List of France national rugby union team records
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France's national rugby union team is the nation's representative side. The team has played Test match rugby since 1906, when they played their first match against the touring New Zealand national rugby union team in Paris. The record for most Test match appearances, or caps, is held by Fabien Pelous with 118. The record for the number of test tries is held by Damian Penaud, who scored 40 tries in 57 Test match as November of 2025. The record for most Test points is held by Thomas Ramos, who has scored 547 points for France in his 51 Test matches as March of 2026.
The following is a list of the ten French team players with the highest number of Test appearances. Updated France vs South Africa, 8 November 2025.[1]
| # | Name | Career years | Caps | Tries | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabien Pelous | 1995–2007 | 118 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Philippe Sella | 1982–1995 | 111 | 30 | 125 |
| 3 | Gaël Fickou | 2013–present | 98 | 17 | 85 |
| Raphaël Ibañez | 1996–2007 | 98 | 8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Serge Blanco | 1980–1991 | 93 | 38 | 233 |
| 6 | Olivier Magne | 1997–2007 | 89 | 14 | 70 |
| 7 | Damien Traille | 2001–2011 | 86 | 14 | 128 |
| 8 | Nicolas Mas | 2003–2015 | 85 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Sylvain Marconnet | 1998–2011 | 84 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 2004–2015 | 83 | 7 | 35 |
Career tries
The following is a list of the ten French team players with the most Test tries. Updated France vs England, 14 March 2026.[2]
| # | Name | Career years | Tries | Caps | Avg per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damian Penaud | 2017–present | 40 | 59 | 0.68 |
| 2 | Serge Blanco | 1980–1991 | 38 | 93 | 0.41 |
| 3 | Vincent Clerc | 2002–2013 | 34 | 67 | 0.51 |
| 4 | Philippe Saint-André | 1990–1997 | 32 | 69 | 0.46 |
| 5 | Philippe Sella | 1982–1995 | 30 | 111 | 0.27 |
| 6 | Louis Bielle-Biarrey | 2023–present | 29 | 27 | 1.07 |
| 7 | Philippe Bernat-Salles | 1992–2001 | 26 | 41 | 0.63 |
| Émile Ntamack | 1994–2000 | 26 | 46 | 0.57 | |
| 8 | Christophe Dominici | 1998–2007 | 25 | 67 | 0.37 |
| 10 | Christian Darrouy | 1957–1967 | 23 | 40 | 0.58 |
| Aurélien Rougerie | 2001–2012 | 23 | 76 | 0.34 |
Career points
The following is a list of the ten French team players with the most Test points. Updated France vs England, 14 March 2026.
| # | Player | Career span | Points | Caps | Tries | Con. | Pen. | DG | Ave. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Ramos | 2019–present | 563 | 52 | 10 | 135 | 80 | 1 | 10.83 |
| 2 | Frédéric Michalak | 2001–2015 | 436 | 77 | 10 | 61 | 79 | 9 | 5.66 |
| 3 | Christophe Lamaison | 1996–2001 | 380 | 37 | 2 | 59 | 78 | 6 | 10.27 |
| 4 | Dimitri Yachvili | 2002–2012 | 373 | 61 | 2 | 51 | 85 | 2 | 6.11 |
| 5 | Morgan Parra | 2008–2019 | 370 | 71 | 3 | 47 | 86 | 1 | 5.21 |
| 6 | Thierry Lacroix | 1989–1997 | 367 | 43 | 6 | 32 | 89 | 2 | 8.53 |
| 7 | Didier Camberabero | 1982–1993 | 354 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 59 | 11 | 9.83 |
| 8 | Gérald Merceron | 1999–2003 | 267 | 32 | 3 | 36 | 57 | 3 | 8.34 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Romeu | 1972–1977 | 265 | 34 | 4 | 27 | 56 | 9 | 7.79 |
| 10 | Thomas Castaignède | 1995–2007 | 252 | 54 | 18 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 4.67 |
Points in a match
| # | Player | Position | Points | Tries | Con. | Pen. | DG | Result | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Camberabero | Full Back | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 70–12 |  Zimbabwe | 02/06/1987 |
| 2 | Christophe Lamaison | Fly-half | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 43–31 |  New Zealand | 31/10/1999 |
| Frédéric Michalak | Fly-half | 28 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 51–9 |  Scotland | 25/10/2003 | |
| 4 | Guy Camberabero | Fly-half | 27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 60–13 |  Italy | 26/03/1967 |
| Christophe Lamaison | Fly-half | 27 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 42–33 | New Zealand | 18/11/2000 | |
| Gérald Merceron | Fly-half | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 32–23 |  South Africa | 16/06/2001 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | Scrum-half | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 87–10 |  Namibia | 16/09/2007 | |
| 8 | Thierry Lacroix | Centre | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 36–12 |  Ireland | 10/06/1995 |
| Frédéric Michalak | Fly-half | 26 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 61–18 |  Fiji | 11/10/2003 | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Romeu | Fly-half | 25 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 33–14 |  United States | 12/06/1976 |
| Philippe Bérot | Wing | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 49–3 |  Romania | 11/11/1987 | |
| Thierry Lacroix | Centre | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38–10 |  Tonga | 26/05/1995 |
Last updated: France vs Wales, 31 January 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [3]
Tries in a match
| Tries | Player | Position | Result | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Adolphe Jaureguy | Wing | 61–3 | Romania | 04/05/1924 |
| Maurice Celhay | Wing | 43–5 | Italy | 17/10/1937 | |
| Louis Bielle-Biarrey | Wing | 48–46 |  England | 14/03/2026 |
Last updated: France vs England, 14 March 2026. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [4]
Matches as captain
| # | Player | Span | Caps | Total caps | Win % as captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Dusautoir | 2009–2015 | 56 | 79 | 48.21% |
| 2 | Fabien Pelous | 1997–2006 | 42 | 118 | 64.28% |
| 3 | Raphaël Ibañez | 1998–2007 | 41 | 98 | 63.41% |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Rives | 1978–1984 | 34 | 59 | 58.82% |
| Philippe Saint-André | 1994–1997 | 34 | 69 | 73.52% | |
| 6 | Guilhem Guirado | 2016–2019 | 33 | 74 | 39.06% |
| 7 | Antoine Dupont | 2021–present | 32 | 64 | 90.63% |
| 8 | Daniel Dubroca | 1986–1988 | 25 | 33 | 74.00% |
| Fabien Galthié | 1999–2003 | 25 | 64 | 66.00% | |
| 10 | Guy Basquet | 1948–1952 | 24 | 33 | 52.08% |
Last updated: France vs England, 14 March 2026. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [5]
