Beauden Barrett has scored 37 tries in 99 tests for the All Blacks. Photosport
Beauden Barrett has scored 37 tries in 99 tests for the All Blacks. Photosport
Beauden Barrett sits on 99 tests and if picked to play Wales in Cardiff on Sunday he will join an elusive club, becoming the 11th New Zealander to reach 100 tests in black.
Frenchman Philippe Sella became the first player to reach the 100-test milestone in 1994 against the AllBlacks, a shocking 22-8 victory at Lancaster Park. Since then another 70 players have played 100 or more tests.
Richie McCaw became the first All Black to reach the achievement, playing his 100th against France in a pool match at the 2011 World Cup. At the time he was the 19th player in world rugby to reach the milestone. Mils Muliaina did it two weeks later against Argentina.
In the 10 years since, 51 more players have done it. Barrett will become the 72nd player to crack the hundred and the 11th New Zealander after Aaron Smith reached the milestone earlier this year. Australia has the most century-makers with 13.
England's Owen Farrell also sits on 99 and should make it 100 in the coming weeks.
Alun Wyn Jones is set to surpass Richie McCaw for most tests for one nation when Wales play the All Blacks in Cardiff. The Wales skipper has played 148 tests for his country and 160 in total including 12 outings for the British and Irish Lions.
Of his 99 tests, Barrett has started 62 and gone the full 80 minutes in 48 of those starts. When he faced the USA on Sunday it was the 17th test nation he has played for the All Blacks.
Barrett has played Australia on 23 occasions, in which he has scored 11 tries and amassed 156 points. He has officially played 100 'games' for New Zealand, leading the side against the Barbarians in 2017, a match that didn't have test status.
Played: 148 tests Started: 141 Tests off the bench: 7 Won: 131 Lost: 15 Drawn: 2
100th test: Sep 24, 2011 - All Blacks 37 France 17, Eden Park (RWC pool game) Days between debut and 100th: 3598
Richie McCaw after he received his 100th test cap in 2011. Photo / Sarah Ivey
Mils Muliaina
Played: 100 Started: 95 Tests off the bench: 5 Won: 84 Lost: 16
100th test: Oct 9, 2011 - All Blacks 33 Argentina 10, Eden Park (RWC quarter-final) Days between debut and 100th: 3040
Mils Muliaina, with the late Jock Hobbs, after playing his 100th test. Photo / Brett Phibbs
Keven Mealamu
Played: 132 Started: 77 Tests off the bench: 55 Won: 114 Lost: 16 Drawn: 2 100th test: Oct 20, 2012 - All Blacks 18 Australia 18, Brisbane Days between debut and 100th: 3619
Keven Mealamu receives his 100th test cap from captain Richie McCaw. Photo / Getty
Tony Woodcock
Played:118 Started: 105 Tests off the bench: 13 Won: 102 Lost: 15 Drawn: 1
100th test: Aug 24, 2013 - All Blacks 27 Australia 16, Wellington Days between debut and 100th: 3928
Tony Woodcock, wearing his silver cap, with his daughter Ella, after playing his 100th test. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Dan Carter
Played: 112 Started: 106 Tests off the bench: 6 Won: 99 Lost: 12 Drawn: 1
