# List of uncapped British & Irish Lions rugby union players

As of 26 June 2017, a total of 165 players uncapped players have made an appearance for the British and Irish Lions, a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national sides of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Lions generally select international players, but they can pick uncapped players available to any one of the four unions.
The 165 uncapped players represent approximately 20% of the 835 players who have made an appearance for the Lions. Of the 165 players these 41 were later capped by their national side while 124 were never capped. The most recent uncapped player was Will Greenwood who toured South Africa with the Lions in 1997 before getting his first cap for England later that year. The most recent uncapped player for the Lions who was never capped for his national team was Alun Lewis, who featured on the 1977 Lions tour to New Zealand.
The following is a list of rugby union players who have played for the British and Irish Lions but were never capped for their own countries or adopted countries. Where the country of origin of the player is not known, he is identified by the country of his club. By far the majority of the players on this list seem to originate from England. Players who took part in tours to Argentina are italicised.
| Name | Tour | Country of Origin | Club | Test Matches played for Lions |
| A'BearJohn Gordon A'Bear | 1936 Argentina | England | Gloucester | |
| AdamsonCharlie Adamson | 1899 Australia | England | Durham | |
| AllenArthur Douglas Allen | 1927 Argentina | England | Cambridge University | |
| AndertonJack Anderton | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Salford | |
| AshbyJ.F. Ashby | 1910 Argentina | Unknown | Cheshire | |
| AshbyWilliam Joseph Ashby | 1910 South Africa | Ireland | Queen's College | |
| Ayre-SmithAlan Ayre-Smith | 1899 Australia | England | Guy's Hospital | |
| BanksTom Banks | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Swinton | |
| BellSydney Pyman Bell | 1896 South Africa | England | Cambridge University | |
| BelsonFrederick Belson | 1899 Australia | England | Abergavenny, Bristol | |
| BonnerWilliam Gordon MacGregor Bonner | 1930 NZ & Australia | England | | Bradford |
| BordassJames Bordass | 1924 South Africa | England | Cambridge University | |
| BrettJohn Brett | 1936 Argentina | England | Oxford University | |
| BrometEdward Bromet | 1891 South Africa | England | Cambridge University | |
| BrooksHerbert Brooks | 1888 NZ and Australia | England/ Scotland | Durham, Edinburgh University | |
| BrownH. John C. Brown | 1962 South Africa | England | Blackheath & RAF | |
| BumbyWalter Bumby | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Swinton | |
| BurnetBob Burnet | 1888 NZ and Australia | Scotland | Hawick | |
| BurnetWillie Burnet | 1888 NZ and Australia | Scotland | Hawick | |
| CareyWalter Carey | 1896 South Africa | England | Oxford University | |
| ChadwickOwen Chadwick | 1936 Argentina | England | Cambridge University | |
| ClowesJ. "Jack" P. Clowes | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Halifax | |
| CoghlanGranville Coghlan | 1927 Argentina | England | Cambridge University | |
| CollettGilbert Collett | 1903 South Africa | England | Oxford University | |
| CooksonGeorge Cookson | 1899 Australia | England | Manchester | |
| CouchmanStanley Couchman | 1938 South Africa | England | Old Cranleighans | |
| CreanEdward Crean | 1910 South Africa | England | Liverpool | |
| CrowtherSidney Nelson Crowther | 1902 Australia and NZ | England | Lennox | |
| DancerGerald Thomas "Beef" Dancer | 1938 South Africa | England | Bedford | |
| DigglePercy Robert Diggle | 1910 Argentina | England | Oxford University Cumberland | |
| EaglesHarry Eagles | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Salford | |
| EversGuy Evers | 1899 Australia | England | Moseley | |
| FisherJ.L. Fisher | 1904 Australia & NZ | England | Hull and East Riding | |
| FrancombJohn Francomb | 1899 Australia | England | Manchester, Oxford University | |
| FraserH.J. Fraser | 1910 Argentina | Unknown | | |
| FraserWilliam Lovat Fraser | 1910 Argentina | Scotland | Merchistonians | |
| FullerEdward Newman Fuller | 1910 Argentina | England | Cambridge University, Old Merchant Taylors | |
| GaisfordW.F. Gaisford | 1924 South Africa | England | St Barts | |
| GouldJohn Harding Gould | 1891 South Africa | England | Old Leysians | |
| GrayH.G.S. Gray | 1899 Australia | Scotland | Coventry | |
| GreenR.K. Green | 1908 NZ and Australia | Wales | Neath | |
| GriffithsRowland Griffiths | 1908 NZ and Australia | Wales | Newport | |
| GubbThomas Gubb | 1927 Argentina | South Africa | Oxford University | |
| HalsamJ.T. Haslam | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Halsam | |
| HammondJohnny Hammond | 1891 South Africa & 1896 South Africa | England | Cambridge University, Blackheath | |
| HarrisonEdward Montague Harrison | 1903 South Africa | England | Guy's Hospital, Middlesex | |
| HarrisonRobin Harrison | 1910 Argentina | England | Northampton | |
| HobbsPeter Hobbs | 1936 Argentina | England | Richmond | |
| HordernPeter Hordern | 1936 Argentina | England | Gloucester | |
| HosackJ.C. Hosack | 1903 South Africa | Scotland | Edinburgh Wanderers | |
| HowardBill Howard | 1938 South Africa | England | Old Birkonians | |
| HumphreysNoel Forbes Humphreys | 1910 South Africa | Wales | Tynedale | |
| HuntingfordWalter Legh Huntingford | 1910 Argentina | England | United Services, Blackheath | |
| IsherwoodG.A.M. Isherwood | 1910 South Africa | England | Cheshire | |
| JacksonFrederick Stanley Jackson | 1908 NZ and Australia | England | Camborne, Leicester | |
| JenningsRoy Jennings | 1930 NZ & Australia | England | Redruth | |
| JudkinsWilliam Judkins | 1899 Australia | England | Coventry | |
| KyrkeGerald Kyrke | 1908 NZ and Australia | England | Marlborough Nomads | |
| LaingA.J. Laing | 1888 NZ and Australia | Scotland | Hawick | |
| LaxonHerbert Laxon | 1908 NZ and Australia | England | Cambridge University | |
| LeeG.W. Lee | 1896 South Africa | England | Rockcliff | |
| LewisAlun Lewis | 1977 New Zealand | Wales | Cambridge University & London Welsh | |
| McEvedyPatrick Francis McEvedy | 1904 Australia & NZ & 1908 Australia & NZ | New Zealand | Guy's Hospital | |
| McIlwaineGeorge Arthren McIlwaine | 1927 Argentina | South Africa | Cambridge University | |
| MageeJames Magee | 1896 South Africa | Ireland | Bective Rangers | |
| MalfroyJules Malfroy | 1927 Argentina | New Zealand | Cambridge University | |
| MartelliEsmond Martelli | 1899 Australia | Ireland | Dublin University | |
| MasseyBurnett Staveley Massey | 1904 Australia & NZ | England | Hull and East Riding | |
| MathersCharlie Mathers | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Bramley | |
| MaxwellReginald "Reg" Bellamy Maxwell | 1924 South Africa | England | Birkenhead Park | |
| MayfieldEdwin Mayfield | 1891 South Africa | England | Cambridge University | |
| MilnesS.H. Milnes | 1910 Argentina | Unknown | | |
| MollJ. S. Moll | 1936 Argentina | England | Lloyds Bank | |
| MonksHarold Gordon Monks | 1910 Argentina | England | Liverpool Old Boys, Wigan RFC | |
| MoranGeorge J. Morgan | 1938 South Africa | Ireland | Clontarf | |
| MullineuxMatthew Mullineux | 1896 South Africa & 1899 Australia | England | Blackheath | |
| MullinsCuth Mullins | 1896 South Africa | Cape Colony (South Africa) | Guy's Hospital | |
| NolanJohnny Nolan | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | Rochdale Hornets | |
| O'BrienArthur O'Brien | 1902 Australia and NZ | New Zealand | Guy's Hospital | |
| PattersonC.D. Patterson | 1904 Australia & NZ | Ireland | Malone | |
| PaulA.G. Paul | 1888 NZ and Australia | Ireland | Swinton | |
| PenkethA.P. Penketh | 1888 NZ and Australia | Isle of Man | Douglas R.U.F.C. | |
| PikeTheodore Pike | 1927 Argentina | Ireland | | |
| PooleHoward Poole | 1930 NZ & Australia | Wales | Cardiff | |
| PrattenDenis Pratten | 1936 Argentina | England | Blackheath | |
| PurchasGriff Purchas | 1938 South Africa | England | Coventry | |
| RichardsT.J. Richards | 1910 South Africa | Ireland | Bristol | |
| RobertsonWilliam Albert Robertson | 1910 South Africa | Scotland | Edinburgh University | |
| RobinsonC.O. Robinson | 1896 South Africa | England | Northumberland | |
| RogersRonald Joseph Rogers | 1904 Australia & NZ | England | Bath | |
| RoscoeB.G. Roscoe | 1891 South Africa | England | Lancashire | |
| SaundersStuart MacKenzie Saunders | 1904 Australia & NZ | England | Guy's Hospital | |
| SharlandJ.T. Sharland | 1904 Australia & NZ | England | Streatham | |
| SimpsonClement Pearson Simpson | 1891 South Africa | England | Cambridge University | |
| SmithJohn Smith | 1888 NZ and Australia | Scotland | Edinburgh University | |
| SmithStanley Herbert Smith | 1910 Argentina | England | Cumberland | |
| SmithThomas William Smith | 1908 NZ and Australia | England | Leicester | |
| SmytheAF Hamilton Smythe | 1927 Argentina | England | | |
| SpeakmanHarry Speakman | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | | |
| SpoorsJack Spoors | 1910 South Africa | England | Bristol | |
| StranachWhalley Stranach | 1910 Argentina | England | Guy's Hospital, Kent | |
| StrangPeter Denny Strang | 1910 Argentina | England | Old Merchant Taylors | |
| SurteesAubone Surtees | 1891 South Africa | England | Harlequins | |
| ThomasLen Thomas | 1908 NZ and Australia | Wales | Penarth | |
| ThompsonCharles Thompson | 1899 Australia | England | Manchester | |
| ThomsonRobert Thompson | 1891 South Africa | Ireland | | |
| ThormanWilliam Henry Thorman | 1891 South Africa | England | St Thomas' Hospital | |
| TimmsCharles Gordon Timms | 1910 South Africa | Scotland | Edinburgh University | |
| TrailDavid Trail | 1902 Australia and NZ | England | Guy's Hospital | |
| TroupDonald Troup | 1927 Argentina | Scotland | Oxford University | |
| TweedMartin Tweed | 1910 Argentina | England | Guy's Hospital | |
| UrenHarold Uren | 1936 Argentina | England | Waterloo | |
| WaddellR.B. Waddell | 1910 Argentina | Scotland | Glasgow Academicals | |
| WakefieldRoger Cuthbert Wakefield | 1927 Argentina | England | Cambridge University, Harlequins | |
| WalkerEdward Forbes Walker | 1903 South Africa | England | Lennox | |
| WallaceWilliam "Bill" Wallace | 1924 South Africa | England | Percy Park | |
| WardH.E. Ward | 1910 Argentina | Unknown | Harlequins, Middlesex | |
| WhittakerThomas Sherren Whittaker | 1891 South Africa | England | Manchester | |
| WilliamsG.L. Williams | 1908 NZ and Australia | Unknown | Liverpool | |
| WilliamsIvor Williams | 1938 South Africa | Wales | Cardiff | |
| WilliamsSam Williams | 1888 NZ and Australia | England | | |
| WoodKenneth Berridge Wood | 1910 South Africa | England | Leicester Tigers | 2 |
| WhiteheadHenry Whitehead | 1910 Argentina | England | Manchester AC, Lancashire | |

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