List of leading rugby union test point scorers


This is a list of the leading scorers in rugby union Test matches.
Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Top 25 scoring international players (Tier 1)

Updated: 8 March 2020
World
Rank
Tier
Rank
PointsPlayerPositionInternational teamYears activeCapsTriesConPenDGAvg. PTS
Ref
111598Dan CarterFly-half2003–201511229293281814.26
221246Jonny WilkinsonFly-half
1998–20119771692553612.84
331090Neil JenkinsFly-half
1990–200387111312481012.53
441083Ronan O'GaraFly-half
2000–201313016176202158.33
551010Diego DominguezFly-half
1991–2003
1989
7691332092013.29
76970Stephen JonesFly-half
1998–2011110716019878.82
87967Andrew MehrtensFly-half1995–20047071691861213.81
98945Owen FarrellFly-half
2012-8710152194310.86
109911Michael LynaghFly-half1984–19957217140177912.65
1110893Percy MontgomeryFullback1997–20081022515314868.75
1211878Matt BurkeFullback1993–20048129104174110.84
1412819Jonathan SextonFly-half
2009-971411217148.44
1513809Chris PatersonFullback1999–2011109229017037.42
1614794Leigh HalfpennyFullback
2008-93147719008.54
1815748Nicolas SanchezFly-half2010-8012107146129.58
1916736Gavin HastingsFullback
1986–1995681887161010.94
2017736Morne SteynFly-half2009–20166681021541011.15
2118714Greig LaidlawScrum-half2010-201976510615909.48
2319698Matt GiteauCenter2002–20161033010610846.78
2520656Hugo PortaFly-half
South American Jaguars
1971–1990661291115289.57
2621651Felipe ContepomiFly-half1998–201385167413927.66
2722649Beauden BarrettFly-half2012-83361495528.09
2823645Grant FoxFly-half1985–1993461118128714.02
2924622Bernard FoleyFly-half2013-71161249718.87
3125560David HumphreysFly-half1996-20057268811087.78

Top ten scoring international players (Tier 2)

There are eight 'Tier 2' countries: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Georgia, Romania, Samoa, Tonga and the USA.
Updated: 8 March 2020
World
Rank
Tier
Rank
PointsPlayerInternational teamYears activeCapsTriesConPeDGAvg. PTS
Source
61992Florin Vlaicu2006–1241417219148.00
132840Merab Kvirikashvili2003–20181151714815037.37
223711Ayumu Goromaru2005–2015571816299012.64
244670Nicky Little1996–201171211714029.44
305607James Pritchard2003–2015621810410309.79
326491Gareth Rees1986–19995575111098.92
367465Mike Hercus2002–2009489907649.69
418422Keiji Hirose1994–20054057779210.55
429419Bobby Ross1989–20035875184107.22
4510389Dănuţ Dumbravă2002–2015733737425.33

Top five scoring international players (Tier 3)

Updated: 8 March 2020
World
Rank
Tier
Rank
PointsPlayerInternational teamYears activeCapsTriesConPenDGAvg. PTS
Source
171784Yuri Kushnarev2005–1151115014126.82
402430Theuns Kotzé2011–201740611055510.75
583335Jaco Coetzee1990–19962868145311.96
583335Raynor Parkinson2011-376884129.03
655317Felipe Berchesi2011-362447218.81