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Who has the most Welsh rugby caps?

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Most caps

# Name Caps
1 Alun Wyn Jones 149
2 Gethin Jenkins 129
3 Stephen Jones 104
4 George North 102

Is Adam Beard injured? Now, pictures have emerged showing Beard’s bruised eye and swollen face in the aftermath of Wales’ autumn finale, where he posed for photos alongside Taine Basham and Ryan Elias. Issuing an injury update post-match, Wales boss Wayne Pivac said: “Adam’s got a bit of a shiner and a swollen side of his face.

Then, What is the oldest rugby club in Wales? Neath RFC is the oldest rugby club in Wales, having been formed in 1871.

Neath RFC.

Full name Neath Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) Welsh All Blacks
Founded 1871
Location Neath, Wales
Official website

Who is the youngest try scorer for Wales? In June 2010 Prydie became Wales youngest try scorer at 18 years and 102 days against South Africa, overtaking the record set by Tom Pearson in 1891.

How many six nations have Wales won?

Who has won the most Six Nations titles? England, 7 Titles (2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2020). Wales, 6 Titles (2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021). France, 5 Titles (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010).

Secondly What number is Adam beard? Adam BEARD is a 26-year-old Welsh rugby player standing at 2.03 m tall (6 ft 8 in) and weighing in at 117 kg (18 st 5.94 lb; 257.94 lb) , who currently plays for Ospreys in Wales as lock.

Occupied positions by Adam on start team :

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Tournaments United Rugby Championship
Matches 5
Starter 60% 3 / 5
Min 290′ (Avg : 58 ‘)

What is the Welsh rugby team called? The Wales national rugby union team (Welsh: Tîm rygbi’r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in men’s international rugby union. Its governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England.

Who owns the Welsh Rugby Union? Welsh Rugby Union

Undeb Rygbi Cymru
Patron The Duke of Cambridge
President Gerald Davies
Men’s coach Wayne Pivac
Women’s coach Chris Horseman

Who invented rugby Wales?

Dr Rhys made his discovery while sifting through debris near Llantarnam Abbey, near Newport, 30 years ago. It languished unseen for years, until he founded the Ffwrwm sculpture park in Caerleon, with a sign boasting-Rugby was played here in the 12th century’.

Who is Wales most capped player? Most capped players

# Name Caps
1 Chris Gunter 106
2 Gareth Bale 100
3 Wayne Hennessey 98
4 Neville Southall 92

How many tries has Shane Williams scored for Wales?

Shane Williams is a Welsh rugby union player who appeared 87 times for the Wales national team from 2000 to 2011. Playing exclusively as a wing for Wales, Williams scored 58 tries, the most for any Wales international and 18 more than second-placed Gareth Thomas.

Who scored the most points in rugby? The most points in a rugby union international career is 1,598, achieved by Dan Carter (New Zealand) over the course of 112 matches between 21 June 2003 and 31 October 2015.

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Who has won the most 5 nations?

With the addition of France, this became the Five Nations Championship (1910–31 and 1947–99), which in turn became the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy. England and Wales have won the championship the most times, both with 39 titles, but England have won the most outright titles with 29.

Who has won the Six Nations 2021?

Italy v Ireland

Ireland secured their first win of the Six Nations 2021 in fine style, running in six tries during a 48-10 defeat of Italy at the Stadio Olimpico.

How many times have Wales beaten England in the Six Nations? A total of 137 matches have been played, with England having won 65 times, Wales having won 60 times and 12 matches having been drawn. There is a considerable rivalry between the sides due to the proximity of the two nations and the history between them.

Is Adam Beard married? Personal life. Beard is in a relationship with Chelsea Lewis, the Wales netball international.

Who is Wales vice captain?

Dan Biggar will captain the squad for the 2022 Guinness Six Nations in the absence of the injured Alun Wyn Jones, with Adam Beard named as vice-captain. … On the captain Pivac said: “In terms of captaincy we’ve named Dan Biggar.

Who is captain of Wales today? Wales’ longest serving captain (albeit not a continuous spell) is their current skipper, Alun Wyn Jones, who first captained the team in 2009. The most recent addition to the list is Jonathan Davies, who led the team against Italy on 9 February 2019 during the Six Nations. Information correct as of 14 March 2019.

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When did Wales last get the wooden spoon?

1993 WALES; 1994 Scotland; 1995 *WALES; 1996 Ireland; 1997 Ireland; 1998 *Ireland; 1999 France. Five-Nations became Six-Nations when Italy was added in 2000. 2000 Italy; 2001 *Italy; 2002 *Italy.

How old is WRU? The WRU have been the guardians of Wales’s national sport since 1881. A group of 11 clubs – Swansea, Lampeter, Llandeilo, Cardiff, Newport, Llanelli, Merthyr, Llandovery, Brecon, Pontypool and Bangor – came together at the Castle Hotel, Neath on 12th March 1881, to form the Welsh Rugby Football Union.

Is William Webb Ellis Welsh?

William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 – 24 January 1872) was an English Anglican clergyman and the supposed inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School.

What is the oldest rugby club in the world? 1843. The Guy’s Hospital Football Club, representing the medics of Guy’s Hospital, in Southwark, London, is accepted by the Rugby Football Union and the Guinness Book of Records as being the oldest rugby club in the world and therefore the first football club, with a foundation date of 1843.

Did Wales invent football?

The Football Association of Wales (FAW), was established in 1876 to oversee the Wales national team and govern the sport in Wales, later creating and running the Welsh football league system.

Football in Wales
Governing body Football Association of Wales
National team(s) men’s national team
National competitions

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