United States national rugby union team player statistics

The following is a list of selected United States national rugby union team player statistics. For additional statistics, see the United States national rugby union team main page.

Most caps

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Rank Player Pos Span Caps Starts
1 Todd Clever Flanker 2003–2017 76 73
2 Cam Dolan Number 8 2013– 67 58
Mike MacDonald Prop 2000–2012 67 56
4 Luke Gross Lock 1996–2003 62 61
5 Alec Parker Lock 1996–2009 58 51
6 Mike Petri Scrum-half 2007–2015 57 40
7 Louis Stanfill Lock 2005–2015 56 45
8 Blaine Scully Wing 2011–2019 54 50
Chris Wyles Fullback 2007–2015 54 51
10 Paul Emerick Center 2003–2012 53 49
Dave Hodges Flanker 1996–2004 53 48

Last updated: November 23, 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries

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Rank Player Pos Span Mat Tries
1 Vaea Anitoni Wing 1992–2000 46 26
2 Joe Taufete'e Hooker 2015– 36 23
3 Cam Dolan Number 8 2013– 67 21
4 Paul Emerick Center 2003–2012 53 17
5 Todd Clever Flanker 2003–2017 76 16
Mike Te'o Fullback 2016–2021 30 16
Chris Wyles Fullback 2007–2015 54 16
8 Nate Augspurger Wing 2016– 49 15
Blaine Scully FB / Wing 2011–2019 54 15
10 Hanco Germishuys Flanker 2016–2022 29 14

Last updated: November 23, 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

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Rank Player Pos Span Mat Points
1 Mike Hercus Fly-half 2002–2009 48 465
2 AJ MacGinty Fly-half 2015– 39 399
3 Matt Alexander Fly-half 1995–1998 24 286
4 Chris Wyles Fullback 2007–2015 54 222
5 Chris O'Brien Fly-half 1988–1994 20 144
6 Mark Williams Center 1987–1999 37 143
7 Vaea Anitoni Wing 1992–2000 46 130
8 Joe Taufete'e Hooker 2015– 36 115
9 Kevin Dalzell Scrumhalf 1996–2003 42 109
10 Cam Dolan Number 8 2013– 67 105

Last updated: November 23, 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most matches as captain

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Rank Player Position Span Mat Won Lost Draw %
1 Todd Clever Flanker 2008-2017 51 20 29 2 41.17
2 Dave Hodges Flanker 2000-2003 28 9 19 0 32.14
3 Dan Lyle Number 8 1996-2003 24 11 13 0 45.83
4 Blaine Scully Full Back 2016-2019 23 14 9 0 60.86
5 Kort Schubert Number 8 2003-2006 17 4 13 0 23.52
6 Tom Billups Hooker 1998 12 4 8 0 33.33
7 Greg Peterson Lock 2023-present 10 5 5 0 50.00
8 Ed Burlingham Lock 1983-1987 9 3 5 1 38.88
9 Kevin Swords Lock 1991-1994 8 1 7 0 12.50
Brian Vizard Number 8 1990-1991 8 3 5 0 38
Chris Wyles Full Back 2015 8 3 5 0 37.50

Last updated: Spain vs United States, 23 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Youngest players

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# Player Pos Age Opposition Venue Date
1 Titi Lamositele Prop 18 years and 187 days   Canada   Charleston 17/08/2013
2 David Ainu'u Prop 18 years and 355 days   Samoa   San Sebastian 10/11/2018
3 Thretton Palamo Wing 19 years and 8 days   South Africa   Montpellier 30/09/2007
4 Dominic Besag Centre 19 years and 13 days   Georgia   Tbilisi 19/08/2023
5 Lorenzo Thomas Centre 19 years and 29 days   Chile   Fort Lauderdale 20/02/2016
6 Deion Mikesell Wing 19 years and 58 days   Uruguay   Montevideo 05/03/2016
7 Ruben de Haas Scrum-half 19 years and 131 days   Chile   Fullerton 17/02/2018
8 Kapeli Pifeleti Prop 19 years and 175 days   Brazil   Austin 23/02/2019
9 Hanco Germishuys Flanker 19 years and 187 days   Brazil   Sao Paulo 27/02/2016
10 Mike MacDonald Prop 19 years and 216 days   Fiji   Apia 30/06/2000
10 Nic Johnson Number 8 19 years and 239 days   Ireland   Santa Clara 31/05/2009

Last updated: United States vs Tonga, 16 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Source: ESPN Scrum

Oldest players

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# Player Pos Age Opposition Venue Date
1. Mark Williams Fly-half 38 years and 98 days   Ireland   Lansdowne Road 02/10/1999
2. Bill LeClerc (Prop) 37 years and 279 days   Samoa   Apia 26/06/1999
3. Fred Paoli Prop 37 years and 229 days   Italy   Otley 05/10/1991
4. Saia Uhila (Lock) 37 years and 161 days   Scotland   Washington D.C. 07/12/2024
5. Mate Moeakiola (Prop) 37 years and 144 days   South Africa   London 07/10/2015
6. Lance Manga Prop 35 years and 329 days   Canada   Denver 13/06/1992
7. Dave Hodges Lock 35 years and 292 days   France   Hartford 03/07/2004
8. Mose Timoteo (Scrum-half) 35 years and 290 days   Italy   Houston 23/06/2012
9. Graham Downes Prop 35 years and 276 days   Hong Kong   San Francisco 18/04/1992
10. Lin Walton Wing 35 years and 254 days   South Africa   Glenville 25/09/1981

Last updated: Portugal vs United States, 9 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Source: ESPN Scrum

Most points in a match

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# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1. Chris O'Brien Fly-half 26 3 7 0 0   Uruguay   Montevideo 05/11/1989
Mike Hercus Fly-half 26 1 3 4 1   Russia   Tokyo 30/05/2004
Mike Hercus Fly-half 26 0 13 0 0   Barbados   Santa Clara 01/07/2006
4. Chris O'Brien Fly-half 25 2 6 1 0   Bermuda   Hamilton 12/03/1994
AJ MacGinty Fly-half 25 3 5 0 0   Chile   Maipù 02/02/2019
6. Matt Alexander Fly-half 24 1 8 1 0   Japan   San Francisco 06/07/1996
7. Chris Wyles Fullback 23 1 3 4 0   Canada   Sacramento 21/06/2014
8. Matt Alexander Fly-half 22 1 4 3 0   Hong Kong   San Francisco 29/06/1996
Mike Hercus Fly-half 22 0 5 4 0   Spain   Madrid 12/04/2003
10. AJ MacGinty Fly-half 21 1 5 2 0   Germany   Wiesbaden 18/11/2017

Last updated: Portugal vs United States, 9 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Source: ESPN Scrum

Most tries in a match

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# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1. Richard Hyland Wing 12 4 0 0 0   Romania   Colombes 11/05/1924
Vaea Anitoni Wing 20 4 0 0 0   Japan   San Francisco 06/07/1996
Brian Hightower Wing 20 4 0 0 0   Japan   San Francisco 07/06/1997
Vaea Anitoni Wing 20 4 0 0 0   Portugal   Lisbon 08/04/1998
5. 15 players on 3 tries

Last updated: Portugal vs United States, 9 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

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Source: ESPN Scrum