Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team (Welsh: [tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) represents Wales in men's international rugby union. It was created in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England.
| Emblem | Three feathers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
| Head coach | Warren Gatland | ||
| Captain | Jac Morgan / Dewi Lake | ||
| Most caps | Alun Wyn Jones (158) | ||
| Top scorer | Neil Jenkins (1,049) | ||
| Top try scorer | Shane Williams (58) | ||
| Home stadium | Millennium Stadium | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 7 (as of 9th October 2023) | ||
| Highest | 1 (2019) | ||
| Lowest | 10 (2007, 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
(Russian) 8–0 Wales  (Blackheath, England; 19 February 1881) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Wales 98–0 Template:Ru-rt (Cardiff, Wales; 26 November 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| (Russian) 96–13 Wales (Pretoria, South Africa; 27 June 1998) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1987) | ||
| Website | www.wru.wales | ||
The team plays its home matches at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Principality Stadium), which replaced Cardiff Arms Park as the national stadium of Wales in 1999.[1]
Wales National Rugby Union Team Media
- Wales team for the Original All Blacks match December 1905 - cropped.jpg
Wales' 1905 team that defeated New Zealand
- Wales versus New Zealand scrum 1905 - cropped.jpg
A scrum in the Wales victory over New Zealand's Original All Blacks in 1905
- France versus Wales in rugby union 1922 - cropped.jpg
Wales playing France during the 1922 Five Nations Championship
- Rugby arg wales 1968.jpg
Wales playing Argentina at Estadio GEBA in September 1968
- Graham Henry 28 March 2011 Twickenham.jpg
New Zealander Graham Henry coached Wales to their first test win over South Africa in 1999.
- Warren Gatland Wales coach at the Wales Grand Slam Celebration, Senedd 19 March 2012.png
Warren Gatland coached the team 2008–2019
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, where Wales play their home games
- The National Stadium The Arms Park Cardiff.jpg
National Stadium, Cardiff, the Welsh national stadium prior to the construction of the Millennium Stadium
- Wales vs Australia 2011 RWC (5).jpg
A scrum between Wales and Australia at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
References
- ↑ "A Brief History of the Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
