Wales national rugby union team
sportsteam which represents Wales
The Wales national rugby union team (Welsh: tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) 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 | |||
 England 8–0 Wales  (Blackheath, England; 19 February 1881) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Wales 98–0 Japan  (Cardiff, Wales; 26 November 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 South Africa 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]
References
change- ↑ "A Brief History of the Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
