| Player | Mat | Start Date | Team | Opposition | End Date | Team | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JRW Morrow | 9* | 5 Feb 1883 | Ireland | v England | 10 Mar 1888 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| AC Pedlow | 8 | 15 Mar 1958 | Ireland | v Wales | 25 Feb 1961 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| WP Duggan | 8 | 15 Mar 1975 | Ireland | v Wales | 19 Mar 1977 | Ireland | v France |
| CMH Gibson | 8 | 20 Mar 1976 | Ireland | v Scotland | 18 Mar 1978 | Ireland | v England |
| PPA Danaher | 8 | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 20 Feb 1993 | Ireland | v France |
| NPJ Francis | 8 | 2 Mar 1991 | Ireland | v England | 5 Feb 1994 | Ireland | v Wales |
| BJ Mullin | 8 | 2 Mar 1991 | Ireland | v England | 4 Mar 1995 | Ireland | v France |
| KGM Wood | 8 | 21 Jan 1995 | Ireland | v England | 6 Feb 1999 | Ireland | v France |
| R Dunlop | 7 | 15 Mar 1890 | Ireland | v England | 11 Mar 1893 | Ireland | v Wales |
| WJN Davis | 7* | 15 Mar 1890 | Ireland | v England | 2 Mar 1895 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| JS Millar | 7 | 25 Feb 1961 | Ireland | v Scotland | 26 Jan 1963 | Ireland | v France |
| JC Robbie | 7* | 7 Feb 1976 | Ireland | v France | 21 Mar 1981 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| SJ Smith | 7* | 2 Mar 1991 | Ireland | v England | 16 Jan 1993 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| SP Geoghegan | 7 | 2 Mar 1991 | Ireland | v England | 20 Feb 1993 | Ireland | v France |
| PS Johns | 7 | 15 Feb 1997 | Ireland | v England | 6 Feb 1999 | Ireland | v France |
| CMP O'Shea | 7 | 21 Jan 1995 | Ireland | v England | 6 Feb 1999 | Ireland | v France |
| PS Wallace | 7 | 15 Feb 1997 | Ireland | v England | 6 Feb 1999 | Ireland | v France |
| RE McLean | 6* | 5 Feb 1883 | Ireland | v England | 21 Feb 1885 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| RW Hughes | 6* | 5 Feb 1883 | Ireland | v England | 6 Feb 1886 | Ireland | v England |
| CE Allen | 6 | 23 Feb 1901 | Ireland | v Scotland | 27 Feb 1904 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| JE Finlay | 6* | 8 Feb 1913 | Ireland | v England | 13 Mar 1920 | Ireland | v Wales |
| RY Crichton | 6 | 14 Feb 1920 | Ireland | v England | 11 Feb 1922 | Ireland | v England |
| WE Crawford | 6 | 12 Mar 1921 | Ireland | v Wales | 24 Feb 1923 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| CFGT Hallaran | 6 | 12 Mar 1921 | Ireland | v Wales | 14 Apr 1923 | Ireland | v France |
| AA Mulligan | 6* | 13 Feb 1960 | Ireland | v England | 15 Apr 1961 | Ireland | v France |
| MAF English | 6 | 13 Feb 1960 | Ireland | v England | 14 Apr 1962 | Ireland | v France |
| D Hewitt | 6* | 25 Feb 1961 | Ireland | v Scotland | 13 Mar 1965 | Ireland | v Wales |
| AC McLennan | 6* | 19 Jan 1980 | Ireland | v England | 21 Mar 1981 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| DC Fitzgerald | 6 | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 3 Mar 1990 | Ireland | v France |
| DM Curtis | 6* | 2 Mar 1991 | Ireland | v England | 21 Mar 1992 | Ireland | v France |
| BF Robinson | 6 | 2 Mar 1991 | Ireland | v England | 21 Mar 1992 | Ireland | v France |
| NJ Popplewell | 6 | 18 Jan 1992 | Ireland | v Wales | 20 Feb 1993 | Ireland | v France |
| RM Wallace | 6 | 18 Jan 1992 | Ireland | v Wales | 20 Feb 1993 | Ireland | v France |
| SD Corkery | 6* | 15 Feb 1997 | Ireland | v England | 4 Apr 1998 | Ireland | v England |
| DA Hickie | 6 | 15 Feb 1997 | Ireland | v England | 4 Apr 1998 | Ireland | v England |
| RM Wallace | 6* | 20 Jan 1996 | Ireland | v Scotland | 4 Apr 1998 | Ireland | v England |
| VCP Costello | 6 | 16 Mar 1996 | Ireland | v England | 6 Feb 1999 | Ireland | v France |
| DG Humphreys | 6 | 16 Mar 1996 | Ireland | v England | 6 Feb 1999 | Ireland | v France |
* indicates that the sequence is ongoing/unbroken
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
|
Ireland v France at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Mar 9, 2013 [13-13 FT] |
|
Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Feb 10, 2013 [6-12 FT] |
|
Ireland v Scotland at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Mar 10, 2012 [32-14 FT] |
