Rugby Union Most Caps as Captain

Name the top 11 players who have captained their national sides the most often. (As of 04 June 2016, via espnscrum statsguru)

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Caps as Captain	Country	Answer
110	New Zealand	Richie McCaw
84	Ireland/Lions	Brian O'Driscoll
83	South Africa	John Smit
71	Italy	Sergio Parisse
59	England	Will Carling
59	Australia	George Gregan
56	France	Thierry Dusautoir
55	Australia	John Eales
54	Wales/Lions	Sam Warburton
51	New Zealand	Sean Fitzpatrick
48	Argentina	Lisandro Arbizu

Level 26

Sep 5, 2015

Brian O'Driscoll is (or, I suppose was, since he's retired now) the most capped rugby player in the world, so he should be at number 1.

Level 84

Jun 6, 2016

This isn't for most capped, it's for most caps as captain. But I needed to update as there have been a couple of changes anyway, so thanks for the comment (9 months ago!).

Level 84

Jun 6, 2016

And most capped is McCaw anyway with 148. Unbelievable, especially considering he played 7.

Level 84

May 24, 2019

This is overdue for an update, but struggling to find definitive stats. Hope to have it soon.

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Mar 23, 2021

Still looking for a definitive source, these are difficult to find as ESPN scrum seems to have shut their stats site.

Level 69

May 24, 2019

Sam Warburton 54 caps as captain of Wales and Lions