List of Ireland national rugby union team records

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in international rugby union and plays in the Six Nations Championship and Rugby World Cup.

Thomas Gisborne Gordon, who played for Ireland between 1877–78, is the only one handed player to have competed in international rugby of either code.

Most caps
Ten current or retired members of the Ireland team have earned 100 or more test caps. Ireland's all-time caps leader is Brian O'Driscoll with 133. The active player with the most caps is Cian Healy with 131 caps, followed by Conor Murray with 118 caps.

These figures do not include caps for the Lions. When those are included, O'Driscoll has 141 international caps, O'Gara has 130, and Conor Murray has 126, Sexton has 124 caps.

Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 13 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries
Ireland's record try scorer is Brian O'Driscoll, who notched 46 career tries, which ranks him eighth in international tries.

Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 13 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points
Johnny Sexton holds the Ireland record for test points with 1,101, placing him fourth all-time in international rugby union. Johnny Sexton is the highest points scorers in the Six Nations with 566 points, followed by Ronan O'Gara with 557.

Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 6 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most matches as captain
Brian O'Driscoll is third on the all-time list for test matches as captain. He has captained Ireland 83 times and the Lions once.

Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 6 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points in a match
Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 6 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries in a match
Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 6 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Youngest players
Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 6 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Oldest players
Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 13 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Biggest winning margin
Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 6 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Biggest losing margin
Last updated: South Africa vs Ireland, 6 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.