List of international rugby union tries by Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll
Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish international rugby union player who retired at the end of the 2013–14 season.[1][2] He is a former captain of Ireland and also captained the British and Irish Lions. O'Driscoll, who spent the majority of his career playing at centre, made 133 appearances for Ireland, scoring 46 tries—an Irish record.[3] In addition to this he made eight appearances for the Lions and scored one try, which occurred during the Lions' victory over Australia on the 2001 tour.[4] As of February 2018, and with a combined total of 47 international tries, O'Driscoll sits eighth on the all-time record list,[5] and is also top of the all-time try-scoring list for the Six Nations with 26.[6] In addition, he retired with 141 caps in all, which at that time was the most in the sport's history (this record has since been surpassed by Richie McCaw of New Zealand).[7]

O'Driscoll made his international debut on 12 June 1999 against Australia at the Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane. He scored his first try for Ireland during his fourth match, against the United States in the 1999 Rugby World Cup at Lansdowne Road.[8] It was the first of 19 tries O'Driscoll scored there (including 2 after the venue was redeveloped as the Aviva Stadium) which, as of February 2018, is a record.[9] O'Driscoll went on to score tries in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cup tournaments. His 33rd international try earned him the IRPA Try of the Year award in 2008 for a team try scored during Ireland's 18–12 defeat against Australia. Starting from a lineout inside their own 22, Ireland caught their own kick as they moved up to the halfway line. An exchange of passes culminated with O'Driscoll receiving the ball 9 metres (10 yd) out before scoring.[10][11]

O'Driscoll scored multiple tries in a single international on six occasions, included in these were two hat-tricks. The first of these was scored against France during the 2000 Six Nations and the second came against Scotland in the 2002 Six Nations. O'Driscoll, who scored tries against all of the "Tier 1" nations, was most prolific against France, scoring eight times.[12]

Key

O'Driscoll lifting the Six Nations trophy in 2009
O'Driscoll lifting the Six Nations trophy in 2009 in which he scored four tries
  • Won denotes that the match was won by the side O'Driscoll was playing for.
  • Lost denotes that the match was lost by the side O'Driscoll was playing for.
  • Drawn denotes that the match was drawn.
  • * denotes the try was scored while playing for the British and Irish Lions.
  • IRPA Try of the Year denotes the try was selected as the IRPA Try of the Year.[13]

International tries

Try Opposing team Venue Competition Date Result Score Ref.
1  United StatesLansdowne Road, Dublin1999 Rugby World Cup2 October 1999Won53–8[14]
2  Scotland2000 Six Nations Championship19 February 2000Won44–22[15]
3  Italy4 March 2000Won60–13[16]
4  FranceStade de France, Saint-Denis2000 Six Nations Championship19 March 2000Won27–25[17]
5
6
7  JapanLansdowne Road, DublinTest match11 November 2000Won78–9[18]
8
9  France2001 Six Nations Championship17 February 2001Won22–15[19]
10*  AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia30 June 2001Won29–13[20]
11  WalesMillennium Stadium, Cardiff2001 Six Nations Championship13 October 2001Won36–6[21]
12  ScotlandLansdowne Road, Dublin2002 Six Nations Championship2 March 2002Won43–22[22]
13
14
15  RomaniaThomond Park, LimerickTest match7 September 2002Won39–8[23]
16  GeorgiaLansdowne Road, Dublin2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification28 September 2002Won63–14[24]
17
18  FijiTest match17 November 2002Won64–17[25]
19  ItalyStadio Flaminio, Rome2003 Six Nations Championship22 February 2003Won37–13[26]
20  AustraliaDocklands Stadium, Melbourne2003 Rugby World Cup1 November 2003Lost16–17[27]
21  France9 November 2003Lost21–43[28]
22
23  WalesLansdowne Road, Dublin2004 Six Nations Championship22 February 2004Won36–15[29]
24
25  Italy20 March 2004Won19–3[30]
26  South AfricaNewlands Stadium, Cape TownTest match19 June 2004Lost17–26[31]
27  EnglandLansdowne Road, Dublin2005 Six Nations Championship27 February 2005Won19–13[32]
28  France12 March 2005Lost19–26[33]
29  New ZealandWaikato Stadium, HamiltonTest match10 June 2006Lost23–34[34]
30  WalesMillennium Stadium, Cardiff2007 Six Nations Championship4 February 2007Won19–9[35]
31  NamibiaStade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux2007 Rugby World Cup9 September 2007Won32–17[36]
32  ArgentinaParc des Princes, Paris30 September 2007Lost15–30[37]
33IRPA Try of the Year  AustraliaDocklands Stadium, MelbourneLansdowne Cup14 June 2008Lost12–18[38]
34  FranceCroke Park, Dublin2009 Six Nations Championship7 February 2009Won30–21[39]
35  ItalyStadio Flaminio, Rome15 February 2009Won38–9[40]
36  EnglandCroke Park, Dublin28 February 2009Won14–13[41]
37  WalesMillennium Stadium, Cardiff21 March 2009Won17–15[42]
38  AustraliaCroke Park, DublinLansdowne Cup15 November 2009Drawn20–20[43]
39  FijiRDS Arena, DublinTest match21 November 2009Won41–6[44]
40  ScotlandCroke Park, Dublin2010 Six Nations Championship20 March 2010Lost20–23[45]
41  New ZealandYarrow Stadium, New PlymouthTest match12 June 2010Lost28–66[46]
42 Aviva Stadium, Dublin20 November 2010Lost18–38[47]
43  ItalyStadio Flaminio, Rome2011 Six Nations Championship5 February 2011Won13–11[48]
44  WalesMillennium Stadium, Cardiff12 March 2011Lost13–19[49]
45  EnglandAviva Stadium, Dublin19 March 2011Won24–8[50]
46  ItalyOtago Stadium, Dunedin2011 Rugby World Cup2 October 2011Won36–6[51]
47  WalesMillennium Stadium, Cardiff2013 Six Nations Championship2 February 2013Won30–22[52]

References

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  16. ↑ "Record-breaking O'Gara sinks Italy". BBC Sport. 4 March 2000. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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  22. ↑ "O'Driscoll hat-trick downs Scotland". BBC Sport. 2 March 2002. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  23. ↑ Palmer, Martin (8 September 2002). "Gleeson's gloss". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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  36. ↑ "Ireland 32–17 Namibia". BBC Sport. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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