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List of Six Nations Championship records

Summary

This is a list of individual and team records for the Six Nations Championship and its predecessors the Five Nations and Home Nations Championships.

Individual edit

Appearances edit

The players with the most appearances in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.[1] (Updated 16 March 2024)

Player name Caps Starts Nation Time span
Sergio Parisse 69 69   Italy 2004–2019
Alun Wyn Jones 67 65   Wales 2007–2023
Brian O'Driscoll 65 65   Ireland 2000–2014
Rory Best 64 55   Ireland 2006–2019
Cian Healy 64 44   Ireland 2010–2024
Ronan O'Gara 63 41   Ireland 2000–2013
Martin Castrogiovanni 60 44   Italy 2003–2016
Johnny Sexton 60 56   Ireland 2010–2023
Conor Murray 57 47   Ireland 2012–2024
Mike Gibson 56 56   Ireland 1964–1979
Gethin Jenkins 56 38   Wales 2003–2016
Dan Cole 55 45   England 2010–2024
Ross Ford 55 42   Scotland 2006–2017
Stuart Hogg 55 54   Scotland 2012–2023
John Hayes 54 54   Ireland 2000–2010
Jason Leonard 54 49   England 1991–2004
Alessandro Zanni 54 45   Italy 2006–2020
Leonardo Ghiraldini 53 47   Italy 2007–2019
Willie John McBride 53 53   Ireland 1962–1975
Chris Paterson 53 49   Scotland 2000–2011
Ben Youngs 53 40   England 2010–2023

Points edit

All players with at least 250 points in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.[2] (Updated 9 March 2024)

No. Player name Points Nation
1 Johnny Sexton 566   Ireland
2 Ronan O'Gara 557   Ireland
3 Jonny Wilkinson 546   England
4 Owen Farrell 528   England
5 Stephen Jones 467   Wales
6 Leigh Halfpenny 424   Wales
7 Neil Jenkins 406   Wales
8 Chris Paterson 403   Scotland
9 Gavin Hastings 288   Scotland
10 David Humphreys 270   Ireland

Tries edit

All players with at least 18 tries in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.[3]

No. Player name Tries Nation
1 Brian O'Driscoll 26   Ireland
2 Ian Smith 24   Scotland
3 George North 23   Wales
4 Shane Williams 22   Wales
5 Gareth Edwards 18   Wales
6 Cyril Lowe 18   England
7 Rory Underwood 18   England

Scoring edit

Match Season Career
Points 35   Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001)[4] 89   Jonny Wilkinson — 2001[5] 566   Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023[6]
Tries 5   George Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887)[7] 8   Cyril Lowe — 1914,
  Ian Smith — 1925[8] 		26   Brian O'Driscoll — 2000–2014[9]
Conver­sions 9

  Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001),
  Paddy Jackson — Ireland v Italy (2017) [10]

24   Jonny Wilkinson — 2001[11] 102   Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023[12]
Penalties 7

  Simon Hodgkinson — England v Wales (1991),
  Rob Andrew — England v Scotland (1995),
  Jonny Wilkinson — England v France (1999),
  Neil Jenkins — Wales v Italy (2000),
  Gérald Merceron — France v Italy (2002),
  Chris Paterson — Scotland v Wales (2007),
  Leigh Halfpenny — Wales v Scotland (2013),
  Maxime Machenaud - France v England (2016)[13]

19

  Leigh Halfpenny — 2013[14]

109   Ronan O'Gara — 2000–2013[15]
Drop Goals 3

  Pierre Albaladejo — France v Ireland (1960),
  Jean-Patrick Lescarboura — France v England (1985),
  Diego Dominguez — Italy v Scotland (2000),
  Neil Jenkins — Wales v Scotland (2001)[16]

5

  Guy Camberabero — 1967,
  Diego Dominguez — 2000,
  Neil Jenkins — 2001,
  Jonny Wilkinson — 2003,
  Dan Parks — 2010[17]

11

  Jonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011[18]

Team edit

Match edit

  • Most points by one team
  • Most points by a losing team
  • Most points in one match
  • Most points in a drawn match
  • Most tries by one team
  • Most tries in one match
  • Biggest winning margin
  • Biggest away winning margin

Season edit

  • Most points scored in a Season
  • Most points conceded in a Season
  • Fewest points scored in a Six Nations Season
  • Fewest points conceded in a Six Nations Season
  • Most tries scored in a Season
  • Most tries conceded in a Season
  • Fewest tries scored in a Six Nations Season
  • Fewest tries conceded in a Six Nations Season
  • Most tries in a Season
  • 2023 91 tries (6.1 per match)
  • Biggest points difference in a Season
  • Weakest points difference in a Season

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, total matches played, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, total points scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, total tries scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, match by match list, total points scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, tournament/tour totals, total points scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, total points scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, match by match list, total tries scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, tournament/tour totals, total tries scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, total tries scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, match by match list, total conversions scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, tournament/tour totals, total conversions scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  12. ^ "www.sixnationsrugby.com/statistics/records/". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, match by match list, total penalty goals scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, tournament/tour totals, total penalty goals scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, total penalty goals scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, match by match list, total drop goals scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, tournament/tour totals, total drop goals scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Statsguru: Player data, total drop goals scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, match by match list, total points scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  20. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, match by match list, points difference, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, match by match list, points difference, away win Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  22. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, tournament/tour totals, total points scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  23. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, tournament/tour totals, total points conceded, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  24. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, tournament/tour totals, total points scored, reverse order, Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  25. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, tournament/tour totals, total points conceded, reverse order, Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  26. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, tournament/tour totals, total tries scored, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  27. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, tournament/tour totals, total tries conceded, Five/Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  28. ^ "Statsguru: Team records, tournament/tour totals, total tries scored, reverse order, Six Nations". ESPN Scrum. SFMS Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

External links edit

  • Six Nations official site

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