# List of leading rugby union test try scorers

* Top left: Angus Buchanan was the first international try-scorer (Scotland).
* Top right: Ian Smith (Scotland) held the try-record for the longest period of time (58 years, 89 days).
* Bottom left: David Campese (Australia) took Ian Smith's try-record of twenty-four and moved the record to sixty-four.
* Bottom right: Daisuke Ohata (Japan) holds the current record (69 tries).
This is a list of the leading try scorers in men's rugby union test matches. It includes players with a minimum of 30 test tries.

## Try scorers

As of 16 March 2025.
| Bold | Player is still playing at international level. |
| Italics | Player is still playing, but not for a national team. |
| | Indicates the top try-scorer for their national team. |
International tries :
| No. | Player | Team(s) | Tries | Caps | Try ratio | Time | List |
| 1 | Daisuke Ohata | Japan | 69 | 58 | 1.19 | 1996–2006 | — |
| 2 | Bryan Habana | South Africa | 67 | 124 | 0.54 | 2004–2016 | List |
| 3 | David Campese | Australia | 64 | 101 | 0.63 | 1982–1996 | List |
| 4 | Shane Williams | Wales (58) British and Irish Lions (2) | 60 | 91 | 0.66 | 2000–2011 | List |
| 5 | Hirotoki Onozawa | Japan | 55 | 81 | 0.68 | 2001–2013 | — |
| 6 | Akaki Tabutsadze | Georgia | 50 | 51 | 0.98 | 2020– | — |
| 6 | Rory Underwood | England (49) British and Irish Lions (1) | 50 | 91 | 0.55 | 1984–1996 | — |
| 8 | Doug Howlett | New Zealand | 49 | 62 | 0.79 | 2000–2007 | — |
| 8 | George North | Wales (47) British and Irish Lions (2) | 49 | 123 | 0.40 | 2010–2024 | — |
| 10 | Brian O'Driscoll | Ireland (46) British and Irish Lions (1) | 47 | 141 | 0.33 | 1999–2014 | List |
| 11 | Julian Savea | New Zealand | 46 | 54 | 0.85 | 2012–2017 | — |
| 11 | Christian Cullen | New Zealand | 46 | 58 | 0.79 | 1996–2002 | List |
| 11 | Joe Rokocoko | New Zealand | 46 | 68 | 0.68 | 2003–2010 | — |
| 14 | Beauden Barrett | New Zealand | 45 | 134 | 0.34 | 2012– | — |
| 15 | Jeff Wilson | New Zealand | 44 | 60 | 0.73 | 1993–2002 | — |
| 16 | Gareth Thomas | Wales (40) British and Irish Lions (1) | 41 | 103 | 0.40 | 1995–2007 | — |
| 17 | Chris Latham | Australia | 40 | 78 | 0.51 | 1998–2007 | — |
| 18 | Ben Smith | New Zealand | 39 | 84 | 0.46 | 2009–2019 | — |
| 18 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | Australia | 39 | 121 | 0.32 | 2005–2019 | — |
| 20 | Will Jordan | New Zealand | 38 | 41 | 0.93 | 2020– | — |
| 20 | Damian Penaud | France | 38 | 56 | 0.68 | 2017– | — |
| 20 | D.T.H. van der Merwe | Canada | 38 | 61 | 0.62 | 2006–2019 | — |
| 20 | Joost van der Westhuizen | South Africa | 38 | 89 | 0.43 | 1993–2003 | — |
| 20 | Serge Blanco | France | 38 | 93 | 0.41 | 1980–1991 | — |
| 25 | Jonah Lomu | New Zealand | 37 | 63 | 0.59 | 1994–2002 | List |
| 25 | Israel Folau | Australia (37) Tonga | 37 | 75 | 0.49 | 2013–2023 | List |
| 25 | Rieko Ioane | New Zealand | 37 | 81 | 0.46 | 2016– | — |
| 28 | Tana Umaga | New Zealand | 36 | 74 | 0.49 | 1997–2005 | — |
| 28 | Jonny May | England | 36 | 78 | 0.46 | 2013–2023 | — |
| 28 | Keith Earls | Ireland | 36 | 101 | 0.36 | 2008–2023 | — |
| 31 | John Kirwan | New Zealand | 35 | 63 | 0.56 | 1984–1994 | — |
| 32 | Vincent Clerc | France | 34 | 67 | 0.51 | 2002–2013 | — |
| 32 | Drew Mitchell | Australia | 34 | 71 | 0.48 | 2005–2016 | — |
| 32 | Ieuan Evans | Wales (33) British and Irish Lions (1) | 34 | 79 | 0.43 | 1987–1998 | — |
| 32 | Mils Muliaina | New Zealand | 34 | 100 | 0.34 | 2003–2011 | — |
| 36 | Rodrigo Marta | Portugal | 33 | 43 | 0.77 | 2016– | — |
| 36 | Sitiveni Sivivatu | New Zealand (29) Pacific Islanders (4) | 33 | 48 | 0.69 | 2005–2011 | — |
| 36 | Duhan van der Merwe | Scotland (32) British and Irish Lions (1) | 33 | 53 | 0.62 | 2020– | — |
| 36 | Diego Ormaechea | Uruguay | 33 | 54 | 0.61 | 1979–1999 | — |
| 36 | Cătălin Fercu | Romania | 33 | 109 | 0.30 | 2005–2020 | — |
| 41 | Makazole Mapimpi | South Africa | 32 | 46 | 0.70 | 2018– | — |
| 41 | Takashi Kikutani | Japan | 32 | 68 | 0.47 | 2005–2014 | — |
| 41 | Philippe Saint-André | France | 32 | 69 | 0.46 | 1990–1997 | — |
| 41 | Jaque Fourie | South Africa | 32 | 72 | 0.44 | 2003–2014 | — |
| 44 | César Sempere | Spain | 31 | 56 | 0.55 | 2004–2014 | — |
| 44 | Ben Cohen | England | 31 | 57 | 0.54 | 2000–2006 | — |
| 44 | Will Greenwood | England | 31 | 57 | 0.54 | 1997–2004 | — |
| 44 | Jeremy Guscott | England (30) British and Irish Lions (1) | 31 | 73 | 0.42 | 1989–1999 | — |
| 44 | Ma'a Nonu | New Zealand | 31 | 103 | 0.30 | 2003–2015 | — |
| 50 | Darcy Graham | Scotland | 30 | 46 | 0.65 | 2018– | — |
| 50 | Jason Robinson | England (28) British and Irish Lions (2) | 30 | 56 | 0.54 | 2001–2007 | — |
| 50 | Lote Tuqiri | Australia | 30 | 67 | 0.45 | 2003–2009 | — |
| 50 | Tommy Bowe | Ireland | 30 | 74 | 0.41 | 2004–2017 | — |
| 50 | Tim Horan | Australia | 30 | 80 | 0.38 | 1989–2000 | — |
| 50 | Joe Roff | Australia | 30 | 86 | 0.35 | 1996–2004 | — |
| 50 | Matt Giteau | Australia | 30 | 103 | 0.29 | 2002–2016 | — |
| 50 | Philippe Sella | France | 30 | 111 | 0.27 | 1982–1995 | — |