List of Ireland national rugby union players is a list of men who have played for the

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

national

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

team. Note the list only includes men who have played in a

Test match Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to: * Test cricket * Test match (indoor cricket) * Test match (rugby union) * Test match (rugby league) * Test match (association football) ...

(which includes those who played against the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team) * Those who represented the

British and Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...

but were never capped for Ireland are not included - for example

William Joseph Ashby Dr William Joseph Ashby (6 November 1885 – 1 December 1953) was an Irish rugby union international who was part of the first official British and Irish Lions, British Isles team that 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa, toured South Africa ...

was part of the first Lions team to tour South Africa in 1910 but was never capped for Ireland. * Those who represented Ireland in matches where no caps were awarded are not included - for example

James Myles James Sproule Myles (1877 – 13 February 1956) was an Irish soldier, politician and rugby union player. Rugby player Myles played rugby for City of Derry and Ireland. In October 1899, together with Arnold Harvey, he was a member of the Ire ...

represented Ireland during the

1899 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada The 1899 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada occurred in October 1899, twenty four years after Ireland's first international. It was Ireland's first ever international tour. It was also the first overseas tour undertaken by any of the home count ...

but was never capped for Ireland. denotes players currently active at national level. As of 24 October 2020, 1,118 men have represented Ireland.

References

External links

Ireland Players
at IRFU

at ESPN {{rugby union players by country Ireland international rugby union players

Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

players