List of leading rugby union test point scorers
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:01:18 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of the leading male scorers in rugby union test matches. Male 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.
Tables
· Top 25 scoring international players. (Tier 1)
1
1
World
Rank
1
Tier
Rank
1
Points
1598
Player
Dan Carter
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
New Zealand
Years active
2003–2015
Caps
112
Tries
29
Con
293
Pen
281
DG
8
2
2
World
Rank
2
Tier
Rank
2
Points
1271
Player
Owen Farrell
Position
Fly-half; Centre
International team(s)
England (1237)
British and Irish Lions (34)
Years active
2012–2025
Caps
120
Tries
10
Con
201
Pen
268
DG
5
3
3
World
Rank
3
Tier
Rank
3
Points
1246
Player
Jonny Wilkinson
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
England (1179)
British and Irish Lions (67)
Years active
1998–2011
Caps
97
Tries
7
Con
169
Pen
255
DG
36
4
4
World
Rank
4
Tier
Rank
4
Points
1113
Player
Johnny Sexton
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Ireland (1108)
British and Irish Lions (5)
Years active
2009–2023
Caps
124
Tries
19
Con
182
Pen
214
DG
4
5
5
World
Rank
5
Tier
Rank
5
Points
1090
Player
Neil Jenkins
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Wales (1049)
British and Irish Lions (41)
Years active
1990–2003
Caps
87
Tries
11
Con
131
Pen
248
DG
10
6
6
World
Rank
6
Tier
Rank
6
Points
1083
Player
Ronan O'Gara
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Ireland (1083)
British and Irish Lions (0)
Years active
2000–2013
Caps
130
Tries
16
Con
176
Pen
202
DG
15
8
8
World
Rank
8
Tier
Rank
7
Points
1010
Player
Diego Dominguez
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Italy (983)
Argentina (27)
Years active
1991–2003
1989
Caps
76
Tries
9
Con
133
Pen
213
DG
20
9
9
World
Rank
9
Tier
Rank
8
Points
970
Player
Stephen Jones
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Wales (917)
British and Irish Lions (53)
Years active
1998–2011
Caps
110
Tries
7
Con
160
Pen
198
DG
7
10
10
World
Rank
10
Tier
Rank
9
Points
967
Player
Andrew Mehrtens
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
New Zealand
Years active
1995–2004
Caps
70
Tries
7
Con
169
Pen
186
DG
12
11
11
World
Rank
11
Tier
Rank
10
Points
911
Player
Michael Lynagh
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Australia
Years active
1984–1995
Caps
72
Tries
17
Con
140
Pen
177
DG
9
12
12
World
Rank
12
Tier
Rank
11
Points
902
Player
Nicolas Sanchez
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Argentina
Years active
2010–2023
Caps
104
Tries
15
Con
130
Pen
177
DG
12
13
13
World
Rank
13
Tier
Rank
12
Points
893
Player
Percy Montgomery
Position
Fullback
International team(s)
South Africa
Years active
1997–2008
Caps
102
Tries
25
Con
153
Pen
148
DG
6
14
14
World
Rank
14
Tier
Rank
13
Points
878
Player
Matt Burke
Position
Fullback
International team(s)
Australia
Years active
1993–2004
Caps
81
Tries
29
Con
104
Pen
174
DG
1
15
15
World
Rank
15
Tier
Rank
14
Points
850
Player
Leigh Halfpenny
Position
Fullback
International team(s)
Wales (801)
British and Irish Lions (49)
Years active
2008–2023
Caps
105
Tries
15
Con
86
Pen
201
DG
0
17
17
World
Rank
17
Tier
Rank
15
Points
830
Player
Beauden Barrett
Position
Fly-half; Fullback
International team(s)
New Zealand
Years active
2012–
Caps
144
Tries
45
Con
199
Pen
66
DG
3
18
18
World
Rank
18
Tier
Rank
16
Points
825
Player
Handré Pollard
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
South Africa
Years active
2014–
Caps
85
Tries
8
Con
124
Pen
174
DG
5
19
19
World
Rank
19
Tier
Rank
17
Points
809
Player
Chris Paterson
Position
Fullback
International team(s)
Scotland
Years active
1999–2011
Caps
109
Tries
22
Con
90
Pen
170
DG
3
21
21
World
Rank
21
Tier
Rank
18
Points
742
Player
Morné Steyn
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
South Africa
Years active
2009–2021
Caps
68
Tries
8
Con
102
Pen
156
DG
10
22
22
World
Rank
22
Tier
Rank
19
Points
736
Player
Gavin Hastings
Position
Fullback
International team(s)
Scotland (667)
British and Irish Lions (69)
Years active
1986–1995
Caps
68
Tries
18
Con
87
Pen
161
DG
0
23
23
World
Rank
23
Tier
Rank
20
Points
714
Player
Greig Laidlaw
Position
Scrum-half
International team(s)
Scotland
Years active
2010–2019
Caps
76
Tries
5
Con
106
Pen
159
DG
0
25
25
World
Rank
25
Tier
Rank
21
Points
698
Player
Matt Giteau
Position
Centre
International team(s)
Australia
Years active
2002–2016
Caps
103
Tries
30
Con
106
Pen
108
DG
4
26
26
World
Rank
26
Tier
Rank
22
Points
673
Player
Bernard Foley
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Australia
Years active
2013–2022
Caps
76
Tries
16
Con
133
Pen
107
DG
1
28
28
World
Rank
28
Tier
Rank
23
Points
656
Player
Dan Biggar
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Wales (633)
British and Irish Lions (23)
Years active
2008-2023
Caps
115
Tries
8
Con
104
Pen
127
DG
9
28
28
World
Rank
28
Tier
Rank
23
Points
656
Player
Hugo Porta
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Argentina (590)
South American Jaguars (66)
Years active
1971–1990
Caps
66
Tries
12
Con
91
Pen
115
DG
28
30
30
World
Rank
30
Tier
Rank
25
Points
651
Player
Felipe Contepomi
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
Argentina
Years active
1998–2013
Caps
85
Tries
16
Con
74
Pen
139
DG
2
31
31
World
Rank
31
Tier
Rank
26
Points
645
Player
Grant Fox
Position
Fly-half
International team(s)
New Zealand
Years active
1984-1993
Caps
46
Tries
1
Con
118
Pen
128
DG
7
| World Rank | Tier Rank | Points | Player | Position | International team(s) | Years active | Caps | Tries | Con | Pen | DG |
| 1 | 1 | 1598 | Dan Carter | Fly-half | New Zealand | 2003–2015 | 112 | 29 | 293 | 281 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1271 | Owen Farrell | Fly-half; Centre | England (1237) British and Irish Lions (34) | 2012–2025 | 120 | 10 | 201 | 268 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 1246 | Jonny Wilkinson | Fly-half | England (1179) British and Irish Lions (67) | 1998–2011 | 97 | 7 | 169 | 255 | 36 |
| 4 | 4 | 1113 | Johnny Sexton | Fly-half | Ireland (1108) British and Irish Lions (5) | 2009–2023 | 124 | 19 | 182 | 214 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 1090 | Neil Jenkins | Fly-half | Wales (1049) British and Irish Lions (41) | 1990–2003 | 87 | 11 | 131 | 248 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | 1083 | Ronan O'Gara | Fly-half | Ireland (1083) British and Irish Lions (0) | 2000–2013 | 130 | 16 | 176 | 202 | 15 |
| 8 | 7 | 1010 | Diego Dominguez | Fly-half | Italy (983) Argentina (27) | 1991–2003 1989 | 76 | 9 | 133 | 213 | 20 |
| 9 | 8 | 970 | Stephen Jones | Fly-half | Wales (917) British and Irish Lions (53) | 1998–2011 | 110 | 7 | 160 | 198 | 7 |
| 10 | 9 | 967 | Andrew Mehrtens | Fly-half | New Zealand | 1995–2004 | 70 | 7 | 169 | 186 | 12 |
| 11 | 10 | 911 | Michael Lynagh | Fly-half | Australia | 1984–1995 | 72 | 17 | 140 | 177 | 9 |
| 12 | 11 | 902 | Nicolas Sanchez | Fly-half | Argentina | 2010–2023 | 104 | 15 | 130 | 177 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | 893 | Percy Montgomery | Fullback | South Africa | 1997–2008 | 102 | 25 | 153 | 148 | 6 |
| 14 | 13 | 878 | Matt Burke | Fullback | Australia | 1993–2004 | 81 | 29 | 104 | 174 | 1 |
| 15 | 14 | 850 | Leigh Halfpenny | Fullback | Wales (801) British and Irish Lions (49) | 2008–2023 | 105 | 15 | 86 | 201 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 830 | Beauden Barrett | Fly-half; Fullback | New Zealand | 2012– | 144 | 45 | 199 | 66 | 3 |
| 18 | 16 | 825 | Handré Pollard | Fly-half | South Africa | 2014– | 85 | 8 | 124 | 174 | 5 |
| 19 | 17 | 809 | Chris Paterson | Fullback | Scotland | 1999–2011 | 109 | 22 | 90 | 170 | 3 |
| 21 | 18 | 742 | Morné Steyn | Fly-half | South Africa | 2009–2021 | 68 | 8 | 102 | 156 | 10 |
| 22 | 19 | 736 | Gavin Hastings | Fullback | Scotland (667) British and Irish Lions (69) | 1986–1995 | 68 | 18 | 87 | 161 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 714 | Greig Laidlaw | Scrum-half | Scotland | 2010–2019 | 76 | 5 | 106 | 159 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 698 | Matt Giteau | Centre | Australia | 2002–2016 | 103 | 30 | 106 | 108 | 4 |
| 26 | 22 | 673 | Bernard Foley | Fly-half | Australia | 2013–2022 | 76 | 16 | 133 | 107 | 1 |
| 28 | 23 | 656 | Dan Biggar | Fly-half | Wales (633) British and Irish Lions (23) | 2008-2023 | 115 | 8 | 104 | 127 | 9 |
| 28 | 23 | 656 | Hugo Porta | Fly-half | Argentina (590) South American Jaguars (66) | 1971–1990 | 66 | 12 | 91 | 115 | 28 |
| 30 | 25 | 651 | Felipe Contepomi | Fly-half | Argentina | 1998–2013 | 85 | 16 | 74 | 139 | 2 |
| 31 | 26 | 645 | Grant Fox | Fly-half | New Zealand | 1984-1993 | 46 | 1 | 118 | 128 | 7 |
· Top ten scoring international players (Tier 2)
7
7
World
Rank
7
Tier
Rank
1
Points
1030
Player
Florin Vlaicu
International team(s)
Romania
Years active
2006–2022
Caps
129
Tries
14
Con
173
Pe
203
DG
4
Avg. PTS
(per game)
7
16
16
World
Rank
16
Tier
Rank
2
Points
840
Player
Merab Kvirikashvili
International team(s)
Georgia
Years active
2003–2018
Caps
115
Tries
17
Con
148
Pe
150
DG
3
Avg. PTS
(per game)
7
24
24
World
Rank
24
Tier
Rank
3
Points
711
Player
Ayumu Goromaru
International team(s)
Japan
Years active
2005–2015
Caps
57
Tries
18
Con
162
Pe
99
DG
0
Avg. PTS
(per game)
12
27
27
World
Rank
27
Tier
Rank
4
Points
670
Player
Nicky Little
International team(s)
Fiji
Years active
1996–2011
Caps
71
Tries
2
Con
117
Pe
140
DG
2
Avg. PTS
(per game)
9
32
32
World
Rank
32
Tier
Rank
5
Points
607
Player
James Pritchard
International team(s)
Canada
Years active
2003–2015
Caps
62
Tries
18
Con
104
Pe
103
DG
0
Avg. PTS
(per game)
9
35
35
World
Rank
35
Tier
Rank
6
Points
491
Player
Gareth Rees
International team(s)
Canada
Years active
1986–1999
Caps
55
Tries
7
Con
51
Pe
110
DG
9
Avg. PTS
(per game)
8
39
39
World
Rank
39
Tier
Rank
7
Points
465
Player
Mike Hercus
International team(s)
United States
Years active
2002–2009
Caps
48
Tries
9
Con
90
Pe
76
DG
4
Avg. PTS
(per game)
9
42
42
World
Rank
42
Tier
Rank
8
Points
422
Player
Keiji Hirose
International team(s)
Japan
Years active
1994–2005
Caps
40
Tries
5
Con
77
Pe
79
DG
2
Avg. PTS
(per game)
10
43
43
World
Rank
43
Tier
Rank
9
Points
419
Player
Bobby Ross
International team(s)
Canada
Years active
1989–2003
Caps
58
Tries
7
Con
51
Pe
84
DG
10
Avg. PTS
(per game)
7
47
47
World
Rank
47
Tier
Rank
10
Points
389
Player
Dănuț Dumbravă
International team(s)
Romania
Years active
2002–2015
Caps
73
Tries
3
Con
73
Pe
74
DG
2
Avg. PTS
(per game)
5
| World Rank | Tier Rank | Points | Player | International team(s) | Years active | Caps | Tries | Con | Pe | DG | Avg. PTS (per game) |
| 7 | 1 | 1030 | Florin Vlaicu | Romania | 2006–2022 | 129 | 14 | 173 | 203 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 2 | 840 | Merab Kvirikashvili | Georgia | 2003–2018 | 115 | 17 | 148 | 150 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | 3 | 711 | Ayumu Goromaru | Japan | 2005–2015 | 57 | 18 | 162 | 99 | 0 | 12 |
| 27 | 4 | 670 | Nicky Little | Fiji | 1996–2011 | 71 | 2 | 117 | 140 | 2 | 9 |
| 32 | 5 | 607 | James Pritchard | Canada | 2003–2015 | 62 | 18 | 104 | 103 | 0 | 9 |
| 35 | 6 | 491 | Gareth Rees | Canada | 1986–1999 | 55 | 7 | 51 | 110 | 9 | 8 |
| 39 | 7 | 465 | Mike Hercus | United States | 2002–2009 | 48 | 9 | 90 | 76 | 4 | 9 |
| 42 | 8 | 422 | Keiji Hirose | Japan | 1994–2005 | 40 | 5 | 77 | 79 | 2 | 10 |
| 43 | 9 | 419 | Bobby Ross | Canada | 1989–2003 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 84 | 10 | 7 |
| 47 | 10 | 389 | Dănuț Dumbravă | Romania | 2002–2015 | 73 | 3 | 73 | 74 | 2 | 5 |
· Top five scoring international players (Tier 3)
20
20
World
Rank
20
Tier
Rank
1
Points
797
Player
Yuri Kushnarev
International team(s)
Russia
Years active
2005–2021
Caps
120
Tries
11
Con
155
Pen
142
DG
2
Avg. PTS
(per game)
6
41
41
World
Rank
41
Tier
Rank
2
Points
430
Player
Theuns Kotzé
International team(s)
Namibia
Years active
2011–2017
Caps
40
Tries
6
Con
110
Pen
55
DG
5
Avg. PTS
(per game)
10
48
48
World
Rank
48
Tier
Rank
3
Points
381
Player
Felipe Berchesi
International team(s)
Uruguay
Years active
2011–2023
Caps
49
Tries
3
Con
57
Pen
83
DG
1
Avg. PTS
(per game)
7
59
59
World
Rank
59
Tier
Rank
4
Points
337
Player
Raynor Parkinson
International team(s)
Germany
Years active
2011–2024
Caps
43
Tries
6
Con
89
Pen
41
DG
2
Avg. PTS
(per game)
7
60
60
World
Rank
60
Tier
Rank
5
Points
335
Player
Jaco Coetzee
International team(s)
Namibia
Years active
1990–1996
Caps
28
Tries
6
Con
81
Pen
45
DG
3
Avg. PTS
(per game)
11
| World Rank | Tier Rank | Points | Player | International team(s) | Years active | Caps | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Avg. PTS (per game) |
| 20 | 1 | 797 | Yuri Kushnarev | Russia | 2005–2021 | 120 | 11 | 155 | 142 | 2 | 6 |
| 41 | 2 | 430 | Theuns Kotzé | Namibia | 2011–2017 | 40 | 6 | 110 | 55 | 5 | 10 |
| 48 | 3 | 381 | Felipe Berchesi | Uruguay | 2011–2023 | 49 | 3 | 57 | 83 | 1 | 7 |
| 59 | 4 | 337 | Raynor Parkinson | Germany | 2011–2024 | 43 | 6 | 89 | 41 | 2 | 7 |
| 60 | 5 | 335 | Jaco Coetzee | Namibia | 1990–1996 | 28 | 6 | 81 | 45 | 3 | 11 |
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