Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish rugby union player who has 141 caps to his name; 133 for Ireland and 8 for the British & Irish Lions . He is currently the fourth most capped player in the world behind Richie McCaw , Sergio Parisse and Alun Wyn Jones . He earned his first Irish cap playing against Australia on the 12 June 1999 at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane , before ending his international career on the 15 March 2014 against France at the Stade de France . In his 133 caps for Ireland, he has only played once of the bench; against Romania on 15 October 1999. In total, he has represented Ireland on 65 occasions in either the Five or Six Nations Championship , and have played in 4 Rugby World Cup tournaments, playing in 17 matches. He has scored 46 tries for his national side, a current record for the Irish team, and with his 5 drop goals, he has scored 245 points for Ireland.
Brian O'Driscoll the former world record holder for the most international rugby union caps
In addition to Ireland, he also represented the British & Irish Lions on four tours. He earned his first Lions cap against Australia as part of the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia , where he played in every test match . He was named captain for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand , but was injured just minutes into the opening test against the All Blacks . He made a formidable partnership with Welsh Centre Jamie Roberts on the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa , playing in the opening two tests of the test series. Despite the expected retirement of O'Driscoll at the end of the 2012–13 season, O'Driscoll was selected for his fourth British and Irish Lion for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia . On this tour, he played in the opening two test against the Wallabies, but was dropped for the final test, which led to much criticism for head coach Warren Gatland .
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Cap Date Venue Comp Team Opposition Pts Tries Conv Pen Drop Result Repl
1 12 June 1999 Ballymore Stadium , Brisbane 1999 Summer tour Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
2 19 June 1999 Subiaco Oval , Perth Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
3 28 August 1999 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 1999 RWC Warm-up Ireland Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
4 2 October 1999 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 1999 Rugby World Cup Ireland United States 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
5 10 October 1999 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
6 15 October 1999 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Romania 3 0 0 0 1 Won 0
7 20 October 1999 Stade Félix-Bollaert , Lens Ireland Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
8 5 February 2000 Twickenham , London 2000 Six Nations Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
9 19 February 2000 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Scotland 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
10 4 March 2000 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Italy 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
11 19 March 2000 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Ireland France 15 3 0 0 0 Won – 0
12 1 April 2000 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
13 11 November 2000 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2000 End-of-year tests Ireland Japan 10 2 0 0 0 Won – 0
14 1 April 2000 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
15 17 February 2001 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2001 Six Nations Ireland France 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
16 30 June 2001 The Gabba , Brisbane 2001 B & I Lions tour Lions Australia 5 1 0 0 0 Won 0
17 7 July 2001 Colonial Stadium , Melbourne Lions Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
18 14 July 2001 Stadium Australia , Sydney Lions Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
19 22 September 2001 Murrayfield , Edinburgh 2001 Six Nations Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
20 13 October 2001 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Ireland Wales 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
21 20 October 2001 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
22 11 November 2001 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2001 End-of-year tests Ireland Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
23 17 November 2001 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
24 3 February 2002 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2002 Six Nations Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
25 16 February 2002 Twickenham , London Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
26 2 March 2002 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Scotland 15 3 0 0 0 Won – 0
27 23 March 2002 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
28 6 April 2002 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
29 15 June 2002 Carisbrook , Dunedin 2002 Summer tour Ireland New Zealand 3 0 0 0 1 Lost – 0
30 22 June 2002 Eden Park , Auckland Ireland New Zealand 3 0 0 0 1 Lost – 0
31 7 September 2002 Thomond Park , Limerick Test match Ireland Romania 5 1 0 0 0 Won 0
32 21 September 2002 Central Stadium , Krasnoyarsk 2003 RWC Qualification Ireland Russia 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
33 28 September 2002 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Georgia 10 2 0 0 0 Won – 0
34 9 November 2002 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2002 End-of-year tests Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
35 17 November 2002 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Fiji 5 1 0 0 0 Won 0
36 23 November 2002 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
37 16 February 2003 Murrayfield , Edinburgh 2003 Six Nations Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
38 22 February 2003 Stadio Flaminio , Rome Ireland Italy 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
39 8 March 2003 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
40 22 March 2003 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
41 30 March 2003 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
42 16 August 2003 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2003 RWC Warm-ups Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
43 30 August 2003 Thomond Park , Limerick Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
44 6 September 2003 Murrayfield , Edinburgh Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
45 11 October 2003 Central Coast Stadium , Gosford 2003 Rugby World Cup Ireland Romania 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
46 19 October 2003 Aussie Stadium , Sydney Ireland Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
47 26 October 2003 Adelaide Oval , Adelaide Ireland Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
48 1 November 2003 Telstra Dome , Melbourne Ireland Australia 8 1 0 0 1 Lost – 0
49 9 November 2003 Telstra Dome , Melbourne Ireland France 10 2 0 0 0 Lost – 0
50 22 February 2004 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2004 Six Nations Ireland Wales 10 2 0 0 0 Won 0
51 6 March 2004 Twickenham , London Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
52 20 March 2004 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Italy 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 1
53 (50th IRE Cap) 27 March 2004 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
54 12 June 2004 Vodacom Park , Blomfontein 2004 Summer tour Ireland South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
55 19 June 2004 Newlands , Cape Town Ireland South Africa 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
56 13 November 2004 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2004 End-of-year tests Ireland South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
57 20 November 2004 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland United States 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
58 27 November 2004 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
59 6 February 2005 Stadio Flaminio , Rome 2005 Six Nations Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
60 27 February 2005 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland England 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
61 12 March 2005 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland France 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
62 19 March 2005 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
63 25 June 2005 Lancaster Park , Christchurch 2005 B & I Lions tour Lions New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
64 4 February 2006 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2006 Six Nations Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
65 11 February 2006 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
66 26 February 2006 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
67 11 March 2006 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
68 18 March 2006 Twickenham , London Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
69 10 June 2006 Waikato Stadium , Hamilton 2006 Summer tour Ireland New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
70 17 June 2006 Eden Park , Auckland Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
71 24 June 2006 Subiaco Oval , Perth Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
72 11 November 2006 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 2006 End-of-year tests Ireland South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
73 19 November 2006 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
74 26 November 2006 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland Pacific Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
75 4 February 2007 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff 2007 Six Nations Ireland Wales 5 1 0 0 0 Won 0
76 24 February 2007 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
77 24 February 2007 Murrayfield , Edinburgh Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
78 17 March 2007 Stadio Flaminio , Rome Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
79 11 August 2007 Murrayfield , Edinburgh 2007 RWC Warm-ups Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
80 9 September 2007 Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux 2007 Rugby World Cup Ireland Namibia 5 1 0 0 0 Won 0
81 15 September 2007 Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux Ireland Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
82 21 September 2007 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
83 30 September 2007 Parc des Princes , Paris Ireland Argentina 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
84 2 February 2008 Croke Park , Dublin 2008 Six Nations Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
85 9 February 2008 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
86 23 February 2008 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
87 8 March 2008 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
88 7 June 2008 Westpac Stadium , Wellington 2008 Summer tour Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
89 14 June 2008 Telstra Dome , Melbourne Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
90 8 November 2008 Thomond Park , Limerick 2008 End-of-year tests Ireland Canada 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
91 15 November 2008 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
92 22 November 2008 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
93 7 February 2009 Croke Park , Dublin 2009 Six Nations Ireland France 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
94 15 February 2009 Stadio Flaminio , Rome Ireland Italy 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
95 28 February 2009 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland England 8 1 0 0 1 Won – 0
96 28 February 2009 Murrayfield , Edinburgh Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
97 28 February 2009 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Ireland Wales 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
98 20 June 2009 ABSA Stadium , Durban 2009 B & I Lions tour Lions South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
99 20 June 2009 Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria Lions South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
100 15 November 2009 Croke Park , Dublin 2009 End-of-year tests Ireland Australia 5 1 0 0 0 Draw – 0
101 21 November 2009 RDS Arena , Dublin Ireland Fiji 5 1 0 0 0 Won 0
102 28 November 2009 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
103 6 February 2010 Croke Park , Dublin 2010 Six Nations Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
104 13 February 2010 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
105 27 February 2010 Twickenham , London Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
106 (100th IRE Cap) 13 March 2010 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
107 20 March 2010 Croke Park , Dublin Ireland Scotland 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
108 12 June 2010 Yarrow Stadium , New Plymouth 2010 Summer tour Ireland New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
109 26 June 2010 Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
110 6 November 2010 Aviva Stadium , Dublin 2010 End-of-year tests Ireland South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
111 13 November 2010 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
112 20 November 2010 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland New Zealand 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
113 28 November 2010 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
114 5 February 2011 Stadio Flaminio , Rome 2011 Six Nations Ireland Italy 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
115 13 February 2011 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
116 27 February 2011 Murrayfield , Edinburgh Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
117 12 March 2011 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Ireland Wales 5 1 0 0 0 Lost – 0
118 19 March 2011 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland England 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
119 20 August 2011 Aviva Stadium , Dublin 2011 RWC Warm-ups Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
120 11 September 2011 Stadium Taranaki , New Plymouth 2011 Rugby World Cup Ireland United States 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
121 17 September 2011 Eden Park , Auckland Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
122 2 October 2011 Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin Ireland Italy 5 1 0 0 0 Won 0
123 8 October 2011 Westpac Stadium , Wellington Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
124 9 June 2012 Eden Park , Auckland 2012 Summer tour Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
125 16 June 2012 Rugby League Park , Christchurch Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
126 23 June 2012 Waikato Stadium , Hamilton Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
127 2 February 2013 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff 2013 Six Nations Ireland Wales 5 1 0 0 0 Won – 0
128 10 February 2013 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
129 24 February 2013 Murrayfield , Edinburgh Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
130 9 March 2013 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Draw – 0
131 16 March 2013 Stadio Olimpico , Rome Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 1
132 22 June 2013 Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane 2013 B & I Lions tour Lions Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
133 29 June 2013 Etihad Stadium , Melbourne Lions Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
134 9 November 2013 Aviva Stadium , Dublin 2013 End-of-year tests Ireland Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
135 16 November 2013 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland Australia 0 0 0 0 0 Lost – 0
136 24 November 2013 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
137 2 February 2014 Aviva Stadium , Dublin 2014 Six Nations Ireland Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
138 8 February 2014 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland Wales 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
139 22 February 2014 Twickenham , London Ireland England 0 0 0 0 0 Lost 0
140 8 March 2014 Aviva Stadium , Dublin Ireland Italy 0 0 0 0 0 Won 0
141 15 March 2014 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Ireland France 0 0 0 0 0 Won – 0
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