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.

Contents

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 2004Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 98 – 0 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 2004 Autumn Internationals
29117 May 1994Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 102 – 11Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifier
3744 June 2005Flag of the United States.svg  United States 77 – 3 Rentschler Field, Hartford, United States 2005 Summer Internationals
47426 September 2011Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 81 – 7 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup
57219 September 2001Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 81 – 9 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 2001 Autumn Internationals

Greatest losing margin

#MarginDateOpposing TeamResultVenueCompetition
18327 June 1998Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 – 96 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 1998 Summer Tour
25722 July 1991Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 – 63 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia 1991 Summer Tour
3574 June 2007Flag of England.svg  England 5 – 62 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
45221 June 2003Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3 – 55 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand 2003 Summer Tour
5515 April 1998Flag of France.svg  France 0 – 51 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1998 Five Nations Championship

Individual career records

Most caps

#PlayerPeriodCapsStartsSubsPosition
1 Alun Wyn Jones 2006–202315814315Lock
2 Gethin Jenkins 2002–20161299336Prop
3 George North 2010–20241211165Wing/Centre
4 Dan Biggar 2008–20231129220Fly-half
5 Taulupe Faletau 2011–1049410Number 8
Stephen Jones 1998–20118618Fly-half
7 Leigh Halfpenny 2008–2023101956Fullback
8 Gareth Thomas 1995–2007100946Wing
Martyn Williams 1996–20121008713Flanker
10 Jonathan Davies 2009–202296915Centre

Last updated: 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [1]

Most points

#PlayerPeriodPointsCapsTriesConPenDGPPG
1 Neil Jenkins 1991–2002104987111302481012.06
2 Stephen Jones 1998–2011917104715318668.82
3 Leigh Halfpenny 2008–2023801101158118807.93
4 Dan Biggar 2008–2023631112810212095.63
5 James Hook 2006–20153528113466144.35
6 Paul Thorburn 1985–1991304372437008.22
7 Shane Williams 2000–201129087580003.33
8 George North 2010–2024235121470001.96
9 Arwel Thomas 1996–20002112311303209.17
10 Gareth Thomas 1995–2007200100400002

Last updated: 17 March 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [2]

Most tries

#PlayerPeriodTriesCapsAve.Position
1 Shane Williams 2000–201158870.67Wing
2 George North 2010–2024471210.39Wing/Centre
3 Gareth Thomas 1995–2007401000.4Wing
4 Ieuan Evans 1987–199833720.46Wing
5 Colin Charvis 1996–200722940.23Flanker
6 Josh Adams 2018–21580.36Wing
Liam Williams 2012–21920.23Fullback
7 Gerald Davies 1966–197820460.43Wing
Gareth Edwards 1967–197820530.38Scrum-half
Tom Shanklin 2001–201120700.29Centre

Last updated: 13 July 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [3]

Most appearances as captain

#PlayerPeriodCapsWin %Position
1 Sam Warburton 2011–2016490.47Flanker
2 Alun Wyn Jones 2009–2021480.58Lock
3 Ryan Jones 2008–2013330.58Flanker
4 Ieuan Evans 1991–1995280.46Wing
5 Colin Charvis 2002–2004220.5Flanker
Rob Howley 1998–1999220.68Scrum-half
7 Gareth Thomas 2003–2007210.43Wing
8 Jonathan Humphreys 1995–2003190.32Hooker
9 Arthur Gould 1889–1897180.44Hooker
10 Clive Rowlands 1963–1965140.43Scrum-half

Match records

Most points in a match

#PlayerPtsTriesConPenDGOppositionVenueDate
1 Neil Jenkins 301550Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 20 March 1999
2 Neil Jenkins 290190Flag of France.svg  France Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28 August 1999
3 Neil Jenkins 281170Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 21 August 1999
Neil Jenkins 281450Flag of France.svg  France Stade de France, Saint-Denis 17 March 2001
Gavin Henson 2801400Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 26 November 2004
6 Neil Jenkins 270370Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 19 February 2000
7 Stephen Jones 2601020Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 19 September 2001
8 Neil Jenkins 240080Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 10 November 1993
Neil Jenkins 240071Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12 October 1994
Gavin Henson 240640Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The Racecourse, Wrexham 27 August 2003
Leigh Halfpenny 242420Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 4 February 2018

Most tries in a match

#PlayerTriesOpposing teamVenueCompetitionDate
1 Willie Llewellyn 4Flag of England.svg  England St. Helen's, Swansea 1899 Home Nations Championship 7 January 1899
Reggie Gibbs 4Flag of France.svg  France National Stadium, Cardiff Test Match2 March 1908
Maurice Richards 4Flag of England.svg  England National Stadium, Cardiff 1969 Five Nations Championship 12 April 1969
Ieuan Evans 4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 1987 Rugby World Cup 3 June 1987
Nigel Walker 4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon Test Match18 May 1995
Gareth Thomas 4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Test Match20 March 1999
Shane Williams 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Test Match10 June 2001
Tom Shanklin 4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2004 Autumn Internationals 15 November 2004
Colin Charvis 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2004 Autumn Internationals 26 November 2004

Rugby World Cup records

Career

Most appearances at Rugby World Cup
21 Alun Wyn Jones (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) [4]
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) [5]

Tournament

Most points at a tournament
57 Neil Jenkins (1999) [6]
Most tries at a tournament
7 Josh Adams (2019) [7]

Match

Most points in a game
23 Dan Biggar vs England (2015), [8] Gareth Anscombe vs Australia (2023)
Most tries in a game
4 Ieuan Evans vs Canada (1987) [9]
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)

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