List of international rugby union caps for Brian O'Driscoll
Brian O'Driscoll the former world record holder for the most international rugby union caps
Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish rugby union player who has 141 caps to his name; 133 for Ireland and 8 for the British & Irish Lions . He is currently the fourth most capped player in the world behind Richie McCaw , Sergio Parisse and Alun Wyn Jones . He earned his first Irish cap playing against Australia on the 12 June 1999 at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane , before ending his international career on the 15 March 2014 against France at the Stade de France . In his 133 caps for Ireland, he has only played once of the bench; against Romania on 15 October 1999. In total, he has represented Ireland on 65 occasions in either the Five or Six Nations Championship , and have played in 4 Rugby World Cup tournaments, playing in 17 matches. He has scored 46 tries for his national side, a current record for the Irish team, and with his 5 drop goals, he has scored 245 points for Ireland.
In addition to Ireland, he also represented the British & Irish Lions on four tours. He earned his first Lions cap against Australia as part of the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia , where he played in every test match . He was named captain for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand , but was injured just minutes into the opening test against the All Blacks . He made a formidable partnership with Welsh Centre Jamie Roberts on the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa , playing in the opening two tests of the test series. Despite the expected retirement of O'Driscoll at the end of the 2012–13 season, O'Driscoll was selected for his fourth British and Irish Lion for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia . On this tour, he played in the opening two test against the Wallabies, but was dropped for the final test, which led to much criticism for head coach Warren Gatland .
Key
Comp denotes Competition/Tournament
Pts denotes points
Conv denotes Conversions
Pen denotes Penalties
Drop denotes Drop Goal
Repl. denotes matches that O'Driscoll was replaced in a match.
Won denotes that the match was won by the side O'Driscoll was playing for.
Lost denotes that the match was lost by the side O'Driscoll was playing for.
Draw denotes that the match was drawn.
Matches in yellow denoted matches that O'Driscoll was captain.
International Caps
Cap
Date
Venue
Comp
Team
Opposition
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pen
Drop
Result
Repl
1
12 June 1999
Ballymore Stadium , Brisbane
1999 Summer tour
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
2
19 June 1999
Subiaco Oval , Perth
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
3
28 August 1999
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
1999 RWC Warm-up
Ireland
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
4
2 October 1999
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
1999 Rugby World Cup
Ireland
United States
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
5
10 October 1999
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
6
15 October 1999
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Romania
3
0
0
0
1
Won
0
7
20 October 1999
Stade Félix-Bollaert , Lens
Ireland
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
8
5 February 2000
Twickenham , London
2000 Six Nations
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
9
19 February 2000
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Scotland
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
10
4 March 2000
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Italy
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
11
19 March 2000
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Ireland
France
15
3
0
0
0
Won
–
0
12
1 April 2000
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
13
11 November 2000
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2000 End-of-year tests
Ireland
Japan
10
2
0
0
0
Won
–
0
14
1 April 2000
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
15
17 February 2001
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2001 Six Nations
Ireland
France
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
16
30 June 2001
The Gabba , Brisbane
2001 B & I Lions tour
Lions
Australia
5
1
0
0
0
Won
0
17
7 July 2001
Colonial Stadium , Melbourne
Lions
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
18
14 July 2001
Stadium Australia , Sydney
Lions
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
19
22 September 2001
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
2001 Six Nations
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
20
13 October 2001
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
Ireland
Wales
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
21
20 October 2001
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
22
11 November 2001
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2001 End-of-year tests
Ireland
Samoa
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
23
17 November 2001
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
24
3 February 2002
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2002 Six Nations
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
25
16 February 2002
Twickenham , London
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
26
2 March 2002
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Scotland
15
3
0
0
0
Won
–
0
27
23 March 2002
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
28
6 April 2002
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
29
15 June 2002
Carisbrook , Dunedin
2002 Summer tour
Ireland
New Zealand
3
0
0
0
1
Lost
–
0
30
22 June 2002
Eden Park , Auckland
Ireland
New Zealand
3
0
0
0
1
Lost
–
0
31
7 September 2002
Thomond Park , Limerick
Test match
Ireland
Romania
5
1
0
0
0
Won
0
32
21 September 2002
Central Stadium , Krasnoyarsk
2003 RWC Qualification
Ireland
Russia
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
33
28 September 2002
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Georgia
10
2
0
0
0
Won
–
0
34
9 November 2002
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2002 End-of-year tests
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
35
17 November 2002
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Fiji
5
1
0
0
0
Won
0
36
23 November 2002
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
37
16 February 2003
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
2003 Six Nations
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
38
22 February 2003
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
Ireland
Italy
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
39
8 March 2003
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
40
22 March 2003
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
41
30 March 2003
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
42
16 August 2003
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2003 RWC Warm-ups
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
43
30 August 2003
Thomond Park , Limerick
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
44
6 September 2003
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
45
11 October 2003
Central Coast Stadium , Gosford
2003 Rugby World Cup
Ireland
Romania
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
46
19 October 2003
Aussie Stadium , Sydney
Ireland
Namibia
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
47
26 October 2003
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
Ireland
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
48
1 November 2003
Telstra Dome , Melbourne
Ireland
Australia
8
1
0
0
1
Lost
–
0
49
9 November 2003
Telstra Dome , Melbourne
Ireland
France
10
2
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
50
22 February 2004
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2004 Six Nations
Ireland
Wales
10
2
0
0
0
Won
0
51
6 March 2004
Twickenham , London
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
52
20 March 2004
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Italy
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
1
53 (50th IRE Cap)
27 March 2004
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
54
12 June 2004
Vodacom Park , Blomfontein
2004 Summer tour
Ireland
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
55
19 June 2004
Newlands , Cape Town
Ireland
South Africa
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
56
13 November 2004
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2004 End-of-year tests
Ireland
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
57
20 November 2004
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
United States
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
58
27 November 2004
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
59
6 February 2005
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
2005 Six Nations
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
60
27 February 2005
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
England
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
61
12 March 2005
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
France
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
62
19 March 2005
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
63
25 June 2005
Lancaster Park , Christchurch
2005 B & I Lions tour
Lions
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
64
4 February 2006
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2006 Six Nations
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
65
11 February 2006
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
66
26 February 2006
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
67
11 March 2006
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
68
18 March 2006
Twickenham , London
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
69
10 June 2006
Waikato Stadium , Hamilton
2006 Summer tour
Ireland
New Zealand
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
70
17 June 2006
Eden Park , Auckland
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
71
24 June 2006
Subiaco Oval , Perth
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
72
11 November 2006
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
2006 End-of-year tests
Ireland
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
73
19 November 2006
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
74
26 November 2006
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
Pacific Islanders
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
75
4 February 2007
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
2007 Six Nations
Ireland
Wales
5
1
0
0
0
Won
0
76
24 February 2007
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
77
24 February 2007
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
78
17 March 2007
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
79
11 August 2007
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
2007 RWC Warm-ups
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
80
9 September 2007
Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux
2007 Rugby World Cup
Ireland
Namibia
5
1
0
0
0
Won
0
81
15 September 2007
Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux
Ireland
Georgia
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
82
21 September 2007
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
83
30 September 2007
Parc des Princes , Paris
Ireland
Argentina
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
84
2 February 2008
Croke Park , Dublin
2008 Six Nations
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
85
9 February 2008
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
86
23 February 2008
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
87
8 March 2008
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
88
7 June 2008
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
2008 Summer tour
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
89
14 June 2008
Telstra Dome , Melbourne
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
90
8 November 2008
Thomond Park , Limerick
2008 End-of-year tests
Ireland
Canada
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
91
15 November 2008
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
92
22 November 2008
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
93
7 February 2009
Croke Park , Dublin
2009 Six Nations
Ireland
France
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
94
15 February 2009
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
Ireland
Italy
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
95
28 February 2009
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
England
8
1
0
0
1
Won
–
0
96
28 February 2009
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
97
28 February 2009
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
Ireland
Wales
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
98
20 June 2009
ABSA Stadium , Durban
2009 B & I Lions tour
Lions
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
99
20 June 2009
Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria
Lions
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
100
15 November 2009
Croke Park , Dublin
2009 End-of-year tests
Ireland
Australia
5
1
0
0
0
Draw
–
0
101
21 November 2009
RDS Arena , Dublin
Ireland
Fiji
5
1
0
0
0
Won
0
102
28 November 2009
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
103
6 February 2010
Croke Park , Dublin
2010 Six Nations
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
104
13 February 2010
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
105
27 February 2010
Twickenham , London
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
106 (100th IRE Cap)
13 March 2010
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
107
20 March 2010
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
Scotland
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
108
12 June 2010
Yarrow Stadium , New Plymouth
2010 Summer tour
Ireland
New Zealand
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
109
26 June 2010
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
110
6 November 2010
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
2010 End-of-year tests
Ireland
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
111
13 November 2010
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
Samoa
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
112
20 November 2010
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
New Zealand
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
113
28 November 2010
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
114
5 February 2011
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
2011 Six Nations
Ireland
Italy
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
115
13 February 2011
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
116
27 February 2011
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
117
12 March 2011
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
Ireland
Wales
5
1
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
118
19 March 2011
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
England
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
119
20 August 2011
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
2011 RWC Warm-ups
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
120
11 September 2011
Stadium Taranaki , New Plymouth
2011 Rugby World Cup
Ireland
United States
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
121
17 September 2011
Eden Park , Auckland
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
122
2 October 2011
Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin
Ireland
Italy
5
1
0
0
0
Won
0
123
8 October 2011
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
124
9 June 2012
Eden Park , Auckland
2012 Summer tour
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
125
16 June 2012
Rugby League Park , Christchurch
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
126
23 June 2012
Waikato Stadium , Hamilton
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
127
2 February 2013
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
2013 Six Nations
Ireland
Wales
5
1
0
0
0
Won
–
0
128
10 February 2013
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
129
24 February 2013
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
130
9 March 2013
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Draw
–
0
131
16 March 2013
Stadio Olimpico , Rome
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
1
132
22 June 2013
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
2013 B & I Lions tour
Lions
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
133
29 June 2013
Etihad Stadium , Melbourne
Lions
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
134
9 November 2013
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
2013 End-of-year tests
Ireland
Samoa
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
135
16 November 2013
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
–
0
136
24 November 2013
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
New Zealand
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
137
2 February 2014
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
2014 Six Nations
Ireland
Scotland
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
138
8 February 2014
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
Wales
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
139
22 February 2014
Twickenham , London
Ireland
England
0
0
0
0
0
Lost
0
140
8 March 2014
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
Italy
0
0
0
0
0
Won
0
141
15 March 2014
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Ireland
France
0
0
0
0
0
Won
–
0
Overall
By country
Opponent
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Win %
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pen
Drop
Argentina
8
6
0
2
75.00
5
1
0
0
0
Australia
17
5
1
11
29.41
23
4
0
0
1
Canada
1
1
0
0
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
England
13
8
0
5
61.54
18
3
0
0
1
Fiji
2
2
0
0
100.00
10
2
0
0
0
France
15
5
1
9
33.33
40
8
0
0
0
Georgia
2
2
0
0
100.00
10
2
0
0
0
Italy
15
14
0
1
93.33
30
6
0
0
0
Japan
1
1
0
0
100.00
10
2
0
0
0
Namibia
2
2
0
0
100.00
10
2
0
0
0
New Zealand
14
0
0
14
0.00
21
3
0
0
2
Pacific Islanders
1
1
0
0
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
Romania
3
3
0
0
100.00
8
1
0
0
1
South Africa
9
3
0
6
33.33
5
1
0
0
0
Russia
1
1
0
0
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
Samoa
3
3
0
0
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
Scotland
15
11
0
4
73.33
25
5
0
0
0
United States
3
3
0
0
100.00
5
1
0
0
0
Wales
16
11
0
5
68.75
35
7
0
0
0
Total
141
82
2
57
58.16
250
47
0
0
5
By stadium
Stadium
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Win %
ABSA Stadium , Durban
1
0
0
1
0.00
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
1
1
0
0
100.00
Aussie Stadium , Sydney
1
1
0
0
100.00
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
15
7
1
7
46.67
Ballymore Stadium , Brisbane
1
0
0
1
0.00
Carisbrook , Dunedin
1
0
0
1
0.00
Central Coast Stadium , Gosford
1
1
0
0
100.00
Central Stadium , Krasnoyarsk
1
1
0
0
100.00
Croke Park , Dublin
13
9
1
3
69.23
Eden Park , Auckland
4
1
0
3
25.00
Etihad Stadium Colonial Stadium , Melbourne Telstra Dome
5
0
0
5
0.00
Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin
1
1
0
0
100.00
Lancaster Park , Christchurch
1
1
0
0
100.00
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
37
31
0
6
83.78
Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria
1
0
0
1
0.00
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
7
5
0
2
71.43
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
8
5
0
3
62.50
Newlands , Cape Town
1
0
0
1
0.00
Parc des Princes , Paris
1
0
0
1
0.00
RDS Arena , Dublin
1
1
0
0
100.00
Rugby League Park , Christchurch
1
0
0
1
0.00
Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux
2
2
0
0
100.00
Stade de France , Saint-Denis
7
2
0
5
28.86
Stade Felix Bollaert , Lens
1
0
0
1
0.00
Stadio Flaminio , Rome
5
5
0
0
100.00
Stadio Olimpico , Rome
1
0
0
1
0.00
Stadium Australia , Sydney
1
0
0
1
0.00
Subiaco Oval , Perth
2
0
0
2
0.00
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
2
1
0
1
50.00
The Gabba , Brisbane
1
1
0
0
100.00
Thomond Park , Limerick
3
3
0
0
100.00
Twickenham , London
6
3
0
3
50.00
Vodacom Park , Blomfontein
1
0
0
1
0.00
Waikato Stadium , Hamilton
2
0
0
2
0.00
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
2
0
0
2
0.00
Yarrow Stadium Stadium Taranaki , New Plymouth
2
1
0
1
50.00
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