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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]
Shane Williams is Wales' record try-scorer with 58 tries. Williams is also Wales' record try-scorer in Six Nations Championships with 22 and the Rugby World Cups with 10. [185] Colin Charvis' 22 tries is the all-time Welsh record for a forward, and was the world record for tries by a forward until 2011. [186]
3 Top five scoring international players (Tier 3) ... Wales (1049) British and Irish ... List of leading rugby union test point scorers.
Jenkins is Wales' highest ever points-scorer and is the fifth highest on the List of leading rugby union test point scorers. He was the first player to score 1,000 points in international matches. In 2004 Jenkins joined the coaching staff of the Wales national rugby union team and was the kicking skills coach.
England - Italy 2001 103 points 80-23; Most points in a drawn match England - Scotland 2019 38-38; Most tries by one team Scotland v Wales 1887 12 tries; Most tries in one match Scotland - Wales 1887 12 tries 12-0 England - Italy 2001 12 tries 10-2 England - France 2015 12 tries 7-5; Biggest winning margin England v Italy 2001 57 points 80-23 [20]
Wales vs Australia talking points: World Cup thumping seems an age ago 14:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle It was only just under 14 months ago on a Sunday night in Lyon that Wales put Australia to the sword.
The most players (152) are active in clubs based in France, 106 of them in the Top 14, 32 in Pro D2, and 14 in Championnat Fédéral Nationale, Fédérale 1, 2, 3. Oldest player: P. J. van Lill of Namibia - (39 years, 297 days - vs Uruguay) [ 73 ] [ 74 ]
This was Wales' biggest winning margin over Scotland. It was previously the 46–22 victory at Murrayfield during the 2005 Six Nations Championship. Stuart Hogg's red card was the third of the 2014 tournament, but only the third since Scott Murray was sent off when playing for Scotland against Wales in 2006.