Brian O’Driscoll: His Record-Breaking Run

141 Tests, 140 starts, 133 matches for Ireland and 8 appearances for the Lions…

Ireland’s most-capped player and record try scorer (46 tries)…

The Six Nations’ most-capped player (65 matches) and record try scorer (26 tries)…

Broke former Wallaby George Gregan’s 139-Test mark as world rugby’s most-capped player last Saturday against Italy, turning in a man-of-the-match display in the process…

A record 83 matches as Ireland captain between November 2002 and June 2012, with 52 victories and 1 draw…

First game as captain against Australia at age of 23. Captained Ireland to the 2009 Grand Slam, four Triple Crowns (2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009) and at two Rugby World Cups…

A world record centre partnership with Gordon D’Arcy (56 Test togethers)…

A 58.86% winning return in 141 Tests, including 51 wins/25 tries at home, 23 wins/17 tries away from home and 8 wins/5 tries at neutral venues…

A 70% winning return (45 victories) from 65 Six Nations outings with Ireland. Voted the Player of the Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2009…

1999 –

Ireland: Played 7, Won 3, Lost 4; 1 try and 1 drop goal scored

June 12, 1999 – Summer Tour – Australia 46 Ireland 10, Ballymore
June 19, 1999 – Summer Tour – Australia 32 Ireland 26, Subiaco Oval
August 28, 1999 – Rugby World Cup Warm-Up – Ireland 32 Argentina 28, Lansdowne Road
October 2, 1999 – Rugby World Cup Pool E – Ireland 53 USA 8, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 1st Test try)
October 10, 1999 – Rugby World Cup Pool E – Ireland 3 Australia 23, Lansdowne Road
October 15, 1999 – Rugby World Cup Pool E – Ireland 44 Romania 14, Lansdowne Road (used as replacement) (1 drop goal; 1st Test drop goal)
October 20, 1999 – Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final Play-Off – Ireland 24 Argentina 28, Stade Félix Bollaert

2000 –

Ireland: Played 7, Won 4, Lost 3; 7 tries scored

February 5, 2000 – Six Nations – England 50 Ireland 18, Twickenham
February 19, 2000 – Six Nations – Ireland 44 Scotland 22, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 2nd Test try)
March 4, 2000 – Six Nations – Ireland 60 Italy 13, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 3rd Test try)
March 19, 2000 – Six Nations – France 25 Ireland 27, Stade de France (3 tries; 4th, 5th and 6th Test tries)
April 1, 2000 – Six Nations – Ireland 19 Wales 23, Lansdowne Road
November 11, 2000 – Autumn Test – Ireland 78 Japan 9, Lansdowne Road (2 tries; 7th and 8th Test tries)
November 19, 2000 – Autumn Test – Ireland 18 South Africa 28, Lansdowne Road

2001 –

Ireland: Played 6, Won 4, Lost 2; 2 tries scored
Lions: Played 3, Won 1, Lost 2; 1 try scored

February 17, 2001 – Six Nations – Ireland 22 France 15, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 9th Test try)
June 30, 2001 – Lions Tour First Test – Australia 13 British & Irish Lions 29, the Gabba (1 try; 10th Test try)
July 7, 2001 – Lions Tour Second Test – Australia 35 British & Irish Lions 14, Melbourne Colonial Stadium
July 14, 2001 – Lions Tour Third Test – Australia 29 British & Irish Lions 23, Stadium Australia
September 22, 2001 – Six Nations – Scotland 32 Ireland 10, Murrayfield
October 13, 2001 – Six Nations – Wales 6 Ireland 36, Millennium Stadium (1 try; 11th Test try)
October 20, 2001 – Six Nations – Ireland 20 England 14, Lansdowne Road
November 11, 2001 – Autumn Test – Ireland 35 Samoa 8, Lansdowne Road
November 17, 2001 – Autumn Test – Ireland 29 New Zealand 40, Lansdowne Road

2002 –

Ireland: Played 13, Won 9, Lost 4; 7 tries and 2 drop goals scored

February 3, 2002 – Six Nations – Ireland 54 Wales 10, Lansdowne Road
February 16, 2002 – Six Nations – England 45 Ireland 11, Twickenham
March 2, 2002 – Six Nations – Ireland 43 Scotland 22, Lansdowne Road (3 tries; 12th, 13th and 14th Test tries)
March 23, 2002 – Six Nations – Ireland 32 Italy 17, Lansdowne Road
April 6, 2002 – Six Nations – France 44 Ireland 5, Stade de France
June 15, 2002 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 15 Ireland 6, Carisbrook (1 drop goal; 2nd Test drop goal)
June 22, 2002 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 40 Ireland 8, Eden Park (1 drop goal; 3rd Test drop goal)
September 7, 2002 – Rugby World Cup Warm-Up – Ireland 39 Romania 8, Thomond Park (1 try; 15th Test try)
September 21, 2002 – Rugby World Cup Qualifier – Russia 3 Ireland 35, Centralny Stadium
September 28, 2002 – Rugby World Cup Qualifier – Ireland 63 Georgia 14, Lansdowne Road (2 tries; 16th and 17th Test tries)
November 9, 2002 – Autumn Test – Ireland 18 Australia 9, Lansdowne Road (1st Test as Ireland captain)
November 17, 2002 – Autumn Test – Ireland 64 Fiji 17, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 18th Test try)
November 23, 2002 – Autumn Test – Ireland 16 Argentina 7, Lansdowne Road

2003 –

Ireland: Played 13, Won 10, Lost 3; 4 tries and 1 drop goal scored

February 16, 2003 – Six Nations – Scotland 6 Ireland 36, Murrayfield
February 22, 2003 – Six Nations – Italy 13 Ireland 37, Stadio Flaminio (1 try; 19th Test try)
March 8, 2003 – Six Nations – Ireland 15 France 12, Lansdowne Road
March 22, 2003 – Six Nations – Wales 24 Ireland 25, Millennium Stadium
March 30, 2003 – Six Nations – Ireland 6 England 42, Lansdowne Road
August 16, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Warm-Up – Ireland 35 Wales 12, Lansdowne Road
August 30, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Warm-Up – Ireland 61 Italy 6, Thomond Park
September 6, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Warm-Up – Scotland 10 Ireland 29, Murrayfield
October 11, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Pool A – Ireland 45 Romania 17, Central Coast Stadium
October 19, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Pool A – Ireland 64 Namibia 7, Aussie Stadium
October 26, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Pool A – Argentina 15 Ireland 16, Adelaide Oval
November 1, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Pool A – Australia 17 Ireland 16, Telstra Dome (1 try; 20th Test try; 1 drop goal; 4th Test drop goal)
November 9, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final – Ireland 43 Ireland 21, Telstra Dome (2 tries; 21st and 22nd Test tries)

2004 –

Ireland: Played 9, Won 7, Lost 2; 4 tries scored

February 22, 2004 – Six Nations – Ireland 36 Wales 15, Lansdowne Road (2 tries; 23rd and 24th Test tries)
March 6, 2004 – Six Nations – England 13 Ireland 19, Twickenham
March 20, 2004 – Six Nations – Ireland 19 Italy 3, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 25th Test try; yellow card)
March 27, 2004 – Six Nations – Ireland 37 Scotland 16, Lansdowne Road
June 12, 2004 – Summer Tour – South Africa 31 Ireland 17, Vodacom Park
June 19, 2004 – Summer Tour – South Africa 26 Ireland 17, Newlands (1 try; 26th Test try)
November 13, 2004 – Autumn Test – Ireland 17 South Africa 12, Lansdowne Road
November 20, 2004 – Autumn Test – Ireland 55 United States 6, Lansdowne Road
November 27, 2004 – Autumn Test – Ireland 21 Argentina 19, Lansdowne Road

2005 –

Ireland: Played 4, Won 2, Lost 2; 2 tries scored
Lions: Played 1, Lost 1

February 6, 2005 – Six Nations – Italy 17 Ireland 28, Stadio Flaminio
February 27, 2005 – Six Nations – Ireland 19 England 13, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 27th Test try)
March 12, 2005 – Six Nations – Ireland 19 France 26, Lansdowne Road (1 try; 28th Test try)
March 19, 2005 – Six Nations – Wales 32 Ireland 20, Millennium Stadium
June 25, 2005 – Lions Tour First Test – New Zealand 21 British & Irish Lions 3, Jade Stadium (1st Test as Lions captain)

2006 –

Ireland: Played 11, Won 7, Lost 4; 1 try scored

February 4, 2006 – Six Nations – Ireland 26 Italy 16, Lansdowne Road
February 11, 2006 – Six Nations – France 43 Ireland 31, Stade de France
February 26, 2006 – Six Nations – Ireland 31 Wales 5, Lansdowne Road
March 11, 2006 – Six Nations – Ireland 15 Scotland 9, Lansdowne Road
March 18, 2006 – Six Nations – England 24 Ireland 28, Twickenham
June 10, 2006 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 34 Ireland 23, Waikato Stadium (1 try; 29th Test try)
June 17, 2006 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 27 Ireland 17, Eden Park
June 24, 2006 – Summer Tour – Australia 37 Ireland 15, Subiaco Oval
November 11, 2006 – Autumn Test – Ireland 32 South Africa 15, Lansdowne Road
November 19, 2006 – Autumn Test – Ireland 21 Australia 6, Lansdowne Road
November 26, 2006 – Autumn Test – Ireland 61 Pacific Islanders 17, Lansdowne Road

2007 –

Ireland: Played 9, Won 6, Lost 3; 3 tries scored

February 4, 2007 – Six Nations – Wales 9 Ireland 19, Millennium Stadium (1 try; 30th Test try)
February 24, 2007 – Six Nations – Ireland 43 England 13, Croke Park
March 10, 2007 – Six Nations – Scotland 18 Ireland 19, Murrayfield
March 17, 2007 – Six Nations – Italy 24 Ireland 51, Stadio Flaminio
August 11, 2007 – Rugby World Cup Warm-Up – Scotland 31 Ireland 21, Murrayfield
September 9, 2007 – Rugby World Cup Pool D – Ireland 32 Namibia 17, Stade Chaban-Delmas (1 try; 31st Test try)
September 15, 2007 – Rugby World Cup Pool D – Ireland 14 Georgia 10, Stade Chaban-Delmas
September 21, 2007 – Rugby World Cup Pool D – France 25 Ireland 3, Stade de France
September 30, 2007 – Rugby World Cup Pool D – Ireland 15 Argentina 30, Parc des Princes (1 try; 32nd Test try)

2008 –

Ireland: Played 9, Won 4, Lost 5; 1 try scored

February 2, 2008 – Six Nations – Ireland 16 Italy 11, Croke Park
February 9, 2008 – Six Nations – France 26 Ireland 21, Stade de France
February 23, 2008 – Six Nations – Ireland 34 Scotland 13, Croke Park
March 8, 2008 – Six Nations – Ireland 12 Wales 16, Croke Park
June 7, 2008 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 21 Ireland 11, Westpac Stadium
June 14, 2008 – Summer Tour – Australia 18 Ireland 12, Telstra Dome (1 try; 33rd Test try)
November 8, 2008 – Autumn Test – Ireland 55 Canada 0, Thomond Park
November 15, 2008 – Autumn Test – Ireland 3 New Zealand 22, Croke Park (50th Test as Ireland captain)
November 22, 2008 – Autumn Test – Ireland 17 Argentina 3, Croke Park

2009 –

Ireland: Played 8, Won 7, Drawn 1; 6 tries and 1 drop goal scored
Lions: Played 2, Lost 2

February 7, 2009 – Six Nations – Ireland 30 France 21, Croke Park (1 try; 34th Test try)
February 15, 2009 – Six Nations – Italy 9 Ireland 38, Stadio Flaminio (1 try; 35th Test try)
February 28, 2009 – Six Nations – Ireland 14 England 13, Croke Park (1 try; 36th Test try; 1 drop goal; 5th Test drop goal)
March 14, 2009 – Six Nations – Scotland 15 Ireland 22, Murrayfield
March 21, 2009 – Six Nations – Wales 15 Ireland 17, Millennium Stadium (1 try; 37th Test try)
June 20, 2009 – Lions Tour First Test – South Africa 26 British & Irish Lions 21, ABSA Stadium
June 27, 2009 – Lions Tour Second Test – South Africa 28 British & Irish Lions 25, Loftus Versfeld
November 15, 2009 – Autumn Test – Ireland 20 Australia 20, Croke Park (1 try; 38th Test try)
November 21, 2009 – Autumn Test – Ireland 41 Fiji 6, the RDS (1 try; 39th Test try)
November 28, 2009 – Autumn Test – Ireland 15 South Africa 10, Croke Park

2010 –

Ireland: Played 11, Won 5, Lost 6; 3 tries scored

February 6, 2010 – Six Nations – Ireland 29 Italy 11, Croke Park
February 13, 2010 – Six Nations – France 33 Ireland 10, Stade de France
February 27, 2010 – Six Nations – England 16 Ireland 20, Twickenham
March 13, 2010 – Six Nations – Ireland 27 Wales 12, Croke Park (100th Ireland Test)
March 20, 2010 – Six Nations – Ireland 20 Scotland 23, Croke Park (1 try; 40th Test try)
June 12, 2010 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 66 Ireland 28, Yarrow Stadium (1 try; 41st Test try)
June 26, 2010 – Summer Tour – Australia 22 Ireland 15, Suncorp Stadium
November 6, 2010 – Autumn Test – Ireland 21 South Africa 23, Aviva Stadium
November 13, 2010 – Autumn Test – Ireland 20 Samoa 10, Aviva Stadium
November 20, 2010 – Autumn Test – Ireland 18 New Zealand 38, Aviva Stadium (1 try; 42nd Test try)
November 28, 2010 – Autumn Test – Ireland 29 Argentina 9, Aviva Stadium

2011 –

Ireland: Played 10, Won 6, Lost 4; 4 tries scored

February 5, 2011 – Six Nations – Italy 11 Ireland 13, Stadio Flaminio (1 try; 43rd Test try)
February 13, 2011 – Six Nations – Ireland 22 France 25, Aviva Stadium
February 27, 2011 – Six Nations – Scotland 18 Ireland 21, Murrayfield
March 12, 2011 – Six Nations – Wales 19 Ireland 13, Millennium Stadium (1 try; 44th Test try)
March 19, 2011 – Six Nations – Ireland 24 England 8, Aviva Stadium (1 try; 45th Test try; 25th Six Nations try – new record)
August 20, 2011 – Rugby World Cup Warm-Up – Ireland 22 France 26, Aviva Stadium
September 11, 2011 – Rugby World Cup Pool C – Ireland 22 USA 10, Stadium Taranaki
September 17, 2011 – Rugby World Cup Pool C – Australia 6 Ireland 15, Eden Park
October 2, 2011 – Rugby World Cup Pool C – Ireland 36 Italy 6, Otago Stadium (1 try; 46th Test try)
October 8, 2011 – Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final – Ireland 10 Wales 22, Westpac Stadium

2012 –

Ireland: Played 3, Lost 3

June 9, 2012 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 42 Ireland 10, Eden Park
June 16, 2012 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 22 Ireland 19, Rugby League Park
June 23, 2012 – Summer Tour – New Zealand 60 Ireland 0, Waikato Stadium (83rd and final Test as Ireland captain)

2013 –

Ireland: Played 8, Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 5; 1 try scored
Lions: Played 2, Won 1, lost 1

February 2, 2013 – Six Nations – Wales 22 Ireland 30, Millennium Stadium (1 try; 47th Test try)
February 10, 2013 – Six Nations – Ireland 6 England 12, Aviva Stadium
February 24, 2013 – Six Nations – Scotland 12 Ireland 8, Murrayfield
March 9, 2013 – Six Nations – Ireland 13 France 13, Aviva Stadium
March 16, 2013 – Six Nations – Italy 22 Ireland 15, Stadio Olimpico (yellow card)
June 22, 2013 – Lions Tour First Test – Australia 21 British & Irish Lions 23, Suncorp Stadium
June 29, 2013 – Lions Tour Second Test – Australia 16 British & Irish Lions 15, Etihad Stadium
November 9, 2013 – Autumn Test – Ireland 40 Samoa 9, Aviva Stadium
November 16, 2013 – Autumn Test – Ireland 15 Australia 32, Aviva Stadium
November 24, 2013 – Autumn Test – Ireland 22 New Zealand 24, Aviva Stadium

2014 –

Ireland: Played 5, Won 4, Lost 1

February 2, 2014 – Six Nations – Ireland 28 Scotland 6, Aviva Stadium
February 8, 2014 – Six Nations – Ireland 26 Wales 3, Aviva Stadium
February 22, 2014 – Six Nations – England 13 Ireland 10, Twickenham
March 8, 2014 – Six Nations – Ireland 46 Italy 7, Aviva Stadium (140th Test – new world record)
March 15, 2014 – Six Nations – France 20 Ireland 22, Stade de France (141st and final Test)

Related Links –

Brian O’Driscoll: His Test Career In Pictures

O’Driscoll Prepares For Lansdowne Road Farewell

#BehindTheGreen: Brian O’Driscoll Press Conference

Brian O’Driscoll: Down Through The Years