| Player | Mat | Start Date | Team | Opposition | End Date | Team | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Rotherham | 10 | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 8 Jan 1887 | England | v Wales |
| ET Gurdon | 9* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 13 Mar 1886 | England | v Scotland |
| C Reid | 9 | 10 Jan 1885 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1887 | Scotland | v England |
| CG Wade | 8* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 6 Feb 1886 | England | v Ireland |
| TW Irvine | 8 | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 5 Mar 1887 | Scotland | v England |
| HT Twynam | 7* | 2 Feb 1880 | England | v Ireland | 1 Mar 1884 | England | v Scotland |
| 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 |
| C Gurdon | 7* | 3 Mar 1883 | England | v Scotland | 13 Mar 1886 | England | v Scotland |
| C Gurdon | 6 | 2 Feb 1880 | England | v Ireland | 6 Feb 1882 | England | v Ireland |
| HC Rowley | 6 | 2 Feb 1880 | England | v Ireland | 6 Feb 1882 | 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 |
| CJB Marriott | 6 | 5 Jan 1884 | England | v Wales | 13 Mar 1886 | England | v Scotland |
| J Tod | 6* | 10 Jan 1885 | Scotland | v Wales | 13 Mar 1886 | Scotland | v England |
| AT Clay | 6 | 9 Jan 1886 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1887 | Scotland | v England |
| WE MacLagan | 6 | 10 Jan 1885 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1887 | Scotland | v England |
| PHD Wauchope | 6* | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 5 Mar 1887 | Scotland | v England |
| F Bonsor | 6* | 2 Jan 1886 | England | v Wales | 16 Feb 1889 | England | v NZ Natives |
| WF Holms | 6* | 9 Jan 1886 | Scotland | v Wales | 16 Feb 1889 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| AE Stoddart | 6* | 3 Jan 1885 | England | v Wales | 16 Feb 1889 | England | v NZ Natives |
| L Stokes | 5* | 2 Feb 1880 | England | v Ireland | 19 Mar 1881 | England | v Scotland |
| T Ainslie | 5 | 19 Mar 1881 | Scotland | v England | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| JB Brown | 5 | 19 Mar 1881 | Scotland | v England | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| WE MacLagan | 5 | 19 Mar 1881 | Scotland | v England | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| C Reid | 5 | 19 Mar 1881 | Scotland | v England | 17 Feb 1883 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| ARD Wauchope | 5 | 19 Mar 1881 | Scotland | v England | 16 Feb 1884 | Scotland | v Ireland |
| RSF Henderson | 5* | 16 Dec 1882 | England | v Wales | 3 Jan 1885 | England | v Wales |
| RJP Maitland | 5* | 19 Mar 1881 | Scotland | v England | 10 Jan 1885 | Scotland | v Wales |
| JB Brown | 5* | 21 Feb 1885 | Scotland | v Ireland | 13 Mar 1886 | Scotland | v England |
| CW Berry | 5 | 10 Jan 1885 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1887 | Scotland | v England |
| AR Robertshaw | 5* | 2 Jan 1886 | England | v Wales | 5 Mar 1887 | England | v Scotland |
| HB Tristram | 5* | 3 Mar 1883 | England | v Scotland | 5 Mar 1887 | England | v Scotland |
| E Wilkinson | 5* | 2 Jan 1886 | England | v Wales | 5 Mar 1887 | England | v Scotland |
| HT Ker | 5* | 19 Feb 1887 | Scotland | v Ireland | 2 Feb 1889 | Scotland | v Wales |
* 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] |
|
Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Home Nations, Feb 16, 1889 [0G-1G FT] |
