| Player | Mat | Start Date | Team | Opposition | End Date | Team | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET Gurdon | 8 | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 7 Feb 1885 | England | v Ireland |
| A Rotherham | 8 | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 6 Feb 1886 | England | v Ireland |
| CG Wade | 8* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 6 Feb 1886 | England | v Ireland |
| WN Bolton | 7 | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 7 Feb 1885 | England | v Ireland |
| CS Wooldridge | 7* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 7 Feb 1885 | England | v Ireland |
| WM Tatham | 6* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 1 Mar 1884 | England | v Scotland |
| JH Payne | 6* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 7 Feb 1885 | England | v Ireland |
| GT Thomson | 6* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 7 Feb 1885 | England | v Ireland |
| C Gurdon | 6 | 3 Mar 1883 | England | v Scotland | 6 Feb 1886 | England | v Ireland |
| RSF Henderson | 5* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 3 Jan 1885 | England | v Wales |
| CJB Marriott | 5 | 5 Jan 1884 | England | v Wales | 6 Feb 1886 | England | v Ireland |
| PHD Wauchope | 5 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 26 Feb 1887 | Scotland | v Wales |
| C Gurdon | 4 | 2 Feb 1880 | England | v Ireland | 19 Feb 1881 | England | v Wales |
| HC Rowley | 4 | 2 Feb 1880 | England | v Ireland | 19 Feb 1881 | England | v Wales |
| L Stokes | 4 | 2 Feb 1880 | England | v Ireland | 19 Feb 1881 | England | v Wales |
| T Ainslie | 4 | 18 Feb 1882 | Scotland | v Ireland | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| JB Brown | 4 | 18 Feb 1882 | Scotland | v Ireland | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| DY Cassels | 4 | 18 Feb 1882 | Scotland | v Ireland | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| WE MacLagan | 4 | 18 Feb 1882 | Scotland | v Ireland | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| C Reid | 4 | 18 Feb 1882 | Scotland | v Ireland | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| HG Fuller | 4* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 5 Jan 1884 | England | v Wales |
| JP Veitch | 4 | 4 Mar 1882 | Scotland | v England | 16 Feb 1884 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| ARD Wauchope | 4 | 4 Mar 1882 | Scotland | v England | 16 Feb 1884 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| AM Evanson | 4* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 1 Mar 1884 | England | v Scotland |
| HT Twynam | 4* | 5 Feb 1883 | England | v Ireland | 1 Mar 1884 | England | v Scotland |
| HB Tristram | 4 | 3 Mar 1883 | England | v Scotland | 3 Jan 1885 | England | v Wales |
| AE Stoddart | 4 | 3 Jan 1885 | England | v Wales | 6 Feb 1886 | England | v Ireland |
| AS Taylor | 4* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 6 Feb 1886 | England | v Ireland |
| JB Brown | 4 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 20 Feb 1886 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| TW Irvine | 4 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 20 Feb 1886 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| C Reid | 4 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 20 Feb 1886 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| J Tod | 4 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 20 Feb 1886 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| ARD Wauchope | 4 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 20 Feb 1886 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| WE MacLagan | 4 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 26 Feb 1887 | Scotland | v Wales |
| DJ McFarlan | 4* | 9 Jan 1886 | Scotland | v Wales | 10 Mar 1888 | Scotland | v Ireland |
* indicates that the sequence is ongoing/unbroken
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
|
Wales v Ireland at Swansea, Home Nations, Mar 2, 1889 [0G-0G FT] |
|
England v New Zealand Natives at Blackheath, Feb 16, 1889 [7-0 FT] |
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Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Home Nations, Feb 16, 1889 [0G-1G FT] |
