| Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Gibson | C | 1964-1979 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 44.64 |
| PA Orr | P | 1976-1987 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 38.04 |
| MI Keane | L | 1974-1984 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 37.50 |
| JF Slattery | F | 1970-1984 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 46.93 |
| WJ McBride | L | 1962-1975 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 50.00 |
| BJ Mullin | C | 1985-1995 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 28.78 |
| WP Duggan | N8 | 1975-1984 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 31.81 |
| TJ Kiernan | FB | 1960-1973 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 46.59 |
| DG Lenihan | L | 1982-1992 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 40.27 |
| NAA Murphy | F | 1958-1969 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 38.88 |
| RJR O'Gara | FH | 2000-2013 | 63 | 41 | 22 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 65.87 |
| MJ Kiernan | C | 1982-1991 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 41.42 |
| JS Millar | P | 1958-1970 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 36.36 |
| AC Pedlow | W | 1953-1963 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 22.22 |
| WA Mulcahy | L | 1958-1965 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 31.66 |
| PMN Clohessy | P | 1993-2002 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 45.58 |
| KD Crossan | W | 1982-1992 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 33.92 |
| DC Fitzgerald | P | 1984-1992 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 19.56 |
| PS Johns | L | 1993-2000 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 28.84 |
| JR Kavanagh | F | 1953-1962 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 38.70 |
| BG O'Driscoll | C | 2000-2013 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 69.16 |
| NJ Popplewell | P | 1992-1998 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 26.00 |
| GV Stephenson | C | 1920-1930 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 52.50 |
| AJFK O'Reilly | W | 1955-1970 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 35.18 |
| BGM Wood | P | 1954-1961 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 34.61 |
| WE Crawford | FB | 1920-1927 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 43.10 |
| NJ Henderson | C | 1949-1959 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 51.35 |
| DG Humphreys | FH | 1996-2005 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 52.94 |
| JW Kyle | FH | 1947-1958 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 57.14 |
| HP MacNeill | FB | 1981-1988 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 43.10 |
| PM Matthews | F | 1985-1992 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 32.00 |
| MT Bradley | SH | 1985-1995 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 40.74 |
| AR Dawson | H | 1958-1964 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 30.43 |
| SP Geoghegan | W | 1991-1996 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 27.27 |
| GT Hamlet | Fwd | 1902-1911 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 42.59 |
| JJ Hayes | P | 2000-2010 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 72.22 |
| RJ McLoughlin | P | 1962-1975 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 48.52 |
| ME O'Kelly | L | 1998-2009 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 63.41 |
| TM Ringland | W | 1982-1988 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 42.59 |
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
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Ireland v France at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Mar 9, 2013 [13-13 FT] |
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Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Feb 10, 2013 [6-12 FT] |
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Ireland v Scotland at Lansdowne Road, Six Nations, Mar 10, 2012 [32-14 FT] |