List of France national rugby union team records

France's national rugby union team is the nation's representative side. The team has played Test match rugby since 1906, when they played New Zealand national rugby union team in Paris. The record for most Test match appearances, or caps, is held by Fabien Pelous with 118. Serge Blanco played for France between 1980 and 1991, and has scored 38 Test tries for France – more than any other player. The record for most Test points is held by Frédéric Michalak, who has scored 422 points for France in his 74 Test matches to date.

Caps

The following is a list of the ten French team players with the highest number of Test appearances. Updated 28 November 2020.[1]

# Name Career years Caps Tries Points
1.Fabien Pelous1995–2007118840
2.Philippe Sella1982–199511130125
3.Raphaël Ibañez1996–200798840
4.Serge Blanco1980–19919338233
5.Olivier Magne1997–2007891470
6.Damien Traille2001–20118614128
7.Nicolas Mas2003–20158515
8.Sylvain Marconnet1998–201184315
9.Dimitri Szarzewski2004–201583735
10.Imanol Harinordoquy2002–2012821365
Louis Picamoles2008–2019821050

Career tries

The following is a list of the ten French team players with the most Test tries. Updated 28 November 2020.[2]

# Name Career years Tries Caps Avg per game
1Serge Blanco1980–199138930.41
2Vincent Clerc2002–201334670.51
3Philippe Saint-André1990–199732690.46
4Philippe Sella1982–1995301110.27
5Philippe Bernat-Salles1992–200126410.63
Émile Ntamack1994–200026460.57
7Christophe Dominici1998–200725670.37
8Christian Darrouy1957–196723400.58
Aurélien Rougerie2001–201223760.3
10Yannick Jauzion2001–201120730.27
Patrice Lagisquet1983–199120460.43

Career points

# Player Career Span Points Caps Tries Con. Pen. DG Ave.
1.Frédéric Michalak2001–20154367710617995.66
2.Christophe Lamaison1996–20013803725978610.27
3.Dimitri Yachvili2002–2012373612518526.11
4.Morgan Parra2008–2019370713478615.21
5.Thierry Lacroix1989–1997367436328928.53
6.Didier Camberabero1982–199335436124859119.83
7.Gérald Merceron1999–2003267323365738.34
8.Jean-Pierre Romeu1972–1977265344275697.79
9.Thomas Castaignède1995–20072525418422154.67
10.Serge Blanco1980–1991233933862122.51

Updated 28 November 2020.

Points in a match

# Player Position Points Tries Con. Pen. DG Result Opposition Date
1.Didier CamberaberoFull Back30390070–12 Zimbabwe02/06/1987
2.Christophe LamaisonFly-half28143243–31 New Zealand31/10/1999
Frédéric MichalakFly-half28144151–9 Scotland25/10/2003
4.Guy CamberaberoFly-half27092160–13 Italy26/03/1967
Christophe LamaisonFly-half27035242–33 New Zealand18/11/2000
Gérald MerceronFly-half27126032–23 South Africa16/06/2001
Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeScrum-half271110087–10 Namibia16/09/2007
8.Thierry LacroixCentre26018036–12 Ireland10/06/1995
Frédéric MichalakFly-half26046061–18 Fiji11/10/2003
10.Jean-Pierre RomeuFly-half25135033–14 United States12/06/1976
Philippe BérotWing25163049–3 Romania11/11/1987
Thierry LacroixCentre25233038–10 Tonga26/05/1995

Last updated: France vs Italy, 28 November 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [3]

Tries in a match

Tries Player Position Result Opposition Date
4Adolphe JaureguyWing61-3 Romania04/05/1924
Maurice CelhayWing43-5 Italy17/10/1937

Last updated: France vs Italy, 28 November 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [4]

Matches as captain

# Player Span Caps Total caps Win % as captain
1.Thierry Dusautoir2009–2015567948.21%
2.Fabien Pelous1997–20064211864.28%
3.Raphaël Ibañez1998–2007419863.41%
4.Jean-Pierre Rives1978–1984345958.82%
Philippe Saint-André1994–1997346973.52%
6.Guilhem Guirado2016–2019337439.06%
7.Daniel Dubroca1986–1988253374.00%
Fabien Galthié1999–2003256466.00%
9.Guy Basquet1948–1952243352.08%
10.Michel Crauste1961–1966226379.54%

Last updated France vs Italy, 28 November 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [5]

Youngest players

# Player Age DOB Debut Opposition
1.Claude Dourthe18 years 7 days20/11/194827/11/1966 Romania
2.René Lasserre18 years 84 days09/10/189501/01/1914 Ireland
3.Pierre Dizabo18 years 99 days04/10/192911/01/1948 Australia
4.Henri Martin18 years 129 days29/08/188805/01/1907 England
5.Lucien Augras-Fabre18 years 141 days13/08/191201/01/1931 Ireland
6.Christopher Tolofua18 years 168 days31/12/199316/06/2012 Argentina
7.Max Rousie18 years 190 days18/07/191224/01/1931 Scotland
8.Marcel Legrain18 years 279 days14/06/189020/03/1909 Ireland
9.Jacques Meynard18 years 335 days28/09/193529/08/1954 Argentina
10.Gael Fickou18 years 355 days26/03/199416/03/2013 Scotland

Last updated: France vs Italy, 28 November 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [6]

Oldest players

# Player Age DOB Last Match Opposition
1.Alfred Roques37 years 329 days17/02/192512/01/1963 Scotland
2.Francis Haget37 years 249 days01/10/194907/06/1987 Fiji
3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou36 years 233 days15/06/195303/02/1990 England
4.Marc Cecillon36 years 138 days30/01/195917/06/1995 South Africa
5.Pascal Ondarts35 years 201 days01/04/195619/10/1991 England
6.Lionel Nallet35 years 179 days14/09/197611/03/2012 England
7.Noël Baudry35 years 156 days 01/04/191404/09/1949 Argentina
8.Christophe Dominici35 years 152 days20/05/197219/10/2007 Argentina
9.Nicolas Mas35 years 147 days23/05/198017/10/2015 New Zealand
10.Olivier Sourgens35 years 143 days17/01/197209/06/2007 New Zealand

Last updated: France vs Italy, 28 November 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [7]

References

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