| BORN |
| 14/08/68 . |
| INTERNATIONAL DEBUT |
| Debut against Argentina in Buenos Aires on 28 July 1990, age 21, a couple of weeks shy of his 22nd birthday, won 25-12 |
Career Record for England: P111, W72, D5, L34
Test Points: 125
Tries: 30
14 August 1968: Jason Leonard is born in Barking, London
28 July 1990: Makes his Test debut against Argentina in Buenos Aires
August 1990: The carpenter joins English club Harlequins
16 March 1991: Becomes a Grand Slam winner in his first Five Nations Championship
2 November 1991: England lose the Rugby World Cup final 12-6 to Australia at Twickenham
7 March 1992: Helps England win a second successive Five Nations Grand Slam
May 1992: Undergoes surgery on a ruptured vertebrae in his neck where a piece of hip bone is grafted to his neck, an injury which kept him out for only three months
May/June 1993: Wins first British Lions Test cap against New Zealand
18 March 1995: Becomes England 's most capped prop with his 38th cap against Scotland at Twickenham as England claim another Five Nations Grand Slam
4 June 1995: Run of 40 consecutive Test matches ends when he is rested for England 's final Pool game at the Rugby World Cup against Western Samoa
22 June 1995: Leonard wins his 43rd cap as Philippe Sella wins his 111th and last in the third/fourth place playoff at Rugby World Cup 1995
23 November 1996: Becomes the youngest England player to win 50 caps against Italy at Twickenham
14 December 1996: Captains England for the first time against Argentina at Twickenham and scores his only Test try to date in the 20-18 victory.
24 May 1997: Captains the British Lions for first time against Eastern Province
October/November 1999: Plays in his third Rugby World Cup as England bow out at the quarter final stage after 44-21 defeat by South Africa
June/July 2001: Third British Lions tour
20 October 2001: Equals Sean Fitzpatrick's record as the most capped forward with his 92nd appearance for England against Ireland in postponed Six Nations game
17 November 2001: Becomes the most capped forward of all time after winning his 93rd cap against Romania in England 's 134-0 victory at Twickenham
June 2002: Awarded the MBE for services to rugby in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
15 February 2003: Leonard wins his 100th cap for England , becoming only the third player after Philippe Sella and David Campese to reach a century.
30 March 2003: Starts against Ireland as England claim the elusive Six Nations Grand Slam with a 42-6 victory at Lansdowne Road
September 2003: Named in England squad for his fourth Rugby World Cup
26 October 2003: Makes a record 18th Rugby World Cup appearance against Samoa, surpassing Fitzpatrick's previous benchmark
9 November 2003: Equals Philippe Sella's world record of 111 caps v Wales in quarter finals of Rugby World Cup 2003
16 November 2003: Becomes world's most capped player in semi finals against France
30 May 2004: Plays last game at Twickenham for the Barbarians (32) vs. England (12). The Harlequins prop - who has finished his career as the world´s most capped player - received an almighty cheer when he took to the pitch a minute before his team-mates. He then went on to score the Barbarians first try. Leonard was given a standing ovation on his exit in the 67th minute.
INTERNATIONALS PLAYED:
1990 v Argentina (Buenos Aries) W 25-12
1990 v Argentina (Buenos Aries) L 15-13
1990 v Argentina (Twickenham) W 51-0
1991 v Wales (Cardiff) W 25-6 (FN)
1991 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 21-12 (FN)
1991 v Ireland (Dublin) W 16-7 (FN)
1991 v France (Twickenham) W 21-19 (FN)
1991 v Fiji (Suva) W 28-12
1991 v Australia (Sydney) L 40-15
1991 v New Zealand (Twickenham) L 18-12 (World Cup)
1991 v Italy (Twickenham) W 36-6 (World Cup)
1991 v USA (Twickenham) W 37-9 (World Cup)
1991 v France (Paris) W 19-10 (World Cup)
1991 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 9-6 (World Cup)
1991 v Australia (Tw'ham) L 12-6 (World Cup Final)
1992 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 25-7 (FN)
1992 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 38-9 (FN)
1992 v France (Paris) W 31-13 (FN)
1992 v Wales (Twickenham) W 24-0 (FN)
1992 v Canada (Wembley) W 26-13
1992 v South Africa (Twickenham) W 33-16
1993 v France (Twickenham) W 16-15 (FN)
1993 v Wales (Cardiff) L 10-9 (FN)
1993 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 26-12 (FN)
1993 v Ireland (Dublin) L 17-3 (FN)
1993 v New Zealand (Twickenham) W 15-9
1994 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 15-14 (FN)
1994 v Ireland (Twickenham) L 13-12 (FN)
1994 v France (Paris) W 18-14 (FN)
1994 v Wales (Twickenham) W 15-8 (FN)
1994 v South Africa (Pretoria) W 32-15
1994 v South Africa (Cape Town) L 27-9
1994 v Romania (Twickenham) W 54-3
1994 v Canada (Twickenham) W 60-19
1995 v Ireland (Dublin) W 20-8 (FN)
1995 v France (Twickenham) W 31-10 (FN)
1995 v Wales (Cardiff) W 23-9 (FN)
1995 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 24-12 (FN)
1995 v Argentina (Durban) W 24-18 (World Cup)
1995 v Italy (Durban) W 27-20 (World Cup)
1995 v Australia (C. Town) W 25-22 (World Cup)
1995 v New Zealand (C. Town) L 45-29 (World Cup)
1995 v France (Pretoria) L 19-9 (W.Cup)
1995 v South Africa (Twickenham) L 24-14
1995 v W. Samoa (Twickenham) W 27-9
1996 v France (Paris) L 15-12 (FN)
1996 v Wales (Twickenham) W 21-15 (FN)
1996 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 18-9 (FN)
1996 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 28-15 (FN)
1996 v Italy (Twickenham) W 54-21
1996 v Argentina (Twickenham) W 20-18
1997 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 41-13 (FN)
1997 v Ireland (Dublin) W 46-6 (FN)
1997 v France (Twickenham) L 23-20 (FN)
1997 v Wales (Cardiff) W 34-13 (FN)
1997 v Australia (Twickenham) D 15-15
1997 v New Zealand (Manchester) L 25-8
1997 v South Africa (Twickenham) L 29-11
1997 v New Zealand (Twickenham) D 26-26
1998 v France (Paris) L 24-17 (FN)
1998 v Wales (Twickenham) W 60-26 (FN)
1998 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 34-20 (FN)
1998 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 35-17 (FN)
1998 v Holland (Huddersfield) W 110-0 (WCQ)
1998 v Italy (Huddersfield) W 23-15 (WCQ)
1998 v Australia (Twickenham) L 12-11
1998 v South Africa (Twickenham) W 13-7
1999 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 24-21 (FN)
1999 v Ireland (Dublin) W 27-15 (FN)
1999 v France (Twickenham) W 21-10 (FN)
1999 v Wales (Wembley) L 32-31 (FN)
1999 v Australia (Sydney) L 22-15 (F)
1999 v Canada (R) (Twickenham) W 36-11
1999 v Italy (Twickenham) W 67-7 (World Cup)
1999 v New Zealand (Tw'ham) L 30-16 (World Cup)
1999 v Fiji (Twickenham) W 45-24 (World Cup)
1999 v South Africa (Paris) L 44-21 (World Cup)
2000 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 50-18 (SN)
2000 v France (Paris) W 15-9 (SN)
2000 v Wales (Twickenham) W 46-12 (SN)
2000 v Italy (Rome) W 59-12 (SN)
2000 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 19-13 (SN)
2000 v South Africa (Pretoria) L 18-13
2000 v South Africa (Bloemfontein) W 27-22
2000 v Australia (Twickenham) W 22-19
2000 v Argentina (Twickenham) W 19-0
2000 v South Africa (Twickenham) W 25-17
2001 v Wales (Cardiff) W 44-15 (SN)
2001 v Italy (Twickenham) W 80-23 (SN)
2001 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 43-3 (SN)
2001 v France (Twickenham) W 48-19 (SN)
2001 v Ireland (Dublin) L 20-14 (SN)
2001 v Romania (Twickenham) W 134-0
2002 v Scotland (R) (Murrayfield) W 29-3 (SN)
2002 v Ireland (R) (Twickenham) W 45-11 (SN)
2002 v France (R) (Paris) L 20-15 (SN)
2002 v Italy (R) (Rome) W 45-9 (SN)
2002 v Australia (Twickenham) W 32-31
2002 v South Africa (Twickenham) W 53-3
2003 v France (Twickenham) W 25-17 (SN)
2003 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 40-9 (SN)
2003 v Ireland (Dublin) W 42-6 (SN)
2003 v New Zealand (Wellington) W 15-13
2003 v Wales (Cardiff) W 43-9
2003 v France (TR+R) (Marseille) L 17-16
2003 v France (Twickenham) W 45-14
2003 v Georgia (R) (Perth) W 84-6 (World Cup)
2003 v South Africa (R) (Perth) W 25-6 (World Cup)
2003 v Samoa (Melbourne) W 35-22 (World Cup)
2003 v Uruguay (Brisbane) W 111-13 (World Cup)
2003 v Wales (Brisbane) W 28-17 (World Cup)
2003 v France (R) (Sydney) W 24-7 (World Cup)
2003 v Australia (R) (Sydney) W 20-17 (World Cup Final)
2004 v England (Twickenham) W 32 - 12