# List of New Zealand national rugby union team player records

The New Zealand national rugby union team have competed since 1884, and there are a number of individual records achieved since that time. The team is also known as the All Blacks, and have competed in Test rugby since their match against Australia in 1903. The record for the most Test appearances for the All Blacks is held by Sam Whitelock — who has played 153 Test matches for the team. Richie McCaw was the first All Black to play over 100 Test matches; a record he achieved during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The record for most Test points by an All Black is held by Dan Carter, who scored 1598 points between 2003 and 2015. The record for the number of Test tries is held by Doug Howlett, who scored 49 tries in 62 matches between 2000 and 2007.

## Most caps

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | Win % |
| 1 | Sam Whitelock | Lock | 2010–2023 | 153 | 127 | 26 | 125 | 22 | 6 | 81.7% |
| 2 | Richie McCaw | Flanker | 2001–2015 | 148 | 141 | 7 | 131 | 15 | 2 | 88.5% |
| 3 | Beauden Barrett | Fly-half | 2012– | 134 | 91 | 43 | 108 | 22 | 4 | 80.6% |
| 4 | Keven Mealamu | Hooker | 2002–2015 | 132 | 77 | 55 | 114 | 16 | 2 | 86.4% |
| 5 | Kieran Read | Number 8 | 2008–2019 | 127 | 120 | 7 | 107 | 16 | 4 | 84.3% |
| 6 | Aaron Smith | Scrum-half | 2012–2023 | 125 | 114 | 11 | 100 | 19 | 6 | 80% |
| 7 | Tony Woodcock | Prop | 2002–2015 | 118 | 105 | 13 | 102 | 15 | 1 | 86.4% |
| 8 | Dan Carter | Fly-half | 2003–2015 | 112 | 106 | 6 | 99 | 12 | 1 | 88.4% |
| 9 | Brodie Retallick | Lock | 2012–2023 | 109 | 94 | 15 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 84.4% |
| 10 | Owen Franks | Prop | 2009–2019 | 108 | 98 | 10 | 91 | 13 | 4 | 84.3% |
| 11 | Sam Cane | Flanker | 2012–2024 | 104 | 81 | 23 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 79.8% |
| 12 | Ma'a Nonu | Centre | 2003–2015 | 103 | 87 | 16 | 91 | 10 | 2 | 88.3% |
| 13 | Mils Muliaina | Fullback | 2003–2011 | 100 | 95 | 5 | 84 | 16 | 0 | 84% |
Current as of Italy vs New Zealand, 23 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type

## Most tries

| # | Player | Position | Career span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Tries/ Match |
| 1 | Doug Howlett | Wing | 2000–2007 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 245 | 49 | 0.79 |
| 2 | Christian Cullen | Fullback | 1996–2002 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 236 | 46 | 0.79 |
| 2 | Joe Rokocoko | Wing | 2003–2010 | 68 | 66 | 2 | 230 | 46 | 0.68 |
| 2 | Julian Savea | Wing | 2012–2017 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 230 | 46 | 0.85 |
| 5 | Beauden Barrett | Fly-half | 2012– | 134 | 91 | 43 | 772 | 45 | 0.34 |
| 6 | Jeff Wilson | Wing | 1993–2001 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 234 | 44 | 0.73 |
| 7 | Ben Smith | Fullback | 2009–2019 | 84 | 72 | 12 | 195 | 39 | 0.46 |
| 8 | Will Jordan | Fullback | 2020– | 41 | 36 | 5 | 190 | 38 | 0.93 |
| 9 | Rieko Ioane | Centre | 2016– | 81 | 70 | 11 | 185 | 37 | 0.46 |
| 9 | Jonah Lomu | Wing | 1994–2002 | 63 | 54 | 9 | 185 | 37 | 0.59 |
Current as of Italy vs New Zealand, 23 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type

## Most points

| # | Player | Career span | Pts | Caps | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Avg |
| 1 | Dan Carter | 2003–2015 | 1,598 | 112 | 29 | 293 | 281 | 8 | 14.27 |
| 2 | Andrew Mehrtens | 1995–2004 | 967 | 70 | 7 | 169 | 188 | 10 | 13.81 |
| 3 | Beauden Barrett | 2012– | 772 | 134 | 45 | 179 | 60 | 3 | 5.76 |
| 4 | Grant Fox | 1985–1993 | 645 | 46 | 1 | 118 | 128 | 7 | 14.02 |
| 5 | Richie Mo'unga | 2017–2023 | 466 | 55 | 11 | 144 | 41 | 0 | 8.47 |
| 6 | Aaron Cruden | 2010–2017 | 322 | 50 | 5 | 63 | 56 | 1 | 6.44 |
| 7 | Damian McKenzie | 2016– | 311 | 61 | 21 | 61 | 28 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Jordie Barrett | 2017–2024 | 297 | 68 | 25 | 47 | 26 | 0 | 4.37 |
| 9 | Carlos Spencer | 1997–2004 | 291 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 41 | 0 | 8.31 |
| 10 | Doug Howlett | 2000–2007 | 245 | 62 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.95 |
Current as of Italy vs New Zealand, 23 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type

## Most points in a match

| # | Player | Position | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Result | Opposition | Date |
| 1. | Simon Culhane | Fly-half | 45 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 145–17 | Japan | 4 June 1995 |
| 2. | Tony Brown | Fly-half | 36 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 101–3 | Italy | 14 October 1999 |
| 3. | Carlos Spencer | Fly-half | 33 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 93–8 | Argentina | 21 June 1997 |
| 3. | Andrew Mehrtens | Fly-half | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 63–15 | Ireland | 15 November 1997 |
| 3. | Dan Carter | Fly-half | 33 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 48–18 | British and Irish Lions | 2 July 2005 |
| 3. | Nick Evans | Fly-half | 33 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 108–13 | Portugal | 15 September 2007 |
| 7. | Tony Brown | Fly-half | 32 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 102–0 | Tonga | 16 June 2000 |
| 8. | Marc Ellis | Centre | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145–17 | Japan | 4 June 1995 |
| 8. | Tony Brown | Fly-half | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50–6 | Samoa | 16 June 2001 |
| 8. | Beauden Barrett | Fly-half | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40–12 | Australia | 25 August 2018 |
Current as of France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type

## Most tries in a match

| # | Player | Position | Tries | Result | Opposition | Date |
| 1. | Marc Ellis | Centre | 6 | 145–17 | Japan | 4 June 1995 |
| 2. | Jeff Wilson | Wing | 5 | 71–5 | Fiji | 14 June 1997 |
| 2. | Will Jordan | Wing | 5 | 102–0 | Tonga | 3 July 2021 |
| 4. | Duncan McGregor | Wing | 4 | 15–0 | England | 2 December 1905 |
| 4. | John Gallagher | Fullback | 4 | 74–13 | Fiji | 27 May 1987 |
| 4. | Craig Green | Wing | 4 | 74–13 | Fiji | 27 May 1987 |
| 4. | John Kirwan | Wing | 4 | 52–3 | Wales | 28 May 1988 |
| 4. | Jonah Lomu | Wing | 4 | 45–29 | England | 18 June 1995 |
| 4. | Christian Cullen | Fullback | 4 | 62–31 | Scotland | 15 June 1996 |
| 4. | Jeff Wilson | Fullback | 4 | 71–13 | Samoa | 18 June 1999 |
| 4. | Mils Muliaina | Wing | 4 | 68–6 | Canada | 17 October 2003 |
| 4. | Sitiveni Sivivatu | Wing | 4 | 91–0 | Fiji | 10 June 2005 |
| 4. | Zac Guildford | Wing | 4 | 79–15 | Canada | 2 October 2011 |
| 4. | Beauden Barrett | Fly-half | 4 | 40–12 | Australia | 25 August 2018 |
| 4. | Jordie Barrett | Wing | 4 | 66–3 | Italy | 24 November 2018 |
| 4. | George Bridge | Wing | 4 | 92–7 | Tonga | 7 September 2019 |
| 4. | Dane Coles | Hooker | 4 | 57–23 | Fiji | 10 July 2021 |
Current as of France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type

## Most matches as captain

| # | Player | Span | Caps | Total caps | Win % |
| 1. | Richie McCaw | 2004–2015 | 110 | 148 | 89.09% |
| 2. | Kieran Read | 2012–2019 | 52 | 127 | 84.31% |
| 3. | Sean Fitzpatrick | 1992–1997 | 51 | 92 | 77.45% |
| 4. | Wilson Whineray | 1958–1965 | 30 | 32 | 78.33% |
| 5. | Sam Cane | 2015–2023 | 27 | 104 | 75% |
| 6. | Reuben Thorne | 2002–2007 | 23 | 50 | 86.95% |
| 7. | Taine Randell | 1998–2002 | 22 | 51 | 56.81% |
| 8. | Tana Umaga | 2004–2005 | 21 | 74 | 85.71% |
| 9. | Graham Mourie | 1977–1982 | 19 | 21 | 78.94% |
| 10. | Brian Lochore | 1966–1970 | 18 | 25 | 83.33% |
Current as of France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type

## Youngest players

| # | Player | Age | DOB | Debut | Opposition |
| 1. | Jonah Lomu | 19 years 45 days | 12 May 1975 | 26 June 1994 | France |
| 2. | Edgar Wrigley | 19 years 79 days | 15 June 1886 | 2 September 1905 | Australia |
| 3. | Pat Walsh | 19 years 106 days | 6 May 1936 | 20 August 1955 | Australia |
| 4. | John Kirwan | 19 years 183 days | 16 December 1964 | 16 June 1984 | France |
| 5. | George Nēpia | 19 years 190 days | 25 April 1905 | 1 November 1924 | Ireland |
| 6. | Billy Mitchell | 19 years 211 days | 28 November 1890 | 27 June 1910 | Australia |
| 7. | Bill Francis | 19 years 221 days | 4 February 1894 | 13 September 1913 | Australia |
| 8. | Rieko Ioane | 19 years 239 days | 18 March 1997 | 12 November 2016 | Italy |
| 9. | James Baird | 19 years 270 days | 17 December 1893 | 13 September 1913 | Australia |
| 10. | Neil Wolfe | 19 years 275 days | 20 October 1941 | 22 July 1961 | France |
Current as of France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type.

## Oldest players

| # | Player | Age | DOB | Last Match | Opposition |
| 1. | Ned Hughes | 40 years 123 days | 26 April 1881 | 27 August 1921 | South Africa |
| 2. | Dane Coles | 36 years 308 days | 10 December 1986 | 14 October 2023 | Ireland |
| 3. | Brad Thorn | 36 years 262 days | 3 February 1975 | 23 October 2011 | France |
| 4. | Keven Mealamu | 36 years 225 days | 20 March 1979 | 31 October 2015 | Australia |
| 5. | Frank Bunce | 35 years 305 days | 4 February 1962 | 6 December 1997 | England |
| 6. | John Ashworth | 35 years 283 days | 15 September 1949 | 29 June 1985 | Australia |
| 7. | Richard Loe | 35 years 226 days | 6 April 1960 | 18 November 1995 | France |
| 8. | Tane Norton | 35 years 136 days | 30 March 1942 | 13 August 1977 | British and Irish Lions |
| 9. | Andrew Hore | 35 years 72 days | 13 September 1978 | 24 November 2013 | Ireland |
| 9. | Colin Meads | 35 years 72 days | 3 June 1936 | 14 August 1971 | British and Irish Lions |
Current as of France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Current All Blacks are indicated in bold type