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
9826 November 2004 Japan98 – 0Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales2004 Autumn Internationals
9117 May 1994 Portugal102 – 11Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal1995 Rugby World Cup qualifier
744 June 2005 United States77 – 3Rentschler Field, Hartford, United States2005 Summer Internationals
7426 September 2011 Namibia81 – 7Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand2011 Rugby World Cup
7219 September 2001 Romania81 – 9Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales2001 Autumn Internationals

Greatest losing margin

MarginDateOpposing TeamResultVenueCompetition
8327 June 1998 South Africa13 – 96Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa1998 Summer Tour
5722 July 1991 Australia6 – 63Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia1991 Summer Tour
574 June 2007 England5 – 62Twickenham Stadium, London, England2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
5221 June 2003 New Zealand3 – 55Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand2003 Summer Tour
515 April 1998 France0 – 51Wembley Stadium, London, England1998 Five Nations Championship

Individual career records

Most caps

# Player Period Caps Starts Subs Position
1 Alun Wyn Jones 2006–2023 158 143 15 Lock
2 Gethin Jenkins 2002–2016 129 93 36 Prop
3 George North 2010– 118 112 5 Wing/Centre
4 Dan Biggar 2008–2023 112 92 20 Fly-half
5 Taulupe Faletau 2011– 104 94 10 Number 8
Stephen Jones 1998–2011 86 18 Fly-half
7 Leigh Halfpenny 2008–2023 101 95 6 Fullback
8 Gareth Thomas 1995–2007 100 94 6 Wing
Martyn Williams 1996–2012 100 87 13 Flanker
10 Jonathan Davies 2009–2022 96 91 5 Centre

Last updated: 14 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[1]

Most points

# Player Period Points Caps Tries Con Pen DG PPG
1Neil Jenkins1991–2002104987111302481012.06
2Stephen Jones1998–2011917104715318668.82
3Leigh Halfpenny2008–2023801101158118807.93
4Dan Biggar2008–2023631112810212095.63
5James Hook2006–20153528113466144.35
6Paul Thorburn1985–1991304372437008.22
7Shane Williams2000–201129087580003.33
8George North2010–235118470001.99
9Arwel Thomas1996–20002112311303209.17
10Gareth Thomas1995–2007200100400002

Last updated: 14 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[2]

Most tries

# Player Period Tries Caps Ave. Position
1Shane Williams2000–201158870.67Wing
2George North2010–471180.4Wing/Centre
3Gareth Thomas1995–2007401000.4Wing
4Ieuan Evans1987–199833720.46Wing
5Colin Charvis1996–200722940.23Flanker
6Josh Adams2018–21540.39Wing
7Gerald Davies1966–197820460.43Wing
Gareth Edwards1967–197820530.38Scrum-half
Tom Shanklin2001–201120700.29Centre
Liam Williams2012–202320890.22Fullback

Last updated: 14 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[3]

Most appearances as captain

# Player Period Caps Win % Position
1 Sam Warburton 2011–2016 49 0.47 Flanker
2 Alun Wyn Jones 2009–2021 48 0.58 Lock
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

Match records

Most points in a match

# Player Pts Tries Con Pen DG Opposition Venue Date
1Neil Jenkins301550 ItalyStadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso20 March 1999
2Neil Jenkins290190 FranceMillennium Stadium, Cardiff28 August 1999
3 Neil Jenkins281170 CanadaMillennium Stadium, Cardiff21 August 1999
Neil Jenkins281450 FranceStade de France, Saint-Denis17 March 2001
Gavin Henson2801400 JapanMillennium Stadium, Cardiff26 November 2004
6Neil Jenkins270370 ItalyMillennium Stadium, Cardiff19 February 2000
7Stephen Jones2601020 RomaniaMillennium Stadium, Cardiff19 September 2001
8 Neil Jenkins240080 CanadaMillennium Stadium, Cardiff10 November 1993
Neil Jenkins240071 ItalyMillennium Stadium, Cardiff12 October 1994
Gavin Henson240640 RomaniaThe Racecourse, Wrexham27 August 2003
Leigh Halfpenny242420 ScotlandMillennium Stadium, Cardiff4 February 2018

Most tries in a match

# Player Tries Opposing team Venue Competition Date
1 Willie Llewellyn4 EnglandSt. Helen's, Swansea1899 Home Nations Championship7 January 1899
Reggie Gibbs4 FranceNational Stadium, CardiffTest Match2 March 1908
Maurice Richards4 EnglandNational Stadium, Cardiff1969 Five Nations Championship 12 April 1969
Ieuan Evans4 CanadaRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill1987 Rugby World Cup3 June 1987
Nigel Walker4 PortugalUniversitario Lisboa, LisbonTest Match18 May 1995
Gareth Thomas4 ItalyStadio Comunale di Monigo, TrevisoTest Match20 March 1999
Shane Williams4 JapanHanazono Rugby Stadium, OsakaTest Match10 June 2001
Tom Shanklin4 RomaniaMillennium Stadium, Cardiff2004 Autumn Internationals15 November 2004
Colin Charvis4 JapanMillennium 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) [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)

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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