List of Wales national rugby union team records

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[1]
Points margin (score) Opposing team Venue Year
98 (98–0) Japan Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2004
91 (102–11) Portugal Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon 1994
74 (77–3) United States Rentschler Field, Hartford 2005
74 (81–7) Namibia Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 2011
72 (81–9) Romania Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001
Greatest losing margin[2]
Points margin (score) Opposing team Venue Year
83 (13–96) South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 1998
57 (6–63) Australia Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 1991
57 (5–62) England Twickenham Stadium, London 2007
52 (3–55) New Zealand Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 2003
51 (0–51) France Wembley Stadium, London 1998

Individual records

Most appearances[3]
Appearances Player Period
101 Stephen Jones 1998–2011
100 Gareth Thomas 1995–2007
99 Martyn Williams 1996–2011
94 Colin Charvis 1996–2007
92 Gareth Llewellyn 1989–2004
Most appearances as captain[4]
Appearances Player Period
28 Ieuan Evans 1991–1995
27 Ryan Jones 2008–2010
22 Colin Charvis 2002–2004
22 Rob Howley 1998–1999
21 Gareth Thomas 2003–2007
Most tries[5]
Tries Player Period
58 Shane Williams 2000–2011
40 Gareth Thomas 1995–2007
33 Ieuan Evans 1987–1998
22 Colin Charvis 1996–2007
20 Gerald Davies 1966–1978
20 Gareth Edwards 1967–1978
20 Tom Shanklin 2001–2010
Most points[6]
Points Player Period
1,049 Neil Jenkins 1991–2002
904 Stephen Jones 1998–2011
320 James Hook 2006–2011
304 Paul Thorburn 1985–1991
275 Shane Williams 2000–2011
Most points in a match[7]
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
Hat-tricks[8]
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
3 Jehoida Hodges England St. Helen's, Swansea 1903
3 Johnnie Williams Ireland National Stadium, Cardiff 1907
3 Mel Baker France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 1909
3 Billy Trew France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 1909
3 Reggie Gibbs France St. Helen's, Swansea 1910
3 Johnnie Williams Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin 1910
3 Reggie Gibbs Scotland Inverleith, Edinburgh 1911
3 Brinley Williams Ireland National Stadium, Cardiff 1920
3 J.J. Williams Australia National Stadium, Cardiff 1975
3 Glen Webbe Tonga FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 1987
3 Ieuan Evans Portugal Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon 1994
3 Mike Hall Portugal Universitario Lisboa, Lisbon 1994
3 Ieuan Evans Spain Campo Universitaria, Madrid 1994
3 Gareth Thomas Japan Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 1995
3 Wayne Proctor United States Boxer Stadium, San Francisco 1997
3 Byron Hayward Zimbabwe Police Grounds, Harare 1998
3 Gareth Thomas Japan Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 2001
3 Colin Charvis Romania Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001
3 Dafydd James Romania Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001
3 Shane Williams Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires 2004
3 Tom Shanklin Japan Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2004
3 Scott Williams Namibia Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 2011

References

  1. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (descending), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  2. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (reverse), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  3. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  4. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played as captain, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  5. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  6. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  7. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  8. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 28 September 2010.