Ireland Top Try Scorers

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Would anyone know where to (or if it’s possible) to get an all time list of Ireland Test Try Scorers. Top ten-ish available on Irish Rugby or Wikipedia but it’d be interesting to see the top 50+

Any ideas?


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nope

[CiaranIrl]

Here is an extended list of the top 50 Irish rugby international try scorers of all time, as of my knowledge cutoff of 2021:

Brian O'Driscoll - 46 tries
Tommy Bowe - 30 tries
Denis Hickie - 29 tries
Shane Horgan - 21 tries
Girvan Dempsey - 19 tries
Brendan Mullin - 18 tries
George Stephenson - 16 tries
Kevin Maggs - 15 tries
Keith Earls - 15 tries
Conor O'Shea - 14 tries
Andrew Trimble - 14 tries
Tony Ward - 13 tries
Simon Geoghegan - 11 tries
Jamie Heaslip - 11 tries
Rob Kearney - 11 tries
Trevor Ringland - 10 tries
Fergus Slattery - 10 tries
Rob Henderson - 9 tries
Gordon D'Arcy - 9 tries
Hugo MacNeill - 8 tries
Jack Kyle - 8 tries
Mike Gibson - 8 tries
Kevin Flynn - 8 tries
Rory Underwood - 8 tries
Keith Wood - 7 tries
Peter Stringer - 7 tries
Michael Kiernan - 7 tries
Donal Lenihan - 7 tries
Simon Easterby - 7 tries
Phil Matthews - 7 tries
Cian Healy - 7 tries
Ray McLoughlin - 6 tries
Mick Doyle - 6 tries
Niall Brophy - 6 tries
Shane Byrne - 6 tries
Paddy Jackson - 6 tries
Keith Crossan - 6 tries
Paddy Johns - 5 tries
David Humphreys - 5 tries
Nick Popplewell - 5 tries
Frank Hewitt - 5 tries
Paddy Wallace - 5 tries
Geordan Murphy - 5 tries
James Ryan - 5 tries
Bernard Jackman - 5 tries
Mick Galwey - 5 tries
Seamus Dennison - 5 tries
Sean Lynch - 5 tries
Willie John McBride - 4 tries
David Corkery - 4 tries
Again, it's worth noting that this list may have changed since my knowledge cutoff and may not include any recent games or matches.

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Here is an extended list of the top 50 Irish rugby international try scorers of all time, as of my knowledge cutoff of 2021:

Brian O'Driscoll - 46 tries
Tommy Bowe - 30 tries
Denis Hickie - 29 tries
Shane Horgan - 21 tries
Girvan Dempsey - 19 tries
Brendan Mullin - 18 tries
George Stephenson - 16 tries
Kevin Maggs - 15 tries
Keith Earls - 15 tries
Conor O'Shea - 14 tries
Andrew Trimble - 14 tries
Tony Ward - 13 tries
Simon Geoghegan - 11 tries
Jamie Heaslip - 11 tries
Rob Kearney - 11 tries
Trevor Ringland - 10 tries
Fergus Slattery - 10 tries
Rob Henderson - 9 tries
Gordon D'Arcy - 9 tries
Hugo MacNeill - 8 tries
Jack Kyle - 8 tries
Mike Gibson - 8 tries
Kevin Flynn - 8 tries
Rory Underwood - 8 tries
Keith Wood - 7 tries
Peter Stringer - 7 tries
Michael Kiernan - 7 tries
Donal Lenihan - 7 tries
Simon Easterby - 7 tries
Phil Matthews - 7 tries
Cian Healy - 7 tries
Ray McLoughlin - 6 tries
Mick Doyle - 6 tries
Niall Brophy - 6 tries
Shane Byrne - 6 tries
Paddy Jackson - 6 tries
Keith Crossan - 6 tries
Paddy Johns - 5 tries
David Humphreys - 5 tries
Nick Popplewell - 5 tries
Frank Hewitt - 5 tries
Paddy Wallace - 5 tries
Geordan Murphy - 5 tries
James Ryan - 5 tries
Bernard Jackman - 5 tries
Mick Galwey - 5 tries
Seamus Dennison - 5 tries
Sean Lynch - 5 tries
Willie John McBride - 4 tries
David Corkery - 4 tries
Again, it's worth noting that this list may have changed since my knowledge cutoff and may not include any recent games or matches.

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Hate to diss a good body of work, but at first glance, Keith Earls has 35 tries, not 15

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Also, this (Rory Underwood - 8 tries) not to be confused with the Rory Underwood who scored 49 tries for England?

[CiaranIrl]

I just thought it might be interesting to see what Chat GBT (or whatever it's called) might say!

They're all famous for confidently spitting out incorrect answers though apparently.

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1. Brian O'Driscoll - 46
2. Keith Earls - 35
3. Tommy Bowe - 30
4. Denis Hickie - 29
5. Shane Horgan - 21
6. Girvan Dempsey - 19
7. Jacob Stockdale - 19
8. Geordan Murphy - 18
9. Brendan Mullin - 17
10. Andrew Trimble -17

11. Rob Kearney - 16
12. Ronan O'Gara - 16
13. Jonny Sexton - 15
14. Conor Murray - 15
15. Keith Wood - 15
16. Kevin Maggs - 15
17. Andrew Conway - 15
18. G.V. Stephenson* - 14
19. Jamie Heaslip - 13
20. Garry Ringrose - 13

21. C.J. Stander - 12
22. Keith Crossan - 12
23. Rory Best - 12
24. David Wallace - 12
25. Simon Geoghegan - 11
26. Cian Healy - 11
27. Josh van der Flier - 10
28. Fergus McFadden - 10
29. Hugo MacNeill - 10
30. C.M.H. Gibson - 9

31. Trevor Ringland - 9
32. Bundee Aki - 9
33. Robbie Henshaw - 9
34. Simon Zebo - 9
35. Simon Easterby - 8
36. Malcolm O'Kelly - 8
37. Jack Conan - 8
38. Hugo Keenan - 8
39. James Lowe - 8
40. Paul O'Connell - 8

41. Gordon D'Arcy - 7
42. Jack Kyle - 7
43. Jordan Larmour - 7

That's a run at it. Once you get below 7 tries there are a whole heap of players on 6, and you are into the realm of not renowned try-scorers. I have probably missed a few here.

David Humphreys - 6 tries
Conor O'Shea - 6 tries
Rob Henderson - 6 tries
Iain Henderson - 6 tries
Ronan Kelleher - 6 tries
Craig Gilroy - 6 tries
Michael Kiernan - 6 tries
Peter Stringer - 6 tries
Sean O'Brien - 6 tries
Tadhg Beirne - 6 tries
Brian Robinson - 6 tries
Alan Quinlan - 6 tries
Tom Grace - 6 tries
Eric Miller - 6 tries
Tyrone Howe - 6 tries
Sean Cronin - 6 tries

* G.V. Stephenson [test career 1920-30] held numerous national and international records:
- his 89 test points were the highest total in world rugby for 22 years
- his 40 test caps were the highest total in world rugby for 27 years
- his Irish points scoring record lasted for 38 years until beaten by Tom Kiernan
- his Irish try scoring record lasted for 61 years until beaten by Brendan Mullin

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1. Brian O'Driscoll - 46
2. Keith Earls - 35
3. Tommy Bowe - 30
4. Denis Hickie - 29
5. Shane Horgan - 21
6. Girvan Dempsey - 19
7. Jacob Stockdale - 19
8. Geordan Murphy - 18
9. Brendan Mullin - 17
10. Andrew Trimble -17

11. Rob Kearney - 16
12. Ronan O'Gara - 16
13. Jonny Sexton - 15
14. Conor Murray - 15
15. Keith Wood - 15
16. Kevin Maggs - 15
17. Andrew Conway - 15
18. G.V. Stephenson* - 14
19. Jamie Heaslip - 13
20. Garry Ringrose - 13

21. C.J. Stander - 12
22. Keith Crossan - 12
23. Rory Best - 12
24. David Wallace - 12
25. Simon Geoghegan - 11
26. Cian Healy - 11
27. Josh van der Flier - 10
28. Fergus McFadden - 10
29. Hugo MacNeill - 10
30. C.M.H. Gibson - 9

31. Trevor Ringland - 9
32. Bundee Aki - 9
33. Robbie Henshaw - 9
34. Simon Zebo - 9
35. Simon Easterby - 8
36. Malcolm O'Kelly - 8
37. Jack Conan - 8
38. Hugo Keenan - 8
39. James Lowe - 8
40. Paul O'Connell - 8

41. Gordon D'Arcy - 7
42. Jack Kyle - 7
43. Jordan Larmour - 7

That's a run at it. Once you get below 7 tries there are a whole heap of players on 6, and you are into the realm of not renowned try-scorers. I have probably missed a few here.

David Humphreys - 6 tries
Conor O'Shea - 6 tries
Rob Henderson - 6 tries
Iain Henderson - 6 tries
Ronan Kelleher - 6 tries
Craig Gilroy - 6 tries
Michael Kiernan - 6 tries
Peter Stringer - 6 tries
Sean O'Brien - 6 tries
Tadhg Beirne - 6 tries
Brian Robinson - 6 tries
Alan Quinlan - 6 tries
Tom Grace - 6 tries
Eric Miller - 6 tries
Tyrone Howe - 6 tries
Sean Cronin - 6 tries

* G.V. Stephenson [test career 1920-30] held numerous national and international records:
- his 89 test points were the highest total in world rugby for 22 years
- his 40 test caps were the highest total in world rugby for 27 years
- his Irish points scoring record lasted for 38 years until beaten by Tom Kiernan
- his Irish try scoring record lasted for 61 years until beaten by Brendan Mullin

Great research and fascinating notes. Of particular interest is the absence of the player considered Ireland's greatest winger for at least 50 years AJF O'Reilly, who played for Ireland for 15 years.

Tony O'Reilly was a prolific try scorer during two Lions Tours (SA in 1955 - 16 tries, NZ in 1959 - 22 tries) but never showed the same ability for Ireland despite the presence of a number of other great backs - e.g. Kyle, Henderson, Flynn, Brophy, Gibson, Kiernan, Hewitt, McGann, Mulligan.

O'Reilly is recorded as scoring 4 tries for Ireland.

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Alan Duggan (Lansdowne & Leinster) scored 11 tries in 25 appearances for Ireland between 1964 and 1972:
v Australia Jan 67;
v Wales - Mar 67;
v Scotland (2) - Feb 68;
v Scotland Feb 69;
V Wales Mar 70;
v S Africa - Jan 70;
v England - Feb 71;
v Scotland (2) - Feb 71;
v France - Apr 72.

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I just thought it might be interesting to see what Chat GBT (or whatever it's called) might say!

They're all famous for confidently spitting out incorrect answers though apparently.

I think the full term is Chat Jamison Gibson-Park

[Ruckedtobits]

Another one I need to check is Noel Henderson (1949-1959) who played centre and full-back for Ireland and the Lions and was also a place-kicker. He scored 54 points for Ireland.

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Alan Duggan (Lansdowne & Leinster) scored 11 tries in 25 appearances for Ireland between 1964 and 1972:
v Australia Jan 67;
v Wales - Mar 67;
v Scotland (2) - Feb 68;
v Scotland Feb 69;
V Wales Mar 70;
v S Africa - Jan 70;
v England - Feb 71;
v Scotland (2) - Feb 71;
v France - Apr 72.

Great bit of research RTB!

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TBF,100% credit to Edmund Van Esbeck 100 years of Irish Rugby. I just knew where to look.

[enby]

Some surprising numbers in there. I'm amazed Tom Grace only has 6 and that Crossan has 3 more than Ringland. Great seeing Girve at no.6