| Player | Mat | Start Date | Team | Opposition | End Date | Team | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJ McBride | 33 | 24 Feb 1962 | Ireland | v Scotland | 18 Jan 1975 | Ireland | v England |
| JR Kavanagh | 19 | 24 Jan 1953 | Ireland | v France | 17 Dec 1960 | Ireland | v South Africa |
| E Reddan | 17 | 2 Feb 2008 | Ireland | v Italy | 25 Feb 2012 | Ireland | v Italy |
| MI Keane | 16 | 2 Feb 1974 | Ireland | v Wales | 17 Feb 1979 | Ireland | v England |
| ERP Miller | 16 | 4 Jan 1997 | Ireland | v Italy | 11 Nov 2001 | Ireland | v Samoa |
| S Ferris | 13 | 26 Nov 2006 | Ireland | v Pacific Is | 13 Nov 2010 | Ireland | v Samoa |
| JJ Hayes | 12 | 19 Feb 2000 | Ireland | v Scotland | 23 Mar 2002 | Ireland | v Italy |
| JA O'Meara | 11 | 27 Jan 1951 | Ireland | v France | 12 Feb 1955 | Ireland | v England |
| JF Slattery | 11 | 10 Jan 1970 | Ireland | v South Africa | 2 Mar 1974 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| ME O'Kelly | 11 | 15 Nov 1997 | Ireland | v New Zealand | 15 Oct 1999 | Ireland | v Romania |
| CE Healy | 11 | 15 Nov 2009 | Ireland | v Australia | 19 Mar 2011 | Ireland | v England |
| TG Court | 11 | 21 Nov 2009 | Ireland | v Fiji | 5 Feb 2012 | Ireland | v Wales |
| JS McCarthy | 10 | 28 Feb 1948 | Ireland | v Scotland | 8 Mar 1952 | Ireland | v Wales |
| BGM Wood | 10 | 27 Feb 1954 | Ireland | v Scotland | 18 Apr 1959 | Ireland | v France |
| DG Humphreys | 10 | 2 Mar 1996 | Ireland | v Wales | 10 Oct 1999 | Ireland | v Australia |
| RAJ Henderson | 10 | 12 Nov 1996 | Ireland | v Samoa | 1 Apr 2000 | Ireland | v Wales |
| JS Byrne | 10 | 3 Feb 2002 | Ireland | v Wales | 16 Aug 2003 | Ireland | v Wales |
| EO Davy | 9 | 14 Mar 1925 | Ireland | v Wales | 23 Feb 1929 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| MK Flynn | 9 | 18 Apr 1959 | Ireland | v France | 26 Feb 1966 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| PS Johns | 9 | 27 Oct 1990 | Ireland | v Argentina | 21 Jan 1995 | Ireland | v England |
| D O'Cuinneagain | 9 | 14 Nov 1998 | Ireland | v Georgia | 10 Oct 1999 | Ireland | v Australia |
| J Sexton | 9 | 21 Nov 2009 | Ireland | v Fiji | 19 Mar 2011 | Ireland | v England |
| RA Lloyd | 8 | 26 Feb 1910 | Ireland | v Scotland | 24 Mar 1913 | Ireland | v France |
| M Sugden | 8 | 28 Feb 1925 | Ireland | v Scotland | 28 Jan 1928 | Ireland | v France |
| PF Murray | 8 | 23 Feb 1929 | Ireland | v Scotland | 11 Mar 1933 | Ireland | v Wales |
| SO Campbell | 8 | 17 Jan 1976 | Ireland | v Australia | 19 Feb 1983 | Ireland | v France |
| NPS Mannion | 8 | 29 Oct 1988 | Ireland | v Samoa | 27 Oct 1990 | Ireland | v Argentina |
| CMP O'Shea | 8 | 13 Nov 1993 | Ireland | v Romania | 7 Feb 1998 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| DA Hickie | 8 | 15 Feb 1997 | Ireland | v England | 1 Apr 2000 | Ireland | v Wales |
| RJR O'Gara | 8 | 19 Feb 2000 | Ireland | v Scotland | 11 Nov 2001 | Ireland | v Samoa |
| MJ Horan | 8 | 17 Nov 2002 | Ireland | v Fiji | 13 Nov 2004 | Ireland | v South Africa |
| W Gardiner | 7 | 4 Feb 1893 | Ireland | v England | 14 Mar 1896 | Ireland | v Wales |
| M Ryan | 7 | 6 Feb 1897 | Ireland | v England | 9 Feb 1901 | Ireland | v England |
| JE Nelson | 7 | 6 Dec 1947 | Ireland | v Australia | 11 Mar 1950 | Ireland | v Wales |
| CMH Gibson | 7 | 22 Feb 1964 | Ireland | v Scotland | 12 Mar 1966 | Ireland | v Wales |
| AW McMaster | 7 | 29 Apr 1972 | Ireland | v France | 1 Mar 1975 | Ireland | v France |
| PM Dean | 7 | 21 Nov 1981 | Ireland | v Australia | 15 Feb 1986 | Ireland | v Wales |
| PMN Clohessy | 7 | 20 Feb 1993 | Ireland | v France | 4 Mar 1995 | Ireland | v France |
| TG O'Leary | 7 | 15 Nov 2008 | Ireland | v New Zealand | 28 Nov 2009 | Ireland | v South Africa |
| ED Caddell | 6 | 27 Feb 1904 | Ireland | v Scotland | 24 Nov 1906 | Ireland | v South Africa |
| MP Crowe | 6 | 9 Mar 1929 | Ireland | v Wales | 11 Mar 1933 | Ireland | v Wales |
| MF Lane | 6 | 29 Jan 1949 | Ireland | v France | 8 Dec 1951 | Ireland | v South Africa |
| NAA Murphy | 6 | 18 Jan 1958 | Ireland | v Australia | 27 Feb 1960 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| AH Ensor | 6 | 14 Apr 1973 | Ireland | v France | 18 Jan 1975 | Ireland | v England |
| KD Crossan | 6 | 20 Feb 1982 | Ireland | v Scotland | 15 Mar 1986 | Ireland | v Scotland |
| PTJ O'Hara | 6 | 29 Oct 1988 | Ireland | v Samoa | 24 Mar 1990 | Ireland | v Wales |
| JC Bell | 6 | 5 Nov 1994 | Ireland | v USA | 23 Nov 1996 | Ireland | v Australia |
| DP Wallace | 6 | 17 Feb 2001 | Ireland | v France | 23 Mar 2002 | Ireland | v Italy |
| J O'Connor | 6 | 13 Nov 2004 | Ireland | v South Africa | 19 Nov 2005 | Ireland | v Australia |
| SK O'Brien | 6 | 21 Nov 2009 | Ireland | v Fiji | 19 Mar 2011 | Ireland | v England |
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
|
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 Argentina at Lansdowne Road, Nov 24, 2012 [46-24 FT] |
