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List of Wales national rugby union team records

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Summary

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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

Greatest winning margin

#MarginDateOpposing TeamResultVenueCompetition
19826 November 200498 – 0Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales2004 Autumn Internationals
29117 May 1994102 – 11Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal1995 Rugby World Cup qualifier
3744 June 200577 – 3Rentschler Field, Hartford, United States2005 Summer Internationals
47426 September 201181 – 7Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand2011 Rugby World Cup
57219 September 200181 – 9Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales2001 Autumn Internationals

Greatest losing margin

#MarginDateOpposing TeamResultVenueCompetition
18327 June 199813 – 96Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa1998 Summer Tour
27329 November 20250 – 73Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals
35722 July 19916 – 63Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia1991 Summer Tour
4574 June 20075 – 62Twickenham Stadium, London, England2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
55415 March 202514 – 68Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales2025 Six Nations Championship

Individual career records

Most caps

#PlayerPeriodCapsStartsSubsPosition
1Alun Wyn Jones2006–202315814315Lock
2Gethin Jenkins2002–20161299336Prop
3George North2010–20241211165Wing/Centre
4Dan Biggar2008–20231129220Fly-half
5Taulupe Faletau2011–1099910Number 8
6Stephen Jones1998–20111048618Fly-half
7Leigh Halfpenny2008–2023101956Fullback
8Gareth Thomas1995–2007100946Wing
Martyn Williams1996–20121008713Flanker
10Jonathan Davies2009–202296915Centre

Last updated: 5 July 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

#PlayerPeriodPointsCapsTriesConPenDGPPG
1Neil Jenkins1991–20021049871113024810
2Stephen Jones1998–201191710471531866
3Leigh Halfpenny2008–202380110115811880
4Dan Biggar2008–202363111281021209
5James Hook2006–2015352811346614
6Paul Thorburn1985–199130437243700
7Shane Williams2000–20112908758000
8George North2010–202423512147000
9Arwel Thomas1996–2000211231130320
10Gareth Thomas1995–200720010040000

Last updated: 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries

#PlayerPeriodTriesCapsAve.Position
1Shane Williams2000–20115887Wing
2George North2010–202447121Wing/Centre
3Gareth Thomas1995–200740100Wing
4Ieuan Evans1987–19983372Wing
5Josh Adams2018–2265Wing
Colin Charvis1996–20072294Flanker
7Liam Williams2012–2193Fullback
8Gerald Davies1966–19782046Wing
Gareth Edwards1967–19782053Scrum-half
Tom Shanklin2001–20112070Centre

Last updated: 15 November 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most appearances as captain

#PlayerPeriodCapsWin %Position
1Sam Warburton2011–201649Flanker
2Alun Wyn Jones2009–202148Lock
3Ryan Jones2008–201333Flanker
4Ieuan Evans1991–199528Wing
5Colin Charvis2002–200422Flanker
Rob Howley1998–199922Scrum-half
7Gareth Thomas2003–200721Wing
8Jonathan Humphreys1995–200319Hooker
9Arthur Gould1889–189718Fly half
10Clive Rowlands1963–196514Scrum-half

Match records

Most points in a match

#PlayerPtsTriesConPenDGOppositionVenueDate
1Neil Jenkins301550Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso20 March 1999
2Neil Jenkins290190Millennium Stadium, Cardiff28 August 1999
3Neil Jenkins281170Millennium Stadium, Cardiff21 August 1999
Neil Jenkins281450Stade de France, Saint-Denis17 March 2001
Gavin Henson2801400Millennium Stadium, Cardiff26 November 2004
6Neil Jenkins270370Millennium Stadium, Cardiff19 February 2000
7Stephen Jones2601020Millennium Stadium, Cardiff19 September 2001
8Neil Jenkins240080Millennium Stadium, Cardiff10 November 1993
Neil Jenkins240071Millennium Stadium, Cardiff12 October 1994
Gavin Henson240640The Racecourse, Wrexham27 August 2003
Leigh Halfpenny242420Millennium Stadium, Cardiff4 February 2018

Most tries in a match

#PlayerTriesOpposing teamVenueCompetitionDate
1Willie Llewellyn4St. Helen's, Swansea1899 Home Nations Championship7 January 1899
Reggie Gibbs4National Stadium, CardiffTest Match2 March 1908
Maurice Richards4National Stadium, Cardiff1969 Five Nations Championship12 April 1969
Ieuan Evans4Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill1987 Rugby World Cup3 June 1987
Nigel Walker4Universitario Lisboa, LisbonTest Match18 May 1995
Gareth Thomas4Stadio Comunale di Monigo, TrevisoTest Match20 March 1999
Shane Williams4Hanazono Rugby Stadium, OsakaTest Match10 June 2001
Tom Shanklin4Millennium Stadium, Cardiff2004 Autumn Internationals15 November 2004
Colin Charvis4Millennium Stadium, Cardiff2004 Autumn Internationals26 November 2004

Rugby World Cup records

Career

;Most appearances at Rugby World Cup : 21 – Alun Wyn Jones (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)

;Most Rugby World Cup tournaments : 4 – Gareth Thomas, Stephen Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Alun Wyn Jones, George North

;Most points at Rugby World Cup : 123 – Dan Biggar (2015, 2019, 2023)

;Most tries at Rugby World Cup : 10 – Shane Williams (2003, 2007, 2011)

Tournament

;Most points at a tournament : 57 – Neil Jenkins (1999)

;Most tries at a tournament : 7 – Josh Adams (2019)

Match

;Most points in a match : 23 – Dan Biggar vs England (2015), Gareth Anscombe vs Australia (2023)

;Most tries in a match : 4 – Ieuan Evans vs Canada (1987)

;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)

References

References

  1. "Player Records".
  2. "Wales - Wales News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".
  3. "Player Records".
  4. "Rugby World Cup 2019".
  5. "Rugby World Cup 2019".
  6. "Rugby World Cup 2019".
  7. "Rugby World Cup 2019".
  8. "Dan Biggar inspires Wales to dramatic late victory over England | Rugby World Cup".
  9. "World Rugby".
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