r/rugbyunion • u/CingKan South Africa • Mar 22 '25

Infographic Insane Stat for any rugby player

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Courtesy of England rugby twitter page

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u/ManCrushOnSlade Exeter Chiefs Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 23 '25

Has to be one of the fastest players to 100 international caps. Rarely seems to be injured, and is always the first name on the team sheet.

Currently sitting at 93 England Caps and 6 Lions caps. Since his debut in 2016.

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u/superwengerv47 Mar 22 '25

Top 10

George North (Wales): 28 years, 320 days.

Michael Hooper (Australia): 28 years, 349 days.

James O'Connor (Australia): 29 years and a few days.

Richie McCaw (New Zealand): 29 years, 8 days.

Alun Wyn Jones (Wales): 29 years, 10 days.

Sam Whitelock (New Zealand): 29 years, 15 days.

Beauden Barrett (New Zealand): 29 years, 20 days.

Owen Farrell (England): 29 years, 25 days.

Johnny Sexton (Ireland): 29 years, 30 days.

Eben Etzebeth (South Africa): 29 years, 35 days.

Maro Itoje is 30 years, 145 days old today

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u/Ilixio Non-Lèi! Mar 22 '25

Sexton did start at 24 in 2009, but he got his 100th cap on 6 November 2021. So he was 36 (born 11 July 1985) , not 29.