| Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Blanco (Fra) | FB,W | 1980-1989 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 60.41 |
| RJ Laidlaw (Scot/Lions) | SH | 1980-1988 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 44.11 |
| A Lungu (Rom) | C | 1980-1989 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 58.33 |
| DG Lenihan (Ire) | L | 1981-1989 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 43.02 |
| HP MacNeill (Ire/Lions) | FB | 1981-1988 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 38.75 |
| S Bettarello (Italy) | FH | 1980-1988 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 50.00 |
| MJ Kiernan (Ire/Lions) | C | 1982-1989 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 41.25 |
| G Rossi (Italy) | P | 1981-1989 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 41.66 |
| T Hayashi (Japan) | P,L | 1980-1989 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 22.41 |
| PA Orr (Ire) | P | 1980-1987 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 40.78 |
| BM Pinto (Port) | 1981-1989 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 43.90 | |
| PJ Winterbottom (Eng/Lions) | F | 1982-1989 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 34.28 |
| P Berbizier (Fra) | SH | 1981-1989 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 57.00 |
| S Ghizzoni (Italy) | W | 1980-1987 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 48.83 |
| M Innocenti (Italy) | F | 1981-1988 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 47.61 |
| D Megre (Port) | 1981-1989 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 42.10 | |
| KW Robertson (Scot) | W | 1980-1989 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 40.78 |
| L Rodriguez (Fra) | BR | 1981-1989 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 55.88 |
| A Colella (Italy) | L | 1983-1989 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 47.43 |
| JB O'Driscoll (Ire/Lions) | F | 1980-1984 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 31.03 |
| IAM Paxton (Scot/Lions) | N8 | 1981-1988 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 46.25 |
| TM Ringland (Ire/Lions) | W | 1981-1988 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 41.42 |
| CT Deans (Scot) | H | 1980-1987 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 52.32 |
| T Fujita (Japan) | H | 1980-1989 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 22.00 |
| DG Irwin (Ire/Lions) | C | 1980-1989 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 26.92 |
| PJP Sella (Fra) | W,C | 1982-1989 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 66.66 |
| DI Campese (Aust) | W | 1982-1989 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 60.41 |
| PM Dean (Ire) | FH | 1981-1989 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 42.18 |
| P Dintrans (Fra) | H | 1980-1989 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 57.60 |
| AB Ferreira (Port) | 1982-1989 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 44.11 | |
| S Hirao (Japan) | FH | 1982-1989 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 11.90 |
| M Mascioletti (Italy) | W | 1980-1989 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 51.28 |
| BJ Mullin (Ire/Lions) | C | 1984-1989 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 40.00 |
| SP Poidevin (Aust) | F | 1980-1989 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 61.76 |
| AJ Tomes (Scot) | L | 1980-1987 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 45.71 |
| SO Campbell (Ire/Lions) | FH | 1980-1984 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 34.61 |
| J Condom (Fra) | L | 1982-1989 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 66.66 |
| N Durao (Port) | 1983-1989 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 41.66 | |
| JL Joinel (Fra) | BR | 1980-1987 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 57.14 |
| IG Milne (Scot) | P | 1980-1989 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 52.56 |
| F Murariu (Rom) | F | 1980-1989 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 62.76 |
| GS Pearce (Eng) | P | 1981-1988 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 38.70 |
| H Porta (Arg/SthAm) | FH | 1980-1987 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 47.14 |
| JLL Rodrigues (Port) | L | 1982-1989 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 41.93 |
| JY Rutherford (Scot/Lions) | FH | 1980-1987 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 51.31 |
| R Underwood (Eng/Lions) | W | 1984-1989 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 51.35 |
| G Zanon (Italy) | F | 1981-1989 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 48.57 |
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
|
Scotland v Romania at Murrayfield, Dec 9, 1989 [32-0 FT] |
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Ireland v New Zealand at Lansdowne Road, Nov 18, 1989 [6-23 FT] |
|
Netherlands v Emerging Wallabies at Hilversum, Nov 17, 1989 [15-32 FT] |
