Rugby Union | New Zealand | Most matches by starting position

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Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	GfM	Won	Lost	Draw	%
JM Muliaina	2003-2011	83	135	27	0	0	0	0	71	12	0	85.54
CM Cullen	1996-2002	45	206	40	3	0	0	0	33	10	2	75.55
DB Clarke	1956-1964	31	207	2	33	38	5	2	24	4	3	82.25
LR MacDonald	2001-2008	27	35	7	0	0	0	0	24	3	0	88.88
IJA Dagg	2010-2012	20	47	9	1	0	0	0	17	2	1	87.50
KJ Crowley	1985-1991	19	105	5	5	23	2	0	14	4	1	76.31
AR Hewson	1981-1984	19	201	4	22	43	4	0	16	3	0	84.21
JA Gallagher	1987-1989	18	52	13	0	0	0	0	17	0	1	97.22
RWH Scott	1946-1954	17	74	0	16	12	2	0	10	6	1	61.76
JW Wilson	1995-2001	17	68	13	0	0	1	0	12	5	0	70.58

Wing
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Won	Lost	Draw	%
JT Rokocoko	2003-2010	66	230	46	0	0	0	54	12	0	81.81
JJ Kirwan	1984-1994	62	143	35	0	0	0	47	12	3	78.22
JT Lomu	1994-2002	54	175	35	0	0	0	37	15	2	70.37
DC Howlett	2000-2007	53	215	43	0	0	0	44	8	1	83.96
SW Sivivatu	2005-2011	43	145	29	0	0	0	36	7	0	83.72
JW Wilson	1993-2001	43	166	31	1	3	0	33	9	1	77.90
CS Jane	2009-2012	35	75	15	0	0	0	30	4	1	87.14
BG Williams	1970-1978	35	68	10	2	8	1	22	10	3	67.14
SS Wilson	1977-1983	30	68	17	0	0	0	22	7	1	75.00

Centre
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Conv	Drop	Won	Lost	Draw	%
CG Smith	2004-2012	62	110	22	0	0	55	6	1	89.51
MA Nonu	2003-2012	61	115	23	0	0	50	10	1	82.78
FE Bunce	1992-1997	55	96	20	0	0	42	11	2	78.18
JF Umaga	2000-2005	49	75	15	0	0	39	9	1	80.61
WK Little	1990-1998	44	44	9	0	0	31	12	1	71.59
AJD Mauger	2001-2007	39	72	12	3	2	34	5	0	87.17
BJ Robertson	1972-1981	34	22	4	0	2	23	9	2	70.58
JT Stanley	1986-1990	27	16	4	0	0	23	3	1	87.03
A Ieremia	1994-2000	26	25	5	0	0	20	5	1	78.84
WT Taylor	1983-1988	24	20	5	0	0	21	1	2	91.66

Fly-half
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Won	Lost	Draw	%
DW Carter	2004-2012	77	1191	24	201	217	6	66	10	1	86.36
AP Mehrtens	1995-2004	62	955	7	166	186	10	45	15	2	74.19
GJ Fox	1985-1993	45	643	1	117	128	7	37	7	1	83.33
CJ Spencer	1997-2004	30	282	14	46	40	0	25	5	0	83.33
WR Smith	1980-1985	17	6	0	0	0	2	11	4	2	70.58
OD Bruce	1976-1978	14	15	0	0	0	5	10	4	0	71.42
EW Kirton	1967-1970	13	12	4	0	0	0	12	1	0	92.30
LS Haig	1950-1954	9	5	1	1	0	0	8	1	0	88.88
MA Herewini	1962-1967	9	21	1	0	1	5	9	0	0	100.00

Scrum-half
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Won	Lost	Draw	%
JW Marshall	1995-2005	74	120	24	0	0	0	56	17	1	76.35
BT Kelleher	1999-2007	35	25	5	0	0	0	30	5	0	85.71
QJ Cowan	2006-2011	33	30	6	0	0	0	27	6	0	81.81
GTM Bachop	1989-1995	31	18	4	0	0	0	24	6	1	79.03
SM Going	1967-1977	27	44	10	1	2	0	16	9	2	62.96
DS Loveridge	1978-1985	24	12	3	0	0	0	19	4	1	81.25
PAT Weepu	2004-2012	24	74	4	3	16	0	23	1	0	95.83
CR Laidlaw	1964-1970	20	12	3	0	0	1	17	3	0	85.00
DE Kirk	1985-1987	17	24	6	0	0	0	14	3	0	82.35

Prop
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Won	Lost	Draw	%
TD Woodcock	2002-2012	86	45	9	71	14	1	83.13
OM Brown	1992-1998	56	20	4	40	14	2	73.21
CW Dowd	1993-2000	50	10	2	40	10	0	80.00
GM Somerville	2000-2008	48	5	1	41	7	0	85.41
RW Loe	1987-1995	46	25	6	35	9	2	78.26
SC McDowall	1985-1992	46	12	3	38	6	2	84.78
OT Franks	2009-2012	37	0	0	32	5	0	86.48
CJ Hayman	2001-2007	37	5	1	31	6	0	83.78
GA Knight	1977-1986	36	4	1	27	9	0	75.00
WJ Whineray	1957-1965	32	6	2	24	5	3	79.68

Hooker
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Won	Lost	Draw	%
SBT Fitzpatrick	1986-1997	91	55	12	73	16	2	81.31
KF Mealamu	2002-2012	70	45	9	61	8	1	87.85
AD Oliver	1998-2007	53	15	3	38	15	0	71.69
AK Hore	2002-2012	40	30	6	31	8	1	78.75
AG Dalton	1977-1985	35	12	3	30	5	0	85.71
RW Norton	1971-1977	27	0	0	16	8	3	64.81
BE McLeod	1964-1970	24	12	4	21	3	0	87.50
D Young	1956-1964	22	0	0	15	4	3	75.00
RC Hemi	1953-1959	16	3	1	12	4	0	75.00

Lock
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Won	Lost	Draw	%
ID Jones	1990-1999	75	42	9	57	16	2	77.33
AJ Williams	2002-2012	63	35	7	52	10	1	83.33
RM Brooke	1992-1999	61	20	4	46	13	2	77.04
CR Jack	2001-2007	59	20	4	50	9	0	84.74
GW Whetton	1981-1991	58	4	1	50	6	2	87.93
BC Thorn	2003-2011	51	15	3	44	7	0	86.27
CE Meads	1958-1971	47	9	3	35	8	4	78.72
AM Haden	1977-1985	41	8	2	31	9	1	76.82
NMC Maxwell	1999-2004	34	25	5	26	8	0	76.47
MJ Pierce	1985-1989	26	0	0	23	2	1	90.38

Flanker
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Won	Lost	Draw	%
RH McCaw	2001-2012	109	95	19	95	13	1	87.61
LMN Jones	1987-1998	53	56	13	42	10	1	80.18
JA Kronfeld	1995-2000	50	70	14	38	11	1	77.00
RD Thorne	1999-2007	45	25	5	38	7	0	84.44
J Kaino	2006-2011	39	35	7	34	5	0	87.17
IA Kirkpatrick	1967-1977	36	48	13	22	11	3	65.27
KR Tremain	1959-1968	36	27	9	28	5	3	81.94
AJ Whetton	1986-1991	31	40	10	28	2	1	91.93
J Collins	2001-2007	30	25	5	26	4	0	86.66
MW Shaw	1980-1986	29	24	6	21	6	2	75.86

No. 8
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Pens	Drop	Won	Lost	Draw	%
MZV Brooke	1990-1997	51	75	14	0	3	39	10	2	78.43
R So'oialo	2002-2009	46	25	5	0	0	39	7	0	84.78
KJ Read	2009-2012	40	45	9	0	0	35	4	1	88.75
MG Mexted	1979-1985	34	16	4	0	0	26	6	2	79.41
BJ Lochore	1964-1970	24	6	2	0	0	19	4	1	81.25
TC Randell	1997-2002	22	30	6	0	0	16	6	0	72.72
WT Shelford	1986-1990	22	20	5	0	0	20	1	1	93.18
RTH Cribb	2000-2001	13	20	4	0	0	8	5	0	61.53
J Collins	2003-2007	12	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	91.66
GA Seear	1977-1979	12	11	2	1	0	8	4	0	66.66

Substitute (excluding unused substitute)
Player	Span	Mat	Pts	Tries	Conv	Won	Lost	Draw	%
PAT Weepu	2005-2012	45	29	3	7	37	7	1	83.33
AK Hore	2004-2012	34	10	2	0	30	3	1	89.70
KF Mealamu	2003-2012	32	15	3	0	25	7	0	78.12
IF Afoa	2006-2011	29	5	1	0	23	6	0	79.31
MR Holah	2001-2006	22	15	3	0	17	5	0	77.27
BT Kelleher	1999-2006	22	15	3	0	16	6	0	72.72
LR MacDonald	2000-2008	22	17	3	1	18	4	0	81.81
MG Hammett	1999-2003	20	0	0	0	17	3	0	85.00
NS Tialata	2005-2010	19	5	1	0	16	3	0	84.21

Only includes matches where the player starts in the respective position, and excludes matches as a substitute

Records include the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v South Africa at Dunedin, Rugby Championship, Sep 15, 2012 [21-11 FT]

New Zealand v Argentina at Wellington, Rugby Championship, Sep 8, 2012 [21-5 FT]

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Rugby Championship, Aug 25, 2012 [22-0 FT]