List of Leicester Tigers players selected for international rugby

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Since the founding of the Leicester Tigers rugby union club (as Leicester Football Club) in 1880, more than 150 players have represented their national teams while members of the club.

The "position" column lists the position at which the player played in his first international while a member of Leicester Tigers, not necessarily the position for which he is best known; where brackets () are used, this indicates an appearance as a replacement. Ben Youngs, for instance, made his debut as a replacement wing but is best known as a scrum-half. The "date first cap obtained" column lists the date of their first cap obtained while at Leicester Tigers not their international debut. JP Pietersen for instance won many international caps for South Africa before joining Leicester.

Leicester's internationally capped players
NumberNamePositionNationDate first
cap obtained
Opposition
1 Jack Miles WingFlag of England.svg  England 1903-01-10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
2 Jacky Braithwaite Scrum-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1905-12-02Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2 Alfred Hind WingFlag of England.svg  England 1905-12-02Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2 Richard Russell ForwardFlag of England.svg  England 1905-12-02Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2 John Jackett Full backFlag of England.svg  England 1905-12-02Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
6 Fred Jackson Forward Lions 1908-06-06Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
7 Tom Smith Forward Lions 1908-06-27Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
8 Sid Penny HookerFlag of England.svg  England 1909-01-09Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
8 Alf Kewney ForwardFlag of England.svg  England 1909-01-09Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10 Percy Lawrie WingFlag of England.svg  England 1910-03-19Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
11 Ken Wood Centre Lions 1910-08-06South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg  South Africa
12 George Ward HookerFlag of England.svg  England 1913-01-18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
13 Frank Tarr CentreFlag of England.svg  England 1913-03-15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
14 Tim Taylor Fly-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1914-01-17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
14 Pedlar Wood Scrum-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1914-01-17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
16 Harold Day WingFlag of England.svg  England 1920-01-17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
17 Sos Taylor PropFlag of England.svg  England 1920-01-31Flag of France.svg  France
18 Alastair Smallwood WingFlag of England.svg  England 1921-01-15Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
19 Leo Price FlankerFlag of England.svg  England 1923-01-20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
20 Wavell Wakefield FlankerFlag of England.svg  England 1924-01-19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
21 Jock Lawrie FlankerFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1924-02-02Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
22 Edward Massey Scrum-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1925-01-17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
23 Ralph Buckingham CentreFlag of England.svg  England 1927-04-02Flag of France.svg  France
24 Harry Greenlees Fly-halfFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1927-12-17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
25 George Beamish No. 8IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1928-01-28Flag of France.svg  France
26 Doug Prentice No. 8Flag of England.svg  England 1928-02-11IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
27 Doug Norman HookerFlag of England.svg  England 1932-01-02Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
27 Bobby Barr Full backFlag of England.svg  England 1932-01-02Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
29 Bernard Gadney Scrum-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1932-02-13IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
30 Douglas Kendrew PropFlag of England.svg  England 1933-02-11IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
31 Morgan Crowe CentreIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1933-03-11Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
32 Paddy Coote CentreIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1933-04-01Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
33 Charles Beamish PropIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1934-02-24Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
34 Charles Slow Fly-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1934-03-17Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
35 Ernie Nicholson HookerFlag of England.svg  England 1936-01-04Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
36 Tom Berry FlankerFlag of England.svg  England 1939-01-21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
37 Bill Moore Scrum-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1947-01-18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
38 Allan Towell CentreFlag of England.svg  England 1948-03-29Flag of France.svg  France
39 Bob Stirling PropFlag of England.svg  England 1951-01-20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
40 David Hazell PropFlag of England.svg  England 1955-01-22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
41 Ian Swan WingFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1958-01-11Flag of France.svg  France
42 Phil Horrocks-Taylor Fly-half Lions 1959-08-29Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
43 Tony O'Reilly WingIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1959-04-18Flag of France.svg  France
44 Mike Gavins Full backFlag of England.svg  England 1961-01-21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
45 Ken Scotland Full backFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1962-01-13Flag of France.svg  France
46 Mike Wade CentreFlag of England.svg  England 1962-01-20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
47 Nick Drake-Lee PropFlag of England.svg  England 1963-01-19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
48 Bob Rowell LockFlag of England.svg  England 1964-01-18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
49 Rodger Arneil FlankerFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1969-12-06Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
50 Alan Old Fly-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1973-09-15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
51 Peter Wheeler HookerFlag of England.svg  England 1975-02-01Flag of France.svg  France
52 Garry Adey No. 8Flag of England.svg  England 1976-03-06IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
53 Robin Cowling PropFlag of England.svg  England 1977-01-15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
54 Dusty Hare Full backFlag of England.svg  England 1978-01-21Flag of France.svg  France
55 Paul Dodge CentreFlag of England.svg  England 1978-02-04Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
56 Les Cusworth Fly-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1979-11-24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
57 Clive Woodward (Centre)Flag of England.svg  England 1980-01-19IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
58 Nick Youngs Scrum-halfFlag of England.svg  England 1983-03-19IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
59 Rory Underwood WingFlag of England.svg  England 1984-02-18IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
60 Steve Redfern (Prop)Flag of England.svg  England 1984-02-18IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
61 Dean Richards No. 8Flag of England.svg  England 1986-03-01IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
62 Barry Evans WingFlag of England.svg  England 1988-06-12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
63 Brian Smith Fly-halfIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1990-10-27Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
64 Tony Underwood WingFlag of England.svg  England 1992-10-17Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
65 Martin Johnson LockFlag of England.svg  England 1993-01-16Flag of France.svg  France
66 Neil Back FlankerFlag of England.svg  England 1994-02-05Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
67 Niall Malone (Centre)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1994-11-05Flag of the United States.svg  United States
68 Graham Rowntree (Prop)Flag of England.svg  England 1995-03-18Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
69 Craig Joiner WingFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1996-06-15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
70 Eric Miller FlankerIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1997-01-04Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
71 Austin Healey (Scrum-half)Flag of England.svg  England 1997-02-15IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
72 Darren Garforth (Prop)Flag of England.svg  England 1997-03-15Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
73 Richard Cockerill (Hooker)Flag of England.svg  England 1997-05-31Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
74 Will Greenwood CentreFlag of England.svg  England 1997-11-15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
75 Dorian West (Hooker)Flag of England.svg  England 1998-02-07Flag of France.svg  France
76 Tim Stimpson Full backFlag of England.svg  England 1998-06-06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
77 Stuart Potter (Centre)Flag of England.svg  England 1998-06-06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
78 Dave Lougheed WingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1998-08-18Flag of the United States.svg  United States
79 Martin Corry No. 8Flag of England.svg  England 1998-11-14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
80 Fritz van Heerden LockFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1999-10-10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
81 Geordan Murphy Full backIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2000-06-10Flag of the United States.svg  United States
82 Leon Lloyd (Centre)Flag of England.svg  England 2000-06-17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
83 Winston Stanley WingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2000-11-11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
84 Freddie Tuilagi CentreFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2000-11-11Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
85 Ben Kay LockFlag of England.svg  England 2001-06-02Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
85 Lewis Moody FlankerFlag of England.svg  England 2001-06-02Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
87 Ollie Smith (Centre)Flag of England.svg  England 2003-03-09Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
88 Ramiro Pez Fly-halfFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2003-08-23Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
89 Julian White PropFlag of England.svg  England 2003-08-23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
90 Dan Lyle No. 8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2003-10-15Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
91 Jaco van der Westhuyzen Fly-halfFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2004-06-12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
92 Darren Morris (Prop)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2004-06-12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
93 Seru Rabeni (Centre) Pacific Islanders 2004-07-03Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
94 Harry Ellis (Scrum-half)Flag of England.svg  England 2004-11-20Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
95 Andy Goode (Fly-half)Flag of England.svg  England 2005-03-12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
96 Alesana Tuilagi WingFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2005-06-11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
97 Ephraim Taukafa (Hooker)Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2005-06-25Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
98 Anitelea Tuilagi CentreFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2005-07-02Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
99 Leo Cullen LockIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2005-11-26Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
100 Louis Deacon LockFlag of England.svg  England 2005-11-26Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
101 Tom Varndell (Wing)Flag of England.svg  England 2005-11-26Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
102 George Chuter (Hooker)Flag of England.svg  England 2006-06-11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
103 Martin Castrogiovanni PropFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2006-10-07Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
104 Marcos Ayerza PropFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2006-11-11Flag of England.svg  England
105 Jim Hamilton (Lock)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2006-11-11Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
106 Shane Jennings FlankerIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2007-06-02Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
107 Dan Hipkiss CentreFlag of England.svg  England 2007-08-04Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
108 Tom Croft (Flanker)Flag of England.svg  England 2008-02-23Flag of France.svg  France
109 Benjamin Kayser (Hooker)Flag of France.svg  France 2008-06-28Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
110 Alejandro Moreno (Prop)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008-06-28Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
111 Toby Flood (Fly-half)Flag of England.svg  England 2008-11-08 Pacific Islanders
112 Jordan Crane (No. 8)Flag of England.svg  England 2008-11-22Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
113 Sam Vesty (Centre)Flag of England.svg  England 2009-06-06Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
114 Julien Dupuy Scrum-halfFlag of France.svg  France 2009-06-13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
115 Dan Cole (Prop)Flag of England.svg  England 2010-02-06Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
116 Ben Youngs (Wing)Flag of England.svg  England 2010-03-13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
117 Lucas González Amorosino (Wing)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2010-06-12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
118 Horacio Agulla WingFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2010-11-28IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
119 Manu Tuilagi CentreFlag of England.svg  England 2011-08-06Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
120 Geoff Parling (Lock)Flag of England.svg  England 2012-02-04Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
121 Logovi'i Mulipola PropFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2012-06-05Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
121 Steve Mafi FlankerFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2012-06-05Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
123 Thomas Waldrom (No. 8)Flag of England.svg  England 2012-06-16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
124 Tom Youngs HookerFlag of England.svg  England 2012-11-10Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
124 Vereniki Goneva CentreFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2012-11-10Flag of England.svg  England
126 Gonzalo Camacho WingFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2013-08-17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
127 Blaine Scully WingFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2013-08-17Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
128 Pablo Matera FlankerFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2013-11-09Flag of England.svg  England
129 Leonardo Ghiraldini HookerFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2014-11-08Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
130 Robert Barbieri (Flanker)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2014-11-08Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
131 Michele Rizzo PropFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2015-03-21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
132 Opeti Fonua (Flanker)Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2015-09-29Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
133 Ellis Genge (Prop)Flag of England.svg  England 2016-05-29Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
134 Seremaia Bai CentreFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2016-06-11Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
135 JP Pietersen WingFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2016-11-12Flag of England.svg  England
136 Telusa Veainu Full backFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2016-11-19Flag of the United States.svg  United States
137 Owen Williams (Centre)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2017-06-16Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
138 George Ford Fly-halfFlag of England.svg  England 2017-11-11Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
139 Jonny May WingFlag of England.svg  England 2017-11-18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
140 Atieli Pakalani Full backFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2017-11-18Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
141 Luke Hamilton (Flanker)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2017-11-18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
142 Chris Baumann PropFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2018-02-24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
143 Valentino Mapapalangi (Flanker)Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2018-06-09Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
144 Tatafu Polota-Nau HookerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2018-08-18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
145 Matt To'omua (Centre)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2018-08-18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
146 Gaston Cortes (Prop)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2018-09-18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
147 Campese Ma'afu PropFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2018-11-10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
148 Jonah Holmes Full backFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2018-11-17Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
149 Jake Kerr (Hooker)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2019-02-02Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
150 Sione Kalamafoni (Flanker)Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2019-08-31Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
151 Shalva Mamukashvili (Hooker)Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2020-10-23Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
152 Kini Murimurivalu Full backFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2020-12-05Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
153 Nemani Nadolo WingFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2020-12-05Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
154 George Martin (Number 8)Flag of England.svg  England 2021-03-20IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
155 Jasper Wiese (Number 8)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2021-07-02Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
156 Julián Montoya HookerFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2021-07-03Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
156 Matías Moroni CentreFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2021-07-03Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
158 Joe Heyes PropFlag of England.svg  England 2021-07-04Flag of the United States.svg  United States
158 Freddie Steward Full backFlag of England.svg  England 2021-07-04Flag of the United States.svg  United States
160 Harry Wells LockFlag of England.svg  England 2021-07-10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
160 Dan Kelly CentreFlag of England.svg  England 2021-07-10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
162 Marco van Staden (Flanker)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2021-07-31 Lions
163 Matt Scott CentreFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2021-11-13Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
164 Nic Dolly (Hooker)Flag of England.svg  England 2021-11-20Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
165 Ollie Chessum (Lock)Flag of England.svg  England 2022-02-13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
166 Jack van Poortvliet (Scrum half)Flag of England.svg  England 2022-07-02Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
167 Tommy Reffell FlankerFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2022-07-02Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
168 Guy Porter CentreFlag of England.svg  England 2022-07-09Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
169 Handre Pollard Fly halfFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2022-07-09Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
170 Nephi Leatigaga (Prop)Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2022-11-05Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
171 Anthony Watson (Wing)Flag of England.svg  England 2023-02-04Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
172 Solomone Kata WingFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2023-07-22Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
173 Cameron Henderson (Lock)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2023-07-29Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
174 Will Hurd (Prop)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2023-07-06Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
175 Nicky Smith (Prop)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2024-11-10Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

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