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Will Jordan 50 Test tries and how he ranks against the Springboks

The greatest try-scorer for the All Blacks in Test rugby has scored just three tries against the Springboks in 10 Tests

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2 months ago

11th July 2026

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Will Jordan is the first All Blacks player to score 50 Test tries. He scored a hat trick against Italy in the Nations Championship to take his tries to five in two tournament matches.

Will Jordan: 50 tries in 56 Tests

The 28 year-old Jordan became the All Blacks’ record Test try-scorer when his hat-trick against Italy in Wellington in the Nations Championship took him past Doug Howlett’s previous record of 49. Jordan reached 50 tries in his 56th Test.

The key positional statistic

Jordan has scored 35 of his 50 Test tries in the No 14 jersey.

24 more tries at No 14 than at No 15
A try every 0.86 Tests when starting at No 14
A try every 1.91 Tests when starting at No 15

His four tries wearing No 23 include the two tries against Argentina in 2020 that opened his Test try-scoring account, as well as replacement tries against Fiji in 2021 and Ireland in 2022.

Jordan’s least productive regular opponent has been South Africa. He has scored three tries in 10 Tests against the Springboks. The All Blacks play the Springboks in four successive Tests in August and September in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. Three of those Tests will be in South Africa and the final Test will be in Baltimore, USA.

Will Jordan tries v Springboks

Year	Match context	Tries
2021	Rugby Championship, Townsville	1
2023	Rugby Championship, Auckland	1
2025	Rugby Championship, Auckland	1
Total	10 Tests	3

Will Jordan All Blacks

Tests	Tries	Tries per Test	Tests per Try
56	50	0.89	1.12

Tries by jersey number

Jersey	Tests	Tries	Tries per Test	Share of career tries
14	30	35	1.17	70%
15	21	11	0.52	22%
23	5	4	0.80	8%
Total	56	50	0.89	100%

Will Jordan tries and strike rate by opposition

Opposition	Tests	Tries	Tries per Test	Tests per Try
Tonga	1	5	5.00	0.20
USA	1	3	3.00	0.33
Uruguay	1	2	2.00	0.50
Fiji	2	2	1.00	1.00
Italy	3	6	2.00	0.50
England	2	2	1.00	1.00
Scotland	1	1	1.00	1.00
France	7	6	0.86	1.17
Ireland	6	5	0.83	1.20
Australia	11	9	0.82	1.22
Wales	2	1	0.50	2.00
Argentina	9	5	0.56	1.80
South Africa	10	3	0.30	3.33
Total	56	50	0.89	1.12

Will Jordan Test tries

Rank	Opposition	Tests	Tries	Ratio
1	Australia	11	9	0.82
2	France	7	6	0.86
2	Italy	3	6	2.00
4	Argentina	9	5	0.56
4	Ireland	6	5	0.83
4	Tonga	1	5	5.00
7	South Africa	10	3	0.30
7	USA	1	3	3.00
9	England	2	2	1.00
9	Fiji	2	2	1.00
9	Uruguay	1	2	2.00
12	Scotland	1	1	1.00
12	Wales	2	1	0.50

Jordan against the major All Blacks rivals

Opposition	Tests	Tries	Strike rate
Australia	11	9	0.82
South Africa	10	3	0.30
Argentina	9	5	0.56
France	7	6	0.86
Ireland	6	5	0.83
England	2	2	1.00
Combined	45	30	0.67

Tests and tries in New Zealand versus outside New Zealand

Location	Tests	Tries	Tries per Test	Share of tries
Played in New Zealand	21	25	1.19	50%
Played outside New Zealand	35	25	0.71	50%
Total	56	50	0.89	100%

Jordan has scored exactly half of his Test tries in New Zealand and half outside New Zealand.

However, he has needed only 21 Tests to score his 25 tries at home, compared with 35 appearances for his 25 tries overseas or at neutral venues.

Will Jordan Tries by calendar year

Year	Tests	Tries	Tries per Test
2020	2	2	1.00
2021	11	15	1.36
2022	8	4	0.50
2023	10	10	1.00
2024	10	7	0.70
2025	13	7	0.54
2026	2	5	2.50
Total	56	50	0.89

His most productive Test season remains 2021, when he scored 15 tries in 11 appearances. Those included five against Tonga, three against the USA and tries in successive Tests against Fiji and Australia.

Will Jordan Multiple-try Tests

Tries in match	Number of Tests	Tries contributed
Five tries	1	5
Hat-tricks	3	9
Two tries	8	16
One try	20	20
No try	24	0
Total	56	50

Five-try Test

Tonga, Auckland, 2021

Hat-tricks

USA, Washington, 2021
Argentina, Paris, 2023 Rugby World Cup semifinal
Italy, Wellington, 2026

Two-try Tests

Argentina, Newcastle, 2020
Italy, Lyon, 2023
Uruguay, Lyon, 2023
Argentina, Auckland, 2024
France, Dunedin, 2025
France, Christchurch, 2026
Plus two further two-try performances contained within the 50-try match record

Quick statistical takeaways

Category	Jordan’s figure
All Blacks record	50 tries
Tests required	56
Overall strike rate	0.89 tries per Test
Tries wearing No 14	35
Tries wearing No 15	11
Tries wearing No 23	4
Most tries against one opponent	9 v Australia
Best return against a Tier One opponent	6 in 3 Tests v Italy
Tries against South Africa	3 in 10 Tests
Tries in New Zealand	25 in 21 Tests
Tries outside New Zealand	25 in 35 Tests
Most tries in one Test	5 v Tonga
Best season	15 tries in 2021
Rugby World Cup tries	8 in 2023

Jordan’s 2023 Rugby World Cup contribution included eight tries, equalling the single-tournament record of Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana, with a quarterfinal try against Ireland and a semifinal hat-trick against Argentina.

The defining number is 35: 70 percent of Will Jordan’s Test tries have come when wearing the No 14 jersey. His record as an international finisher has been built primarily on the wing, even though he spent the bulk of the 2024 and 2025 Test seasons at fullback.