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In November 2008, Shane Williams and Ryan Jones became the first Welsh players to be nominated in a group of five players for the World Rugby Player of the Year award, first awarded in 2001. Shane Williams was duly selected as the 2008 World Rugby Player of the Year. [37] Leigh Halfpenny was nominated in 2013 and Alun Wyn Jones in 2015.
Sir Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey". [1] In 2003, in a poll of international rugby players conducted by Rugby World magazine
See List of Wales national rugby union team records; and List of Wales national rugby union players for a sortable list containing player caps and tries. Neil Jenkins was the first rugby player to surpass 1000 Test points. He holds several Welsh records, including the most points scored for Wales with 1049, the most successful penalty kicks for ...
Dicky Owen (17 November 1876 - 27 February 1932) was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Swansea RFC [3] Owen is seen as one of the greatest Welsh scrum-halves and won 35 caps for Wales between 1901 and 1912, a record that was unbeaten until 1955 when Ken Jones surpassed him.
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]
Welsh rugby union biography stubs (445 P) Pages in category "Welsh rugby union players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,795 total.
Kenneth Jeffrey Jones OBE (30 December 1921 – 18 April 2006) was a Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer. He played for both Wales and the British Isles. He is best known in Wales for his contribution to Welsh rugby, but most notably for his winning try against the All Blacks in 1953.
The Welsh team of the 1970s is considered to be one of the greatest national teams of all time. As of November 2021, they are ranked 8th in the world. The Wales national team play at the WRU-owned Principality Stadium, and compete annually in the Six Nations Championship, as well as having competed at every Rugby World Cup.