# List of France national rugby union team records

France's national rugby union team is the nation's representative side. The team has played Test match rugby since 1906, when they played New Zealand national rugby union team in Paris. The record for most Test match appearances, or caps, is held by Fabien Pelous with 118. Serge Blanco played for France between 1980 and 1991, and has scored 38 Test tries for France – more than any other player. The record for most Test points is held by Frédéric Michalak, who has scored 422 points for France in his 74 Test matches to date.

## Caps

The following is a list of the ten French team players with the highest number of Test appearances. Updated France vs Scotland, 15 March 2025.
| # | Name | Career years | Caps | Tries | Points |
| 1 | Fabien Pelous | 1995–2007 | 118 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Philippe Sella | 1982–1995 | 111 | 30 | 125 |
| 3 | Raphaël Ibañez | 1996–2007 | 98 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Gaël Fickou | 2013–present | 94 | 17 | 85 |
| 5 | Serge Blanco | 1980–1991 | 93 | 38 | 233 |
| 6 | Olivier Magne | 1997–2007 | 89 | 14 | 70 |
| 7 | Damien Traille | 2001–2011 | 86 | 14 | 128 |
| 8 | Nicolas Mas | 2003–2015 | 85 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Sylvain Marconnet | 1998–2011 | 84 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 2004–2015 | 83 | 7 | 35 |

## Career tries

The following is a list of the ten French team players with the most Test tries. Updated France vs Scotland, 15 March 2025.
| # | Name | Career years | Tries | Caps | Avg per game |
| 1 | Damian Penaud | 2017–present | 38 | 56 | 0.68 |
| 1 | Serge Blanco | 1980–1991 | 38 | 93 | 0.41 |
| 3 | Vincent Clerc | 2002–2013 | 34 | 67 | 0.51 |
| 4 | Philippe Saint-André | 1990–1997 | 32 | 69 | 0.46 |
| 5 | Philippe Sella | 1982–1995 | 30 | 111 | 0.27 |
| 6 | Philippe Bernat-Salles | 1992–2001 | 26 | 41 | 0.63 |
| 6 | Émile Ntamack | 1994–2000 | 26 | 46 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Christophe Dominici | 1998–2007 | 25 | 67 | 0.37 |
| 9 | Christian Darrouy | 1957–1967 | 23 | 40 | 0.58 |
| 9 | Aurélien Rougerie | 2001–2012 | 23 | 76 | 0.34 |

## Career points

The following is a list of the ten French team players with the most Test points. Updated France vs Scotland, 15 March 2025.
| # | Player | Career Span | Points | Caps | Tries | Con. | Pen. | DG | Ave. |
| 1 | Thomas Ramos | 2019–present | 450 | 44 | 6 | 99 | 73 | 1 | 10.23 |
| 2 | Frédéric Michalak | 2001–2015 | 436 | 77 | 10 | 61 | 79 | 9 | 5.66 |
| 3 | Christophe Lamaison | 1996–2001 | 380 | 37 | 2 | 59 | 78 | 6 | 10.27 |
| 4 | Dimitri Yachvili | 2002–2012 | 373 | 61 | 2 | 51 | 85 | 2 | 6.11 |
| 5 | Morgan Parra | 2008–2019 | 370 | 71 | 3 | 47 | 86 | 1 | 5.21 |
| 6 | Thierry Lacroix | 1989–1997 | 367 | 43 | 6 | 32 | 89 | 2 | 8.53 |
| 7 | Didier Camberabero | 1982–1993 | 354 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 59 | 11 | 9.83 |
| 8 | Gérald Merceron | 1999–2003 | 267 | 32 | 3 | 36 | 57 | 3 | 8.34 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Romeu | 1972–1977 | 265 | 34 | 4 | 27 | 56 | 9 | 7.79 |
| 10 | Thomas Castaignède | 1995–2007 | 252 | 54 | 18 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 4.67 |

## Points in a match

| # | Player | Position | Points | Tries | Con. | Pen. | DG | Result | Opposition | Date |
| 1 | Didier Camberabero | Full Back | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 70–12 | Zimbabwe | 02/06/1987 |
| 2 | Christophe Lamaison | Fly-half | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 43–31 | New Zealand | 31/10/1999 |
| 2 | Frédéric Michalak | Fly-half | 28 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 51–9 | Scotland | 25/10/2003 |
| 4 | Guy Camberabero | Fly-half | 27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 60–13 | Italy | 26/03/1967 |
| 4 | Christophe Lamaison | Fly-half | 27 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 42–33 | New Zealand | 18/11/2000 |
| 4 | Gérald Merceron | Fly-half | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 32–23 | South Africa | 16/06/2001 |
| 4 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | Scrum-half | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 87–10 | Namibia | 16/09/2007 |
| 8 | Thierry Lacroix | Centre | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 36–12 | Ireland | 10/06/1995 |
| 8 | Frédéric Michalak | Fly-half | 26 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 61–18 | Fiji | 11/10/2003 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Romeu | Fly-half | 25 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 33–14 | United States | 12/06/1976 |
| 10 | Philippe Bérot | Wing | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 49–3 | Romania | 11/11/1987 |
| 10 | Thierry Lacroix | Centre | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38–10 | Tonga | 26/05/1995 |
Last updated: France vs Wales, 31 January 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

## Tries in a match

| Tries | Player | Position | Result | Opposition | Date |
| 4 | Adolphe Jaureguy | Wing | 61–3 | Romania | 04/05/1924 |
| 4 | Maurice Celhay | Wing | 43–5 | Italy | 17/10/1937 |
Last updated: France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

## Matches as captain

| # | Player | Span | Caps | Total caps | Win % as captain |
| 1 | Thierry Dusautoir | 2009–2015 | 56 | 79 | 48.21% |
| 2 | Fabien Pelous | 1997–2006 | 42 | 118 | 64.28% |
| 3 | Raphaël Ibañez | 1998–2007 | 41 | 98 | 63.41% |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Rives | 1978–1984 | 34 | 59 | 58.82% |
| 4 | Philippe Saint-André | 1994–1997 | 34 | 69 | 73.52% |
| 6 | Guilhem Guirado | 2016–2019 | 33 | 74 | 39.06% |
| 7 | Antoine Dupont | 2021–present | 27 | 59 | 88.89% |
| 8 | Daniel Dubroca | 1986–1988 | 25 | 33 | 74.00% |
| 8 | Fabien Galthié | 1999–2003 | 25 | 64 | 66.00% |
| 10 | Guy Basquet | 1948–1952 | 24 | 33 | 52.08% |
Last updated: Ireland vs France, 8 March 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

## Youngest players

| # | Player | Age | DOB | Debut | Opposition |
| 1 | Claude Dourthe | 18 years 7 days | 20/11/1948 | 27/11/1966 | Romania |
| 2 | René Lasserre | 18 years 84 days | 09/10/1895 | 01/01/1914 | Ireland |
| 3 | Pierre Dizabo | 18 years 99 days | 04/10/1929 | 11/01/1948 | Australia |
| 4 | Henri Martin | 18 years 129 days | 29/08/1888 | 05/01/1907 | England |
| 5 | Lucien Augras-Fabre | 18 years 141 days | 13/08/1912 | 01/01/1931 | Ireland |
| 6 | Christopher Tolofua | 18 years 168 days | 31/12/1993 | 16/06/2012 | Argentina |
| 7 | Max Rousie | 18 years 190 days | 18/07/1912 | 24/01/1931 | Scotland |
| 8 | Marcel Legrain | 18 years 279 days | 14/06/1890 | 20/03/1909 | Ireland |
| 9 | Jacques Meynard | 18 years 335 days | 28/09/1935 | 29/08/1954 | Argentina |
| 10 | Gael Fickou | 18 years 355 days | 26/03/1994 | 16/03/2013 | Scotland |
Last updated: France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

## Oldest players

| # | Player | Age | DOB | Last Match | Opposition |
| 1 | Alfred Roques | 37 years 329 days | 17/02/1925 | 12/01/1963 | Scotland |
| 2 | Francis Haget | 37 years 249 days | 01/10/1949 | 07/06/1987 | Fiji |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou | 36 years 233 days | 15/06/1953 | 03/02/1990 | England |
| 4 | Marc Cecillon | 36 years 138 days | 30/01/1959 | 17/06/1995 | South Africa |
| 5 | Pascal Ondarts | 35 years 201 days | 01/04/1956 | 19/10/1991 | England |
| 6 | Lionel Nallet | 35 years 179 days | 14/09/1976 | 11/03/2012 | England |
| 7 | Noël Baudry | 35 years 156 days | 01/04/1914 | 04/09/1949 | Argentina |
| 8 | Christophe Dominici | 35 years 152 days | 20/05/1972 | 19/10/2007 | Argentina |
| 9 | Nicolas Mas | 35 years 147 days | 23/05/1980 | 17/10/2015 | New Zealand |
| 10 | Olivier Sourgens | 35 years 143 days | 17/01/1972 | 09/06/2007 | New Zealand |
Last updated: France vs New Zealand, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.