List of leading Rugby union Test point scorers

This is a list of the leading scorers in rugby union

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This list contains players who have scored at least 500 points. Players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.

Table including matches played October 8th 2011:

Rank	Points	Player	International teams	Caps	Points per game	Points Breakdown	Years
1	1250	Dan Carter	(1250)	85	14.7	29t 224c 215p 4dg	2003–
2	1246	Jonny Wilkinson Jonny Wilkinson Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...	(1179) British and Irish Lions British and Irish Lions The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales... (67)	97	12.8	7t 169c 255p 36dg	1998–
3	1090	Neil Jenkins Neil Jenkins Neil Jenkins MBE is a former rugby union football player and current coach. He played fly-half, centre, or full back for Pontypridd, Cardiff, Celtic Warriors, Wales and the British and Irish Lions. Jenkins is Wales' highest ever points-scorer and is the third highest on the List of leading Rugby...	(1049) British and Irish Lions British and Irish Lions The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales... (41)	91	12.0	11t 131c 248p 10dg	1990–2003
4	1075	Ronan O'Gara Ronan O'Gara Ronan John Ross O'Gara is an Irish rugby union player, playing at fly-half for both Munster and Ireland. He is the all time highest point scorer for both Munster and Ireland. In addition to his prolific point-scoring, he has captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...	(1075) British and Irish Lions British and Irish Lions The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales... (0)	118	9.1	16t 175c 200p 15dg	2000–
5	1010	Diego Domínguez Diego Dominguez Diego Dominguez is a former Argentine rugby union fly-half who played for Argentina and Italy, winning 74 caps for the latter....	(983) (27)	76	13.3	9t 133c 209p 20dg	1991–2003 1989
6	970	Stephen Jones	(917) British and Irish Lions British and Irish Lions The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales... (53)	110	8.8	7t 160c 198p 7dg	1998–
7	967	Andrew Mehrtens Andrew Mehrtens Andrew Philip Mehrtens MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, currently playing in France for Béziers, a club in the third-level Fédérale 1 league...	(967)	70	13.8	7t 169c 186p 12dg	1995–2004
8	911	Michael Lynagh Michael Lynagh Michael Lynagh is a former Australian rugby union footballer who played as a Fly-half.Lynagh represented Australia from 1984 to 1995, playing at both inside centre and fly half. Lynagh was capped 72 times for Australia, and was captain from 1993 to 1995. He was the world points scoring record...		72	12.7	17t 140c 177p 9dg	1984–1995
9	893	Percy Montgomery Percy Montgomery Percival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...		102	8.8	25t 153c 148p 6dg	1997–2008
10	878	Matt Burke Matt Burke Matthew Burke is a retired Australian rugby union player. He grew up in Carlingford, New South Wales, and was schooled at St Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School, Carlingford and St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill...		81	10.8	29t 104c 174p 1dg	1993–2004
11	809	Chris Paterson Chris Paterson Chris Paterson is a Scotland internationalist who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Edinburgh Rugby. He is Scotland’s record cap and points holder with 109 caps and 809 points. Paterson is capable in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half. In recent years Paterson has played...		109	7.4	22t 90c 170p 3dg	1999–
12	733	Gavin Hastings Gavin Hastings Andrew Gavin Hastings, OBE is a former Scotland rugby union player. He is frequently considered one of the best, if not the best, rugby player to come out of Scotland. His nickname is "Big Gav".Hastings was born in Edinburgh...	(667) British Lions British and Irish Lions The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales... (66)	67	10.9	18t 87c 160p 0dg	1986–1995
13	684	Matt Giteau Matt Giteau Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...		92	7.4	29t 103c 107p 4dg	2002–
14	670	Nicky Little Nicky Little Nicky Tyrone Little in Tokoroa, New Zealand, is a rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half. He is a nephew of All Blacks centre Walter Little, but represents Fiji at international level.-Career:...		71	9.4	2t 117c 140p 2dg	1996–
15	653	Hugo Porta Hugo Porta Hugo Porta is a former Argentine Rugby Union footballer, an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame and IRB Hall of Fame, and one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen...	(592) South American Jaguars South American Jaguars The South American Jaguars was an international rugby union team consisting of South American players that played during the early 1980s against the South African Springboks. South Africa invited South America to tour there as a way of counteracting its sporting isolation which was due to the... (61)	68	9.9	12t 91c 114p 28dg	1971–1990
16	645	Grant Fox Grant Fox Grant James Fox is a former rugby union player from New Zealand. He was born in New Plymouth. He attended Auckland Grammar school....		46	14.0	1t 118c 128p 7dg	1985–1993
17	586	Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...		74	7.9	14t 63c 128p 2dg	1998–
18	560	David Humphreys		70	8.0	6t 88c 110p 8dg	1996–2005
Key: t = tries c = conversions p = penalty goals dg = drop goals Sources other than those already cited: http://www.sportsrecords.co.uk/rugbyunion/rugbyunion5x.htm, http://stats.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=points;template=results;type=player.

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