Greatest captains of all time
14 April 2012
The 10 best captaincy records in Test rugby based on a minimum of 28 matches.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Success rate(%) | |
| John Eales (Australia, 1996-) | 47 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 79.78 |
| Sir Wilson Whineray (New Zealand, 1958-1965) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 78.33 |
| Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand, 1992-97) | 51 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 77.45 |
| Gary Teichmann (South Africa, 1996-99) | 33 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 75.75 |
| Will Carling (England, 1988-96) | 59 | 44 | 1 | 14 | 75.42 |
| Philippe Saint-Andre (France, 1994-97) | 34 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 73.53 |
| Francois Pienaar (South Africa, 1994-96) | 29 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 68.96 |
| Nick Farr-Jones (Australia 1988-92) | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 62.50 |
| Tom Kiernan (Ireland, 1963-73) | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 58.93 |
| Jean-Pierre Rives (France, 1978-84) | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 58.82 |