{"id":545670,"date":"2026-03-17T06:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/545670\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T06:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:58:17","slug":"james-slipper-set-to-become-super-rugbys-most-capper-player-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/545670\/","title":{"rendered":"James Slipper set to become Super Rugby’s most capper player ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

James Slipper is expected to play his 203rd game of Super Rugby this weekend when the Brumbies<\/a> host the Chiefs, a tally that would see the veteran prop surpass Wyatt Crockett<\/a> to become the all-time leader in Super Rugby appearances.<\/p>\n

Already the leader for Wallabies caps and a member of the ultra-exclusive 150 Test cap club, Slipper\u2019s longevity continues to amaze in his 16th professional season.<\/p>\n

Debuting for the Reds<\/a> in 2010, Slipper won the 2012 Super Rugby title with his hometown team before moving to the Brumbies in 2019. The 36-year-old didn\u2019t expect to still be calling Canberra home seven years later, but says he fell in love with the place.<\/p>\n

While he sat out the round 5 trip to Fiji<\/a> last week, in which his side suffered their first-ever defeat to the Drua, the rest week has ensured he would bring up the milestone at home in a heavyweight clash with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

With his familiar humility, Slipper told the Between Two Posts<\/a> panel on Stan Sport that the record has \u201cnever been something that I\u2019ve really strived for\u201d, but by staying in Super Rugby, \u201cit just happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked by former teammate Nick Phipps<\/a> what advice he\u2019d have for his younger self, Slipper grinned as he cast his mind back 16 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019d have a fair bit of advice for him,\u201d he laughed. \u201cLook, he was a young bloke just really enjoying his game.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loved playing rugby and probably didn\u2019t take it too seriously. Not that you\u2019ve got to take it too seriously, but you\u2019ve got to enjoy what you do, and you\u2019ve got to invest time into your body, and you\u2019ve got to invest time into the game itself. I probably didn\u2019t do that as much as I do now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Head-to-Head <\/p>\n

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Last 5 Meetings<\/p>\n

Average Points scored<\/p>\n

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Slipper\u2019s career in the Test arena has featured podium finishes at Rugby World Cups in 2011 and 2015, as well as Rugby Championship<\/a> and Tri-Nations titles.<\/p>\n

When asked for favourite moments from his time in Super Rugby, \u2018Slips\u2019 highlighted some achievements that have bookended his time in the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are plenty of moments, plenty of matches that really stand out; going all the way back to the Reds\u2019 championship in 2011. And then in recent times, even the win in Christchurch at the start of this year, and last year winning over at Eden Park, for the Brumbies, was really special.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I\u2019d probably say the 2011 premiership and then a couple of big results, ending hoodoos, for us here at the Brumbies have been really great.\u201d<\/p>\n

While he\u2019s enterring unchartered territory, Slipper might still describe himself as 36 years young, and isn\u2019t ruling out a 17th season in Super Rugby just yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s funny, because my body actually does feel good. It probably doesn\u2019t look good, but I\u2019m enjoying the game. I enjoy playing for the Brumbies, and I\u2019m enjoying the fact that I can still go out there and be competitive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always said, if I can contribute, I\u2019ll always put my hand up. So we\u2019ll see what happens next year. I haven\u2019t really looked too far ahead, to be fair, just trying to get through these games coming up, and then we\u2019ll look at that a bit later on. There\u2019s a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

With such an extensive and accomplished career to date, Slipper wanted to express gratitude for the countless people who have been involved in his journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a ton of people who have contributed. Obviously, the family, I\u2019ve got two young girls and a wife, and they\u2019re very supportive of what I do, and the time I spend in the club is always time taken away from them. So they\u2019re always my number one supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cMum and dad, my two brothers also. They\u2019ve been there throughout the whole way, through the ups, through the downs, the bad times, the good times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been around that long, and I\u2019ve had a fair few coaches, and they\u2019ve all added to my career, to my story. They\u2019ve all taught me different things along the way. So, those coaches and they know who they are, they\u2019ve all had a serious impact on me, on my rugby and me as a person.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there are plenty of people to thank for where I am today. But I\u2019ll be thanking them personally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Slipper is expected to play his 203rd game of Super Rugby this weekend when the Brumbies host…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-545670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}