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Top Test try-scorers of all time

Bryan Habana scores at the 2007 World Cup Bryan Habana scores at the 2007 World Cup
Published on September 9, 2021

Take a look at this comprehensive list of world rugby’s most elite try-scorers, featuring two legendary Springboks.

The top 20 try-scorers list is dominated by All Blacks players past and present, with 11 representatives from New Zealand. Next best is Australia with five players, Wales with four and three from France.

South Africa, England, Ireland and Japan each have two players in the top 20, while Canada and Uruguay have one each.

Top Test try-scorers of all time:

1. Daisuke Ohata (Jap) – 69
2. Bryan Habana (SA) – 67
3. David Campese (Aus) – 64
4. Shane Williams (Wal) – 60
5. Hirotoki Onozawa (Jap) – 55
6. Rory Underwood (Eng) – 50
7. Doug Howlett (NZ) – 49
8. Brian O’Driscoll (Ire) – 47
9. Christian Cullen, Joe Rokocoko, Julian Savea (NZ) – 46
10. George North (Wal) – 45
11. Jeff Wilson (NZ) – 44
12. Gareth Thomas (Wal) – 41
13. Chris Latham (Aus) – 40
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Aus), Ben Smith (NZ) – 39
15. Joost vd Westhuizen (SA), DTH van der Merwe (Can), Serge Blanco (Fra) – 38
16. Israel Folau (Aus), Jonah Lomu (NZ) – 37
17. Beauden Barrett, Tana Umaga (NZ) – 36
18. John Kirwan (NZ) – 35
19. Drew Mitchell (Aus), Mils Muliaina (NZ), Vincent Clerc (Fra), Keith Earls (Ire), Ieuan Evans (Wal) – 34
20. Jonny May (Eng), Sitiveni Sivivatu (NZ), Philippe Saint-Andre (Fra, Diego Ormaechea (Uru) – 33

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