List of Six Nations Championship records

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This is a list of individual and team records for the Six Nations Championship and its predecessors the Five Nations and Home Nations Championships.

Contents

Individual

Appearances

The players with the most appearances in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type. [1] (Updated 16 March 2024)

Player nameCapsStartsNationTime span
Sergio Parisse 6969Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20042019
Alun Wyn Jones 6765Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20072023
Brian O'Driscoll 6565IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20002014
Rory Best 6455IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20062019
Cian Healy 6444IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20102024
Ronan O'Gara 6341IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20002013
Martin Castrogiovanni 6044Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20032016
Johnny Sexton 6056IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20102023
Conor Murray 5747IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20122024
Mike Gibson 5656IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 19641979
Gethin Jenkins 5638Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20032016
Dan Cole 5545Flag of England.svg  England 20102024
Ross Ford 5542Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20062017
Stuart Hogg 5554Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20122023
John Hayes 5454IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 20002010
Jason Leonard 5449Flag of England.svg  England 19912004
Alessandro Zanni 5445Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20062020
Leonardo Ghiraldini 5347Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20072019
Willie John McBride 5353IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 19621975
Chris Paterson 5349Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20002011
Ben Youngs 5340Flag of England.svg  England 20102023

Points

The top ten players with the most points in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type. [2] (Updated 9 March 2024)

No.Player namePointsNation
1 Johnny Sexton 566IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
2 Ronan O'Gara 557IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
3 Jonny Wilkinson 546Flag of England.svg  England
4 Owen Farrell 528Flag of England.svg  England
5 Stephen Jones 467Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
6 Leigh Halfpenny 424Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
7 Neil Jenkins 406Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
8 Chris Paterson 403Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
9 Gavin Hastings 288Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
10 David Humphreys 270IRFU flag.svg  Ireland

Tries

All players with at least 18 tries in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type. [3]

No.Player nameTriesNation
1 Brian O'Driscoll 26IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
2 Ian Smith 24Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
3 George North 23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
4 Shane Williams 22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
5 Gareth Edwards 18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
6 Cyril Lowe 18Flag of England.svg  England
7 Rory Underwood 18Flag of England.svg  England

Scoring

MatchSeasonCareer
Points35 Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001) [4] 89 Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson — 2001 [5] 566 IRFU flag.svg Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023 [6]
Tries5 Flag of Scotland.svg George Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887) [7] 8 Flag of England.svg Cyril Lowe — 1914,
Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Smith — 1925 [8]
26 IRFU flag.svg Brian O'Driscoll — 2000–2014 [9]
Conver­sions9

Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001),
IRFU flag.svg Paddy Jackson — Ireland v Italy (2017) [10]

24 Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson — 2001 [11] 102 IRFU flag.svg Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023 [12]
Penalties7

Flag of England.svg Simon Hodgkinson — England v Wales (1991),
Flag of England.svg Rob Andrew — England v Scotland (1995),
Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson — England v France (1999),
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Neil Jenkins — Wales v Italy (2000),
Flag of France.svg Gérald Merceron — France v Italy (2002),
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Paterson — Scotland v Wales (2007),
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Leigh Halfpenny — Wales v Scotland (2013),
Flag of France.svg Maxime Machenaud - France v England (2016) [13]

19

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Leigh Halfpenny — 2013 [14]

109 IRFU flag.svg Ronan O'Gara — 2000–2013 [15]
Drop Goals3

Flag of France.svg Pierre Albaladejo — France v Ireland (1960),
Flag of France.svg Jean-Patrick Lescarboura — France v England (1985),
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Dominguez — Italy v Scotland (2000),
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Neil Jenkins — Wales v Scotland (2001) [16]

5

Flag of France.svg Guy Camberabero — 1967,
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Dominguez — 2000,
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Neil Jenkins — 2001,
Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson — 2003,
Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Parks — 2010 [17]

11

Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011 [18]

Team

Match

Season

  • 2023 91 tries (6.1 per match)

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