13–19 |
| 45 | England | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 19 March 2011 | Won | 24–8 |
| 46 | Italy | Otago Stadium, Dunedin | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 2 October 2011 | Won | 36–6 |
| 47 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2013 Six Nations Championship | 2 February 2013 | Won | 30–22 |