List of Wales national rugby union team records
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Wales have competed in the sport of rugby union since their first international in 1881. They take part in the annual Six Nations Championship and have appeared at every Rugby World Cup.
The records listed below only include performances in test matches. The top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Team records[]
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Wales (in red), playing against England ( in white).
Greatest winning margin[]
Margin | Date | Opposing Team | Result | Venue | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
98 | 26 November 2004 | ![]() |
98 – 0 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 2004 Autumn Internationals |
91 | 17 May 1994 | ![]() |
102 – 11 | Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal | 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifier |
74 | 4 June 2005 | ![]() |
77 – 3 | Rentschler Field, Hartford, USA | 2005 Summer Internationals |
74 | 26 September 2011 | ![]() |
81 – 7 | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand | 2011 Rugby World Cup |
72 | 19 September 2001 | ![]() |
81 – 9 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 2001 Autumn Internationals |
Greatest losing margin[]
Margin | Date | Opposing Team | Result | Venue | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 | 27 June 1998 | ![]() |
13 – 96 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | 1998 Summer Tour |
57 | 22 July 1991 | ![]() |
6 – 63 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | 1991 Summer Tour |
57 | 4 June 2005 | ![]() |
5 – 62 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
52 | 21 June 2003 | ![]() |
3 – 55 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | 2003 Summer Tour |
51 | 5 April 1998 | ![]() |
0 – 51 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 1998 Five Nations Championship |
Individual career records[]
Most caps[]
# | Name | Period | Caps | Starts | Subs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alun Wyn Jones | 2006– | 149 | 138 | 11 | Lock |
2 | Gethin Jenkins | 2002-2016 | 129 | 93 | 36 | Prop |
3 | Stephen Jones | 1998–2011 | 104 | 86 | 18 | Fly-half |
4 | George North | 2010– | 102 | 98 | 4 | Wing |
5 | Gareth Thomas | 1995–2007 | 100 | 94 | 6 | Wing |
Martyn Williams | 1996–2012 | 100 | 87 | 13 | Flanker | |
7 | Leigh Halfpenny | 2008– | 96 | 92 | 4 | Fullback |
8 | Dan Biggar | 2008– | 95 | 78 | 17 | Fly-half |
Adam Jones | 2003–2014 | 95 | 84 | 11 | Prop | |
10 | Colin Charvis | 1996–2007 | 94 | 84 | 10 | Flanker |
Mike Phillips | 2003–2015 | 94 | 67 | 27 | Scrum-half |
Last updated: Wales vs Australia, 20 November 2021. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[1]
Most points[]
# | Player | Period | Points | Caps | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Ave |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neil Jenkins | 1991–2002 | 1049 | 87 | 11 | 130 | 248 | 10 | 12.06 |
2 | Stephen Jones | 1998–2011 | 917 | 104 | 7 | 153 | 186 | 6 | 8.82 |
3 | Leigh Halfpenny | 2008– | 778 | 96 | 15 | 74 | 185 | 0 | 8.1 |
4 | Dan Biggar | 2008– | 532 | 95 | 7 | 85 | 102 | 7 | 5.6 |
5 | James Hook | 2006–2015 | 352 | 81 | 13 | 46 | 61 | 4 | 4.35 |
6 | Paul Thorburn | 1985-1991 | 304 | 37 | 2 | 43 | 70 | 0 | 8.22 |
7 | Shane Williams | 2000-2011 | 290 | 87 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |
8 | George North | 2010– | 215 | 102 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 |
9 | Arwel Thomas | 1996-2000 | 211 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 9.17 |
10 | Gareth Thomas | 1995–2007 | 200 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Last updated: Wales vs Australia, 20 November 2021. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[2]
Most tries[]
# | Name | Period | Tries | Caps | Ave. | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shane Williams | 2000–2011 | 58 | 87 | 0.67 | Wing |
2 | George North | 2010– | 43 | 102 | 0.42 | Wing |
3 | Gareth Thomas | 1995–2007 | 40 | 100 | 0.4 | Wing |
4 | Ieuan Evans | 1987–1998 | 33 | 72 | 0.46 | Wing |
5 | Colin Charvis | 1996–2007 | 22 | 94 | 0.23 | Flanker |
6 | Gerald Davies | 1966–1978 | 20 | 46 | 0.43 | Wing |
Gareth Edwards | 1967–1978 | 20 | 53 | 0.38 | Scrum-half | |
Tom Shanklin | 2001–2011 | 20 | 70 | 0.29 | Centre | |
9 | Rhys Williams | 2000–2005 | 18 | 44 | 0.41 | Fullback |
10 | Josh Adams | 2018– | 17 | 35 | 0.49 | Wing |
Alex Cuthbert | 2011– | 17 | 48 | 0.35 | Wing | |
Liam Williams | 2012- | 17 | 74 | 0.23 | Fullback |
Last updated: Wales vs Australia, 20 November 2021. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[3]
Most appearances as captain[]
# | Name | Period | Apps | Win % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alun Wyn Jones | 2009– | 52 | 0.54 | Lock |
2 | Sam Warburton | 2011–2016 | 49 | 0.47 | Flanker |
3 | Ryan Jones | 2008–2013 | 33 | 0.58 | Flanker |
4 | Ieuan Evans | 1991-1995 | 28 | 0.46 | Wing |
5 | Colin Charvis | 2002–2004 | 22 | 0.5 | Flanker |
Rob Howley | 1998–1999 | 22 | 0.68 | Scrum-half | |
7 | Gareth Thomas | 2003–2007 | 21 | 0.43 | Wing |
8 | Jonathan Humphreys | 1995–2003 | 19 | 0.32 | Hooker |
9 | Arthur Gould | 1889–1897 | 18 | 0.44 | Hooker |
10 | Clive Rowlands | 1963–1965 | 14 | 0.43 | Scrum-half |
Rugby World Cup records[]
Career[]
- Most points at Rugby World Cup
- 98 – Neil Jenkins (1995, 1999) [5]
- Most tries at Rugby World Cup
- 10 – Shane Williams (2003, 2007, 2011)[6]
Tournament[]
- Most points at one tournament
- 57 – Neil Jenkins (1999) [7]
- Most tries at one tournament
- 7 – Josh Adams (2019) [8]
Match[]
- Most points in one game
- 23 – Dan Biggar vs England (2015) [9]
- Most tries in one game
- 4 – Ieuan Evans vs Canada (1987) [10]
- Fastest score at Rugby World Cup
- 36 seconds – Dan Biggar vs Australia (2019)
- Fastest try at Rugby World Cup
- 2 minutes 8 seconds – Jonathan Davies vs Georgia (2019)
Individual match records[]
Most points in a match[11] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Player | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
30 | Neil Jenkins | Italy | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso | 1999 |
29 | Neil Jenkins | France | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 1999 |
28 | Neil Jenkins | Canada | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 1999 |
28 | Neil Jenkins | France | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 2001 |
28 | Gavin Henson | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2004 |
Most tries in a match[12] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Tries | Player | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
4 | Willie Llewellyn | England | St. Helen's, Swansea | 1899 |
4 | Reggie Gibbs | France | National Stadium, Cardiff | 1908 |
4 | Maurice Richards | England | National Stadium, Cardiff | 1969 |
4 | Ieuan Evans | Canada | Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill | 1987 |
4 | Nigel Walker | Portugal | Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon | 1994 |
4 | Gareth Thomas | Italy | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso | 1999 |
4 | Shane Williams | Japan | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka | 2001 |
4 | Tom Shanklin | Romania | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2004 |
4 | Colin Charvis | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2004 |
References[]
- ^ https://www.wru.wales/fixtures-and-teams/established-1881/player-records/
- ^ https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/team/_/id/4/wales[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.wru.wales/fixtures-and-teams/established-1881/player-records/
- ^ https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2019/stats/players?metric=matches&team=33
- ^ https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2019/stats/players?metric=points&team=33
- ^ https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2019/stats/players?metric=tries&team=33
- ^ https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2019/stats/players?metric=points&event=4&team=33
- ^ https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2019/stats/players/2019?metric=tries
- ^ https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/100163
- ^ https://www.world.rugby/match/624
- ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 29 September 2019.
- ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 29 September 2019.
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