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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1. Richard Hyland Wing 12 4 0 0 0  Romania France Colombes 11/05/1924
Vaea Anitoni Wing 20 4 0 0 0  Japan United States San Francisco 06/07/1996
Brian Hightower Wing 20 4 0 0 0  Japan United States San Francisco 07/06/1997
Vaea Anitoni Wing 20 4 0 0 0  Portugal 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.

Source: ESPN Scrum