Wales

Wales - Statistics
(as at 21/5/2012)

Founded:1881
President: David Pickering
Chief Executive:David Moffett
Postal Address:P.O. Box 22, Cardiff, CFI 1JI, Wales
Colours:Red and White
Website: www.wru.co.uk
E-mail: info@wru.co.uk
Coach: Warren Gatland
Captains: Sam Warburton, Ryan Jones
No. of Clubs:239
No. of Players:55,500
HONOURS:
World Champion - None; BRONZE MEDALISTS: 1987.
Grand Slam (5/4 wins in a season) - 10 times: 1908, 1909, 1911, 1950, 1952, 1971, 1976, 1978, 2005, 2008
6/5-Nations Champions - 24 times: 1893, 1900, 1902, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1922, 1931, 1936, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1994, 2005, 2008
Triple Crown Wins (only British teams - 19 times): 1893, 1900, 1902, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1950, 1952, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 2005, 2008, 2012

INDEX
1. Players Test Statistics - 2012 2. Players RWC Test Statistics - 2011 3. Non-test Statistics - 2011 4. Match Results - 2007-2012 5.Test Match Summary - 2000-2012 6. World Cup Match Results - 1987-2011 7. World Cup Match Summary - 1987-2011 8. Overall Test Record Against All Countries 9. Players Test Profiles 10. Test Records	Pld = Played PF = Points For PA = Points Against PD = Points Difference TF = Tries For TA = Tries Against

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1. PLAYERS TEST STATISTICS - 2012
Most Points in 2011: 89 - James Hook
Most Tries in 2011: 7 - Shane Williams

Name	T	C	P	D	Total
Leigh Halfpenny	2	7	14	0	66
Alex Cuthbert	3	0	0	0	15
Jonathan Davies	2	0	0	0	10
George North	1	0	0	0	5
Scott Williams	1	0	0	0	5
Jaie Robertsa	1	0	0	0	5
Rhys Priestland	0	0	1	0	3
T - Tries scored C - Conversions D - Drop goals P - Penalties

Test tries scored
5	-
4	-
3	Alex Cuthbert
2	Jonathan Davies Leigh Halfpenny
1	George North Jamie Roberts Scott Williams

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2. PLAYERS RWC STATISTICS - 2011

Name	T	C	P	D	Total
Rhys Priestland	0	10	3	0	29
Stephen Jones	0	11	2	0	28
James Hook	0	1	7	0	23
Scott Williams	4	0	0	0	20
Jonathan Davies	3	0	0	0	15
George North	3	0	0	0	15
Shane Williams	3	0	0	0	15
Leigh Halfpenny	2	0	1	0	13
Toby Faletau	2	0	0	0	10
Mike Phillips	2	0	0	0	10
Jamie Roberts	2	0	0	0	10
Lloyd Williams	2	0	0	0	10
Aled Brew	1	0	0	0	5
Lloyd Burns	1	0	0	0	5
Lee Byrne	1	0	0	0	5
Gethin Jenkins	1	0	0	0	5
Alun-Wyn Jones	1	0	0	0	5
Sam Warburton	1	0	0	0	5
T - Tries scored C - Conversions D - Drop goals P - Penalties

Test tries scored
5	-
4	Scott Williams
3	Jonathan Davies George North Shane Williams
2	Toby Faletau Leigh Halfpenny Jamie Roberts Lloyd Williams
1	Aled Brew Lloyd Burns Lee Byrne Gethin Jenkins Mike Phillips Alun-Wyn Jones Sam Warburton

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3. NON-TEST STATISTICS - 2011

Name	T	C	P	D	Total
Stephen Jones	0	4	0	0	8
Aled Brew	1	0	0	0	5
George North	1	0	0	0	5
Mike Phillips	1	0	0	0	5
Morgan Stoddart	1	0	0	0	5
T - Tries scored C - Conversions D - Drop goals P - Penalties

Results
2	0	1	1	-
4/6/2011	Barbarians	Cardiff	28-31	4-5
-	-	-	0-0	0-0
-	-	-	0-0	0-0

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4. MATCH RESULTS - 2007-2012
Date	Opponent	Venue & Kick-off Time	Competition	H/Time	Result	Tries	League pts
2012
5/2/2012	Ireland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin: 15:00	Six Nations	5-10	23-21	3-2	2
12/2/2012	Scotland	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (15:00)	Six Nations	3-3	27-13	3-1	2
25/2/2012	England	Twickenham, London (16:00)	Six Nations	6-9	19-12	1-0	2
10/3/2012	Italy	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (14:30)	Six Nations	9-3	24-9	2-0	2
17/3/2012	France	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (14:45)	Six Nations	10-3	16-9	1-0	2
2/6/2012	Barbarians	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Non-test	0-0	0-0	0-0	Non-test
9/6/2012	Australia	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane:	June International	0-0	0-0	0-0	-
16/6/2012	Australia	Ethihad Stadium, Melbourne:	June International	0-0	0-0	0-0	-
23/6/2012	Australia	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney:	June International	0-0	0-0	0-0	-
10/11/2012	Argentina	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	End-of-the-Year-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-
/11/2012	-	-	End-of-the-Year-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	-
/11/2012	-	-	End-of-the-Year-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	-
2011
4/2/2011	England	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 19:45	6-Nations	6-13	19-26	1-2	0
12/2/2011	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh: 17:00	6-Nations	16-3	24-6	2-0	2
26/2/2011	Italy	Stadio Flaminio, Rome: 15:30	6-Nations	21-11	24-16	2-2	2
12/3/2011	Ireland	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 17:00	6-Nations	9-13	19-13	1-1	2
19/3/2011	France	Stade de France, Paris: 20:45	6-Nations	3-11	9-28	0-3	0
4/6/2011	Barbarians	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 17:00	Wales' 130th Anniversary	0-0	28-31	4-5	Non-test
6/8/2011	England	Twickenham: London: 17:00	RWC Warm-up	7-13	19-23	3-2	-
13/8/2011	England	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 17:00	RWC Warm-up	6-6	19-9	1-0	-
20/8/2011	Argentina	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 14.30	RWC Warm-up	14-3	28-13	3-1	-
3/12/2011	Australia	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 14.30	James Bevan	6-3	18-24	2-3	-
2010
6/2/2010	England	Twickenham, London: 17:00	6-Nations	3-13	17-30	2-3	0
13/2/2010	Scotland	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 14:00	6-Nations	9-18	31-24	3-2	2
26/2/2010	France	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 20:00	6-Nations	0-20	20-26	2-2	0
13/3/2010	Ireland	Croke Park, Dublin: 14:30	6-Nations	6-16	12-27	0-3	0
20/3/2010	Italy	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 14:30	6-Nations	12-0	33-10	3-1	2
5/6/2010	South Africa	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Prince William	16-14	31-34	3-3	-
19/6/2010	New Zealand	Last test at Carisbrook, Dunedin	1st Test	9-15	9-42	0-5	-
26/6/2010	New Zealand	Rugby Park, Hamilton	2nd Test	3-13	10-29	1-2	-
6/11/2010	Australia	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 14:30	Test	6-7	16-25	1-3	-
13/11/2010	South Africa	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 14:30	Test	17-9	25-29	3-2	-
19/11/2010	Fiji	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 19:30	Test	6-13	16-16	1-1	-
27/11/2010	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 17:15	Test	9-13	25-37	1-5	-
2009
8/2/2009	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh: 17:00	6-Nations	16-3	26-13	4-1	2
14/2/2009	England	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 19:30	6-Nations	9-8	23-15	1-2	2
27/2/2009	France	Stade de France, Paris: 22:00	6-Nations	13-13	16-21	1-2	0
14/3/2009	Italy	Stadion Flaminio, Rome: 17:00	6-Nations	7-9	20-15	2-0	2
21/3/2008	Ireland	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 19:30	6-Nations	6-0	15-17	0-2	0
30/5/2009	Canada	York University Stadium, Toronto: 19:45	Test	16-9	32-23	2-2	-
6/6/2009	USA	Toyota Park, Chicago: 13:00	Test	-	48-15	6-2	-
7/11/2009	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Test	6-6	12-19	0-1	-
13/11/2009	Samoa	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Test	11-6	17-13	1-1	-
21/11/2009	Argentina	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Test	13-3	33-16	3-1	-
28/11/2009	Australia	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Test	12-23	12-33	0-4	-
2008
2/2/2008	England	Twickenham: 18:30	6-Nations	6-16	26-19	2-1	2
9/2/2008	Scotland	Millennium Stadium: 16:00	6-Nations	10-6	30-15	3-0	2
23/2/2008	Italy	Millennium Stadium: 17:00	6-Nations	13-8	47-8	5-1	2
8/3/2008	Ireland	Croke Park: 15:15	6-Nations	3-6	16-12	1-0	2
15/3/2008	France	Millennium Stadium: 19:00	6-Nations	9-6	29-12	2-0	2
7/6/2008	South Africa	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein: 15:00	Prince William-1	10-22	17-43	2-4	-
14/6/2008	South Africa	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria: 15:00	Prince William-2	15-17	21-37	2-4	-
8/11/2008	South Africa	Millennium Stadium: 16:30	Prince William-3/EoY-1	3-13	15-20	0-2	-
14/11/2008	Canada	Millennium Stadium: 19:00	End-of-the-Year-2	10-6	34-13	5-1	-
22/11/2008	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium: 19:00	End-of-the-Year-3	9-6	9-29	0-2	-
29/11/2008	Australia	Millennium Stadium: 19:00	James Bevan/EoY-4	15-10	21-18	2-2	-
2007
4/2/2007	Ireland	Millennium Stadium: 15:00	6-Nations	9-12	9-19	0-3	0
10/2/2007	Scotland	Murrayfield: 15:30	6-Nations	6-9	9-21	0-0	0
24/2/2007	France	Stade de France: 21:00	6-Nations	14-23	21-32	3-2	0
10/3/2007	Italy	Stadio de Flaminio: 16:30	6-Nations	7-13	20-23	2-2	0
17/3/2007	England	Millennium Stadium: 17:30	6-Nations	18-15	27-18	2-2	2
26/5/2/2007	Australia	Telstra Stadium, Sydney: 20:05	1st Test	17-12	23-29	2-4	-
2/6/2/2007	Australia	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane: 20:05	2nd Test	0-6	0-31	0-3	-
4/8/2007	England	Twickenham, London	Test	0-22	5-62	1-9	-
18/8/2007	Argentina	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Test	-	27-20	3-2	-
25/8/2007	France	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Test	7-17	7-34	1-4	-
24/11/2007	South Africa	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Test	5-22	12-34	2-5	-

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5. TEST MATCH SUMMARY - 2000-2012
	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts F	Pts A	Tries F	Tries A	League points
2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6-Nations	5	5	0	0	109	64	10	3	10
vs Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
vs Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
vs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
TOTAL: 2012	5	5	0	0	109	64	10	3	-
2011	16	9	7	0	407	232	44	21	-
2010	12	2	9	1	245	335	20	32	-
2009	11	7	4	0	254	200	20	18	-
2008	11	7	4	0	265	226	24	17	-
2007	15	4	11	0	328	428	39	49	-
2006	11	3	6	2	270	325	32	35	-
2005	11	9	2	0	342	189	41	21	-
2004	12	5	7	0	447	310	54	37	-
2003	16	5	11	0	342	450	37	50	-
2002	11	4	7	0	293	325	29	31	-
2001	11	6	4	1	403	263	48	23	-
2000	8	5	3	0	216	175	21	15	-
TOTAL	150	71	75	4	3911	3522	419	352	-

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6. WORLD CUP RESULTS - 1987-2011
Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Tries
1987		New Zealand and Australia
25/5/1987	Ireland	Athletic Park, Wellington	13-6	1-0
29/5/1987	Tonga	Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North	29-16	4-2
3/6/1987	Canada	Rugby Park, Invercargill	40-9	8-0
8/6/1987	England	Ballymore, Brisbane - QUARTER FINAL	16-3	3-0
14/6/1987	New Zealand	Ballymore, Brisbane - SEMI FINAL	6-49	1-8
18/6/1987	Australia	Rotorua Stadium, Rotorua - 3rd/4th PLAYOFF	22-21	3-2
1991		Britain and France
6/10/1991	Samoa	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	13-16	2-2
9/10/1991	Argentina	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	16-7	1-1
12/10/1991	Australia	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	3-38	0-6
1995		South Africa
27/5/1995	Japan	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	57-10	7-2
31/5/1995	New Zealand	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	9-34	0-3
4/6/1995	Ireland	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	23-24	2-3
1999		Britain and France
1/10/1999	Argentina	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	23-18	2-0
9/10/1999	Japan	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	64-15	9-0
14/10/1999	Samoa	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	31-38	3-5
23/10/1999	Australia	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - QUARTER FINAL	9-24	0-3
2003		Australia
12/10/2003	Canada	Telstra Dome, Melbourne	41-10	5-1
19/10/2003	Tonga	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	27-20	2-3
25/10/2003	Italy	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	27-15	3-0
2/11/2003	New Zealand	Teltra Stadium, Sydney	37-53	4-8
9/11/2003	England	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane - QUARTER FINAL	17-28	3-1
2007		France & Britain
9/9/2007	Canada	Nantes	42-17	5-3
15/9/2007	Australia	Cardiff	20-32	2-4
20/9/2007	Japan	Cardiff	72-18	11-2
29/9/2007	Fiji	Nantes	34-38	5-4
2011	Group D	New Zealand & Local Kick-off Time
11/9/2011	South Africa	WestPac Stadium, Wellington (20:30)	16-17	1-2
18/9/2011	Samoa	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton (15:30)	17-10	1-1
26/9/2011	Namibia	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth (19:30)	81-7	12-1
2/10/2011	Fiji	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton (18:00)	66-0	9-0
8/10/2011	Ireland	Regional Stadium: Wellington (17:00) - QUARTER FINAL-1	22-10	3-1
15/10/2011	France	Eden Park, Auckland: Semi-final (21:00)	8-9	1-0
21/10/2011	Australia	Eden Park, Auckland: 3rd/4th PLAYOFF (20:30)	18-21	2-2

7. WORLD CUP MATCH SUMMARY - 1987-2011
	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts F	Pts A	Tries F	Tries A
1987	6	5	1	0	126	104	20	12
1991	3	1	2	0	32	61	3	9
1995	3	1	2	0	89	68	9	8
1999	4	2	2	0	127	95	14	8
2003	5	3	2	0	149	126	17	13
2007	4	2	2	0	168	105	23	13
2011	7	4	3	0	228	74	29	7
TOTAL	32	18	14	0	919	633	115	70

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8. OVERALL TEST RECORD AGAINST ALL COUNTRIES (19/2/1881 to 26/3/2011)
*Opponents () & Date of First match**	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	PF	PA
Argentina: 9/10/1991	13	9	4	0	374	318
Australia: 12/12/1908	32	10	21	1	463	748
Barbarians: 1990	1	0	1	0	24	31
Canada: 3/6/1987	12	11	1	0	460	207
England: 19/2/1881	123	55	56	12	1391	1543
Fiji: 1985	9	7	1	1	289	119
France: 2/3/1908	90	44	43	3	1321	1313
Ireland: 28/1/1882	118	65	47	6	1373	1245
Italy: 1994	19	16	2	1	615	329
Japan: 1973	12	12	0	0	755	153
Namibia: 1990	4	4	0	0	171	69
New Zealand: 16/12/1905	28	3	25	0	281	849
NZ Army: 21/4/1919	1	0	1	0	3	6
NZ Natives: 22/12/1888	1	1	0	0	5	0
Pacific Islanders: 11/11/2006	1	1	0	0	38	20
Portugal: 1994	1	1	0	0	102	11
Romania: 12/11/1983	7	5	2	0	288	88
Samoa: 1986	8	5	3	0	197	137
Scotland: 8/1/1883	117	66	48	3	1478	1162
South Africa: 1/12/1906	26	1	24	1	367	715
Spain: 1994	1	1	0	0	54	0
Tonga: 1986	6	6	0	0	186	71
United States of America: 1987	7	7	0	0	288	86
Zimbabwe: 1993	3	3	0	0	126	38
TOTAL	640	333	279	28	10624	9315
ratio (%)		52.03	43.59	4.38
(*) The above table refers to all matches where Test Caps have been awarded. It is important to note that there can be some differentiation between countries in terms of awarding caps. Some countries have awarded caps in games their opponents have not recognised as Tests.

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9. PLAYERS TEST PROFILES
Name	Province	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Position	Tests	Points	Tries
Scott Andrews	Cardiff Blues	1/8/1989	1.88m	118kg	Prop	2	0	0
Chris Anthony	Newport	23/7/1976	1.82m	114kg	Prop	17	5	1
(x)Huw Bennett	Ospreys	11/6/1983	1.83m	100kg	Hooker	49	0	0
(x)Ryan Bevington	Lweinster	9/12/1988	1.83m	110kg	Prop	6	0	0
Dan Biggar	Ospreys	16/10/1989	1.83m	84kg	Flyhalf	8	54	0
Andrew Bishop	Ospreys	7/8/1985	1.83m	90kg	Centre/wing	15	0	0
(x)Aled Brew	Dragons	9/8/1986	1.83m	98kg	Wing	7	5	1
Nathan Budget	Bridgend	2/11/1975	1.95m	106kg	Flank	11	10	2
(x)Lloyd Burns	Dragons	9/12/1984	1.83m	106kg	Hooker	7	5	1
(x)Lee Byrne	Ospreys	1/6/1980	1.91m	97kg	Fullback/wing	46	50	10
Matthew Cardey	Llanelli Scarlets	7/7/1975	1.85m	87kg	Fullback	1	0	0
(x)Luke Charteris	Dragons	9/3/1983	2.06m	109kg	Lock	33	0	0
Colin Charvis	Dragons	27/12/1972	1.90m	105kg	Flank	94	110	22
Gareth Cooper	Cardiff Blues	7/5/1979	1.71m	85kg	Scrumhalf	46	45	9
Vernon Cooper	-	12/6/1979	1.98m	113kg	Lock	3	0	0
Alex Cuthbert	Cardiff Blues	5/4/1990	1.98m	104kg	Wing	6	15	3
Chris Czekaj	Cardiff Blues	14/12/1985	1.90m	101kg	Wing/centre	9	10	2
(x)Bradley Davies	Cardiff Blues	9/1/1987	1.98m	115kg	Lock	33	0	0
(x)Jonathan Davies	Llanelli Scarlets	5/4/1988	1.85m	103kg	Centre/wing	26	35	7
Leigh Davies	Cardiif	20/2/1976	1.82m	100kg	Centre	21	20	4
Gareth Delve	Bath	30/12/1982	1.90m	114kg	Lock/No 8	11	5	1
Ben Evans	Cardiff Blues	31/7/1975	1.90m	119kg	Prop	26	0	0
Daniel Evans	Llanelli Scarlets	15/11/1988	1.83m	87kg	Fullback/wing	2	0	0
Gavin Evans	Llanelli Scarlets	18/7/1984	1.91m	100kg	Centre/wing	1	0	0
Ian Evans	Ospreys	4/10/1984	2.04m	108kg	Lock	22	5	1
(x)Toby Faletau	Dragons	12/11/1990	1.88m	109kg	Eighthman	16	10	2
Rhys Gill	Cardiff Blues	30/10/1986	1.85m	112kg	Prop	11	0	0
James Griffiths	-	3/1/1977	2.00m	112kg	Lock	1	0	0
Ian Gough	Ospreys	10/11/1976	1.98m	120kg	Lock	64	5	1
(x)Leigh Halfpenny	Cardiff Blues	22/12/1988	1.78m	83kg	Wing	32	138	10
Will Harries	Dragons	30/3/1987	1.73m	80kg	Wing	2	0	0
Iestyn Harris	Cardiff Blues	25/6/1976	1.77m	87kg	Flyhalf/centre	25	108	1
Gavin Henson	Ospreys	1/2/1982	1.83m	98kg	Centre/fullback/flyhalf	33	130	3
Richard Hibbard	Ospreys	13/12/1983	1.83m	120kg	Hooker	15	0	0
(x)James Hook	Ospreys	27/6/1985	1.83m	90kg	Flyhalf/centre	62	324	11
Chris Horsman	Worcester	2/2/1978	1.81m	112kg	Prop	14	5	1
Dafydd James	Llanelli Scarlets	24/7/1975	1.91m	91kg	Wing	49	75	15
(x)Paul James	Ospreys	13/5/1982	1.83m	117kg	Prop	33	0	0
Tom James	Cardiff Blues	17/4/1987	1.87m	96kg	Wing/centre	10	10	2
Will James	Gloucester	22/12/1976	1.99m	122kg	Lock	4	0	0
(x)Gethin Jenkins (CAPTAIN: 3)	Cardiff Blues	17/11/1980	1.88m	118kg	Prop	88	20	4
Adam M. Jones	Llanelli Scarlets	12/1/1980	2.01m	115kg	Lock	2	0	0
(x)Adam R. Jones	Ospreys	8/3/1981	1.83m	129kg	Prop	80	10	2
(x)Alun-Wyn Jones (CAPTAIN: 1)	Ospreys	19/9/1985	1.96m	118kg	Lock/flank	61	35	7
Ceri Jones	Harlequins	19/6/1977	1.83m	105kg	Prop	1	0	0
Dafydd Jones	Llanelli Scarlets	24/6/1979	1.90m	109kg	Flank/eighthman	41	10	2
Deiniol Jones	Cardiff Blues	18/11/1977	1.95m	112kg	Lock	13	0	0
Duncan Jones	Ospreys	18/9/1978	1.83m	111kg	Prop	57	0	0
Mark Jones	Llanelli Scarlets	7/11/1979	1.88m	91kg	Wing	47	65	13
(x)Ryan Jones (CAPTAIN: 28)	Ospreys	13/3/1981	1.96m	114kg	No8/flank/lock	66	5	1
(x)Stephen Jones	Llanelli Scarlets	8/12/1977	1.86m	94kg	Centre/flyhalf	104	917	7
(x)Tavis Knoyle	Llanelli Scarlets	2/6/1990	1.84m	83kg	Scrumhalf	6	0	0
Andy Lloyd	-	9/4/1981	1.93m	102kg	Lock/No8	1	5	1
Hal Luscombe	Dragons	23/2/1981	1.90m	100kg	Wing/centre	16	10	2
(x)Danny Lydiate	Dragons	18/12/1987	1.93m	101kg	Flanker	23	0	0
Rob McCusker	Llanelli Scarlets	12/12/1985	1.93m	108kg	Flanker	4	0	0
(x)Craig Mitchell	Ospreys	3/5/1986	1.85m	109kg	Prop	11	0	0
Andrew Moore	Swansea	25/1/1974	2.00m	112kg	Lock	26	0	0
Craig Morgan	Dragons	26/9/1978	1.80m	89kg	Wing/fullback	11	15	3
Kevin Morgan	Dragons	23/2/1977	1.78m	80kg	Fullback/wing	48	60	12
Scott Morgan	Cardiff Blues	17/10/1978	1.99m	110kg	Flank	10	0	0
(x)George North (debut at 18:214)	Scarlets	13/4/1992	1.92m	106kg	Wing	20	45	9
(x)Ken Owens	Llanelli Scarlets	3/1/1987	1.85m	107kg	Hooker	4	0	0
Michael Owen	Dragons	7/11/1980	1.96m	115kg	Flank/No8/lock	40	10	2
Sonny Parker	Ospreys	27/8/1977	1.86m	101kg	Centre	31	30	6
Dwayne Peel	Sale Sharks	31/8/1981	1.76m	86kg	Scrumhalf	76	25	5
(x)Mike Phillips	Ospreys	29/8/1982	1.91m	104kg	Scrumhalf	66	30	6
Alix Popham	Scarlets	17/10/1979	1.88m	110kg	Flank/No 8	33	20	4
(x)Andy Powell	London Wasps	23/8/1981	1.93m	115kg	No 8	25	5	1
Ryan Powell	Cardiff Blues	1/7/1980	1.72m	86kg	Scrumhalf	4	0	0
(x)Rhys Priestland	Llanelli Scarlets	9/1/1987	1.83m	95kg	Fullback/flyhalf	14	53	1
Tom Prydie (debut at 18:025)	Ospreys	23/2/1992	1.94m	94kg	Wing	4	5	1
Lou Reed	Scarlets	1/9/1987	1.98m	113kg	Lock	1	0	0
Matthew Rees (CAPTAIN: 7)	Llanelli Scarlets	9/12/1980	1.83m	106kg	Hooker	50	10	2
Richie Rees	Cardiff Blues	21/5/1983	1.75m	83kg	Scrumhalf	9	5	1
Jamie Ringer	-	18/1/1976	1.90m	97kg	Flanker	2	0	0
(x)Jamie Roberts	Cardiff Blues	8/11/1986	1.91m	107kg	Centre/fullback	28	20	4
Martin Roberts	Ospreys	6/6/1986	1.75m	80kg	Scrumhalf	3	0	0
Jamie Robinson	Cardiff Blues	7/4/1980	1.88m	95kg	Centre	24	35	7
Nicky Robinson	Cardiff Blues	3/1/1982	1.85m	92kg	Flyhalf	13	42	2
Tom Shanklin	Cardiff Blues	24/11/1979	1.88m	99kg	Centre/wing	70	100	20
Robert Sidoli	Blues	21/6/1979	1.99m	120kg	Lock	42	10	2
Robin Sowden-Taylor	Cardiff Blues	9/6/1982	1.85m	92kg	Flank	8	0	0
Jonathan Spratt	Munster	28/4/1986	1.88m	92kg	Centre	2	0	0
Chris Stephens	-	27/3/1975	1.98m	108kg	Lock	2	0	0
Morgan Stoddardt	Llanelli Scarlets	23/9/1984	1.85m	93kg	Fullback/wing	6	20	4
Ceri Sweeney	Dragons	21/1/1980	1.78m	87kg	Flyhalf	36	88	4
Gareth Thomas	Cardiff Blues	25/7/1974	1.88m	102kg	Wing/centre/fullback	100	200	40
Gavin Thomas	Llanelli Scarlets	22/10/1977	1.86m	100kg	No8/Flank	24	20	4
Iestyn Thomas	Llanelli Scarlets	15/12/1976	1.85m	114kg	Prop	33	5	1
Jonathan Thomas	Ospreys	27/12/1982	1.96m	110kg	Lock/flank/No 8	66	35	7
Rhys Thomas	Dragons	31/7/1982	1.85m	111kg	Prop/hooker	9	0	0
Thomas Rhys Thomas	Cardiff Blues	23/4/1982	1.83m	105kg	Hooker	25	5	1
Justin Tipuric	Ospreys	6/8/1989	1.85m	98kg	Flank	4	0	0
Josh Turnbull	Llanelli Scarlets	12/3/1987	1.93m	99kg	Flank/No 8	2	0	0
Nick Walne	-	18/9/1975	1.93m	98kg	Wing	3	5	1
(x)Sam Warburton (CAPTAIN:10)	Cardiff Blues	5/10/1988	1.88m	99kg	Flank	26	10	2
Matthew Watkins	Llanelli Scarlets	2/9/1978	1.83m	88kg	Centre/fullback	17	0	0
Rhys Webb	Ospreys	9/12/1988	1.78m	88kg	Scrumhalf	1	0	0
Andy Williams	Bath	7/2/1981	1.78m	90kg	Scrumhalf	4	0	0
Gareth Williams	Bridgend	19/12/1978	1.75m	95kg	Hooker	9	0	0
Lloyd Williams	Cardiff Blues	30/11/1989	1.83m	92kg	Scrumhalf	8	10	2
Martyn Williams (MBE - CAPTAIN: 8)	Cardiff Blues	1/9/1975	1.83m	101kg	Flank	99	73	14
Rhys Williams	Cardiff Blues	23/2/1980	1.77m	83kg	Wing/fullback	45	90	18
(x)Scott Williams	Scarlets	10/10/1990	1.85m	100kg	Centre	10	25	5
(x)Shane Williams	Ospreys	26/2/1977	1.71m	82kg	Wing	87	290	58
Chris Wyatt	Llanelli Scarlets	1/9/1975	1.95m	107kg	Lock	38	10	2
John Yapp	Cardiff Blues	9/4/1983	1.88m	123kg	Prop	20	0	0
(x) - RWC 2011 Squad
*() - Tom Prydie (born: 23/2/1992) -** At 18 years 102 days the youngest player ever to score a test try: 5/6/2010 vs South Africa, Cardiff.

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10. TEST RECORDS

Individual
Most career Matches
104	Stephen Jones (1998-2011)
100	Gareth Thomas (1995-2007)
99	Martyn Williams, MBE (1996-2011)
94	Colin Charvis (1996-2007)
92	Gareth Llewellyn (1989-2004)
88	Gethin Jenkins (2002-2012)
87	Neil Jenkins (1991-2002)
87	Shane Williams (2000-2011)
80	Adam Jones (2003-2012)
76	Dwayne Peel (2001-2009)
72	Ieuan Evans (1987-1998)
70	Tom Shanklin (2001-2010)
66	Ryan Jones (2004-2012)
66	Mike Phillips (2003-2012)
65	Jonathan Thomas (2003-2011)
64	Ian Gough (1997-2009)
62	James Hook (2006-2012)
61	Alan-Wyn Jones (2003-2012)
59	Rob Howley (1996-2002)
58	Garin Jenkins (1991-2000)
57	Duncan Jones (2001-2009)
55	JPR Williams (1969-1981)
54	Robert Jones (1986-1995)
53	Gareth Edwards (1967-1978)
53	Scott Gibbs (1991-2001)
52	Scott Quinnell (1993-2002)
52	Mark Taylor (1998-2006)
51	David Young (1987-2001)
50	Matthew Rees (2006-2012)
Most Tests as Captain
28	Ieuan Evans (1987-1998)
28	Ryan Jones (2004-2012)
Most Consecutive Tests
53	Gareth Edwards (1/4/1967 to 18/3/1978)
43	Kenny Jones (1947 to 1956)
39	Graham Price (1975 to 1983)
38	T.M. Davies (1969 to 1976)
33	W.J. Bancroft (1890 to 1901)
Most Career Points
1049	Neil Jenkins (87 Tests)
917	Stephen Jones (104 Tests)
324	James Hook (62 Tests)
304	Paul Thorburn (37 Tests)
290	Shane Williams (87 Tests)
216	Arwell Thomas (23 Tests)
200	Gareth Thomas (100 Tests)
166	Phil Bennett (29 Tests)
157	Ieuan Evans (72 Tests)
152	Steve Fenwick (30 Tests)
Most Points in a Test
30	Neil Jenkins (v Italy, Treviso: 1999)
29	Neil Jenkins (v France, Cardiff: 1999)
28	Neil Jenkins (v Canada, Cardiff: 1999)
28	Neil Jenkins (v France, Paris: 2001)
28	Gavin Henson (v Japan, Cardiff: 2004)
27	Neil Jenkins (v Italy, Cardiff: 2000)
27	Ceri Sweeney (v USA, Connecticut: 2005)
26	Stephen Jones (v Romania, Cardiff: 2001)
24	Neil Jenkins (v Canada, Cardiff: 1993)
24	Gavin Hensen (v Romania, Wrexham: 2003)
24	Neil Jenkins (v Italy, Cardiff: 1994)
23	Arwell Thomas (v Romania, Wrexham: 1997)
23	Neil Jenkins (v Argentina, Llanelli: 1998)
23	Neil Jenkins (v Scotland, Edinburgh: 2001)
22	Neil Jenkins (v Portugal, Lisbon: 1994)
22	Neil Jenkins (v Japan, Bloemfontein: 1995)
22	Neil Jenkins (v England, Wembley: 1999)
22	Stephen Jones (v Canada, Cardiff: 2002)
22	James Hook (v England, Cardiff: 2007)
22	Leigh Halfpenny (vs Scotland, Cardiff: 2012)
22	Dan Biggar (v Canada, Toronto: 2009)
21	Stephen Jones (v South Africa, Cardiff: 2004)
Most Career Tries
58	Shane Williams (87 Tests)
40	Gareth Thomas (100 Tests)
33	Ieuan Evans (72 Tests)
22	Colin Charvis (94 Tests)
20	Gerald Davies (46 Tests)
20	Gareth Edwards (53 Tests)
20	Tom Shanklin (70 Tests)
18	Rhys Williams (45 Tests)
17	RA Gibbs (16 Tests)
17	JL Williams (17 Tests)
17	Kenny Jones (44 Tests)
Most Tries in a Test
4	W. Llewellyn (v England, Swansea: 1899)
4	R.A. Gibbs (v France, Cardiff: 1908)
4	M.C.R. Richards (v England, Cardiff: 1969)
4	Ieuan Evans (v Canada, Invercargill: 1987)
4	Nigel Walker (v Portugal, Lisbon: 1994)
4	Gareth Thomas (v Italy, Treviso: 1999)
4	Shane Williams (v Japan, Tokyo: 2001)
4	Tom Shanklin (v Romania, Cardiff: 2004)
4	Colin Charvis (v Japan, Cardiff: 2004)
Most Conversions in a Test
14	Gavin Henson (v Japan, Cardiff: 2004)
11	Neil Jenkins (v Portugal, Lisbon: 1994)
11	Ceri Sweeney (v USA, Connecticut: 2005)
10	Stephen Jones (v Romania, Cardiff: 2001)
8	J. Bancroft (v France, Swansea: 1910)
8	Neil Jenkins (v Japan, Cardiff: 1999)
8	James Hook (v Canada, Cardiff: 2006)
7	Stephen Jones (v Japan, Osaka: 2001)
6	J. Bancroft (v France, Paris: 1909)
6	Gavin Henson (v Romania, Wrexham: 2003)
6	Stephen Jones (v Namibia, New Plymouth: 2011)
Most Penalties in a Test
9	Neil Jenkins (v France, Cardiff: 1999)
8	Neil Jenkins (v Canada, Cardiff: 1993)
7	Neil Jenkins v Italy (Cardiff: 1994) v Canada (Cardiff: 1999) v Italy (Cardiff: 2000)
6	Gareth Evans (v France, Cardiff: 1982)
6	Neil Jenkins v Tonga (Nuku'alofa: 1994) v England (Wembley: 1999)
6	Stephen Jones v Canada (Cardiff: 2002) v New Zealand (Cardiff: 2010)
6	Dan Biggar (v Canada, Toronto: 2009)
Most Dropped Goals in a Test
3	Neil Jenkins (v Scotland, Edinburgh: 2001)
2	John Shea (v England, Swansea: 1920)
2	A. Jenkins (v Scotland, Swansea: 1921)
2	Barry John (v England, Cardiff: 1971)
2	M. Dacey (v England, London: 1984)
2	Jonathan Davies (v Ireland, Wellington: 1987)
2	Jonathan Davies (v Scotland, Cardiff: 1988)
2	Neil Jenkins (v France, Paris: 2001)
Most Dropped Goals in a Career
13	Jonathan Davies (32 tests)
10	Neil Jenkins (87 tests)
8	Barry John (25 tests)
7	W.G. Davies (21 tests)
7	Stephen Jones (102 tests)

Team
Most Points in a Test
102	beat Portugal 102-11 (Lisbon: 1994)
98	beat Japan 98-0 (Cardiff: 2004)
82	beat Japan 82-6 (Tokyo: 1975)
81	beat Romania 81-9 (Cardiff: 2001)
81	beat Namibia 81-7 (New Plymouth, 2011)
77	beat USA 77-3 (Connecticut: 2005)
72	beat Japan 72-18 (Cardiff: 2007)
70	beat Romania 70-21 (Swansea: 1997)
66	beat Romania 66-7 (Cardiff: 2004)
66	beat Fiji 66-0 (Hamilton: 2011)
64	beat Japan 64-10 (Osaka: 2001)
64	beat Japan 64-15 (Cardiff: 1999)
63	beat Japan 63-7 (Swansea: 1976)
62	beat Japan 62-14 (Cardiff: 1973)
61	beat Canada 61-26 (Cardiff: 2006)
60	beat Italy 60-21 (Treviso: 1999)
60	beat Canada 60-3 (Toronto: 2005)
58	beat Fiji 58-14 (Cardiff: 2002)
57	beat Japan 57-10 (Bloemfontein: 1995)
56	beat Japan 56-12 (Tokyo: 1975)
55	beat Japan 55-5 (Cardiff: 1993)
54	beat Spain 54-0 (Madrid: 1994)
53	beat Japan 53-30 (Tokyo: 2001)
51	beat Tonga 51-7 (Cardiff: 2001)
50	beat Western Samoa 50-6 (Cardiff: 2000)
Highest score against Individual Countries
44	v Argentina (44-50, Tucuman, 2004)
29	v Australia (29-29, Cardiff: 2006)
61	v Canada (61-26, Cardiff: 2006)
34	v England (34-21, Cardiff: 1967)
66	beat Fiji 66-0 (Hamilton: 2011)
49	v France (49-14, Swansea: 1910)
34	v Ireland (34-9, Dublin: 1976)
60	v Italy (60-21, Treviso: 1999)
98	v Japan (98-0, Cardiff: 2004)
81	v Namibia 81-7 (New Plymouth, 2011)
37	v New Zealand (37-53, Sydney: 2003)
38	v Pacific Islanders (38-20, Cardiff: 2006)
102	v Portugal (102-11, Lisbon: 1994)
81	v Romania (81-9, Cardiff: 2001)
36	v South Africa (36-38, Cardiff: 2004)
46	v Scotland (46-22, Edinburgh: 2005)
54	v Spain (54-0, Madrid: 1994)
51	v Tonga (51-7, Cardiff: 2001)
77	v USA (77-3, Connecticut: 2005)
50	v Western Samoa (50-6, Cardiff: 2000)
49	v Zimbabwe (49-11, Harare: 1998)
Highest score by Individual Countries
50	by Argentina (50-44, Tucuman: 2004)
63	by Australia (6-63, Brisbane: 1991)
26	by Canada (24-26, Cardiff: 1993) by Canada (61-26, Cardiff: 2006)
62	by England (5-62, London: 2007)
51	by France (0-51, London: 1998)
15	by Fiji (22-15, Suva: 1986; 19-15, Cardiff: 1995)
54	by Ireland (10-54, Dublin: 2002)
30	by Italy (22-30, Rome, 2003)
30	by Japan (53-30, Tokyo: 2001)
55	by New Zealand (3-55, Hamilton: 2003)
20	v Pacific Islanders (38-20, Cardiff: 2006)
24	by Romania (6-24, Bucharest: 1983)
35	by Scotland (10-35, Inverleith: 1924)
96	by South Africa (13-96, Pretoria: 1998)
20	by Tonga (27-20, Canberra: 2003)
23	by USA (28-23, San Francisco: 1997)
38	by Western Samoa (31-38, Cardiff: 1999)
Most Tries in a Test
16	v Portugal (102-11, Lisbon: 1994)
14	v Japan (98-0, Cardiff: 2004)
12	v Romania (70-21, Swansea: 1997)
11	v Namibia (81-7, New Plymouth: 2011)
11	v France (47-5, Paris: 1909)
11	v Romania (81-9, Cardiff: 2001)
11	v USA (77-3, Connecticut: 2005)
11	v Japan (72-18, Cardiff: 2007)
10	v France (49-14, Swansea: 1910)
10	v Japan (64-10, Tokyo: 2001)
10	v Romania (66-7, Cardiff: 2004)
9	v France (36-4, Cardiff: 1908)
9	v Japan (55-5, Cardiff: 1993)
9	v Japan (64-15, Cardiff: 1999)
9	v Japan (53-30, Tokyo: 2001)
9	v Canada (60-3, Toronto: 2005) v Canada (61-26, Cardiff: 2006)
9	v Fiji (66-0, Hamilton: 2011)
Most tries Conceded in a Test
15	by South Africa (Pretoria: 1998)
13	by England (Blackheath: 1881)
12	by Scotland (Raeburn Place: 1887)
Most Consecutive Test Wins
11	9/3/1907 to 1/1/1910
10	1999
8	1970 to 1972
Longest Losing Sequence
10	23/11/2002 to 23/8/2003
8	19/3/1994 to 2/3/1996 27/11/2004 to 11/6/2005