With 53 tries from 77 caps, who is the leading try scorer for the Welsh national Rugby Union team?
"for Wales with 1049, the most successful penalty kicks for Wales with 248, and the Welsh record for most points in a single Test match with 30. The record for drop-goals for Wales is held by Jonathan Davies with 13. Shane Williams is Wales' record try-scorer with 58 tries. Williams is also Wales' record try-scorer in Six Nations Championships with 22 and the Rugby World Cups with 10. Colin Charvis' 22 tries is the all-time Welsh record for a forward, and was the world record for tries by a forward until 2011. Gethin Jenkins is the nation's most capped player"
"with 129 Welsh caps. Four other players have earned 100 caps or more: Alun Wyn Jones, Stephen Jones, Gareth Thomas and Martyn Williams. The record for most Tests as captain is held by Sam Warburton with 49. The record for the most consecutive appearances is held by Gareth Edwards who played all 53 of his Tests for Wales consecutively between 1967 and 1978. Edwards is also Wales' youngest ever captain at the age of 20. The youngest player ever capped for Wales is Tom Prydie, who made his debut in Wales' 2010 Six Nations finale against Italy at age ,"
"Colin Charvis Colin Charvis (born 27 December 1972) is a carpet enthusiast and former captain of the Wales national rugby union team and also played for the British and Irish lions. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or as the no. 8. Charvis became the world record try scorer for a forward in test match rugby on 24 November 2007 v South Africa at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff with his 22nd international try. In 2011 he was overtaken by Takashi Kikutani of Japan on the List of leading rugby union test try scorers. Charvis has"
"a substitute against England and Italy, coming on as a replacement for Hal Luscombe in both matches, but then regained a starting position for the remaining matches. He scored two tries in the match against Scotland and a crucial try in the win against Ireland which clinched the Grand Slam. Kevin Morgan (rugby player) Kevin Andrew Morgan (born 23 February 1977 in Pontypridd) is a Welsh rugby union player who has won 48 caps for the Wales national rugby union team, mainly at full back but also on the wing. Morgan is a fluent Welsh speaker having attended Ysgol Gynradd"
"the second test. Jones started in all three tests of the series against the All Blacks. Jones is married to Anwen. Together they have two daughters. Alun Wyn Jones Alun Wyn Jones (born 19 September 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Wales national team, and the former captain of the Ospreys in the Pro14. He is the world's most capped lock forward and Wales' second most capped player behind Gethin Jenkins. He has also won nine caps for the British & Irish Lions. Born in Swansea, Jones played his first rugby for"
"37 - 0 Catrin is often referred to as Lady Edwards. Catrin Edwards Catrin Edwards (born 15 September 1980) is a Welsh rugby union player. She plays at the prop position and has been capped 70 times for . She was part of the Welsh team to the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She is a PE teacher by profession. She took a four-year break before returning to Welsh rugby in 2009. In January 2013 she was selected in the Wales squad for 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship. On the 17th of March 2018 Catrin Edwards represented the"
"tries in a fixture against France saw Williams overtake Iestyn Harris to become Wales' all-time leading try scorer. He played represented his country in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. In October 2014, Williams played in the 2014 European Cup. He scored a try in the opening game against Scotland. In October and November 2015, Williams played in the 2015 European Cup. In October 2016, Williams played in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers, scoring two tries in the country's opening game against Serbia. Rhys Williams (rugby league) Rhys Williams (born ) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays"
"the 2017 Six Nations, one against Italy on 5 February and a double against Ireland on 10 March, becoming the joint-highest try scorer of the tournament with seven other players. His two tries against Ireland bought his career tally to 32, making him the fourth highest try scorer in Welsh history. After New Zealand winger Julian Savea was dropped from the team for the 2017 Rugby Championship, this made North the highest try scored of all currently active Tier 1 international players. North was selected by the British and Irish Lions for their tour of New Zealand, alongside his Northampton"
"at ""BBC Sport Wales"" described York's try as ""brilliant"". York's try gave the team only their fourth victory against the French ever, and qualified them for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She currently plays for Ynysddu RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons. Megan York Megan York (born 16 April 1987) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays prop for Ynysddu RFC and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Scotland in the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, and her first try was against England in 2013. Megan York was born in"
"Elliot Kear Elliot Kear (born 29 November 1988) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer. He is Captain of the Wales National team and plays for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League. He plays as a or on the . He has played 27 times for Wales in the European competitions, 2011 Four Nations, 2013 Rugby League World Cup and the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. He is currently the 4th all-time top try scorer. Elliot played the 200th game of his professional Rugby League career on Saturday 2 September 2017 for the London Broncos v Warrington Wolves."
"However he had recovered from his illness and he was able to get two more Welsh international caps again against South African Rugby Union and on 14 June 2014 Rees became the most capped hooker for Wales as he surpassed Garin Jenkins. Matthew Rees Matthew Rees (born 9 December 1980 in Tonyrefail, Wales) is a Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union footballer who currently plays for the Cardiff Blues. His usual position is at hooker. Rees is the most capped Hooker for the Wales national team. Rees previously played for Pontypridd, the now defunct Celtic Warriors, and"
"Wayne Proctor Wayne Thomas Proctor (12 June 1972) is a former Welsh international rugby union player, who was a winger/full-back for Wales, Llanelli RFC and subsequently the Llanelli Scarlets. Proctor is the son of Tommy and Gillian Proctor and is originally from Cardigan, West Wales. A former Welsh schools international athlete, Proctor represented Wales at the 110m hurdles whilst a student at Cardigan Secondary School. Proctor is still the current record holder for the most tries in the Welsh league and record try scorer for Llanelli RFC. He is the third highest points scorer for the Scarlets, with 872. Gareth"
"Coach from the start of the 2017/18 season on a two-year contract. Dwayne Peel Dwayne John Peel (born 31 August 1981) is a former Welsh rugby union player. He was the most capped scrum-half for the Wales national rugby union team with 76 caps, until his record was surpassed by Mike Phillips on 16 March 2013. Peel started his rugby career playing for Tumble RFC at Under-8s level. He attended in Cefneithin, and is a fluent Welsh speaker. He made his professional club debut for Llanelli RFC before joining the Llanelli Scarlets region at its creation in 2003. Peel made"
"Ieuan Evans Ieuan Cennydd Evans MBE (born 21 March 1964) is a former rugby union player who played on the wing for Wales and the British and Irish Lions. He is the joint third highest try scorer for Wales behind Shane Williams and Gareth Thomas and joint 22nd in the world on the all-time test try scoring list. Evans held the record for the most Wales caps as captain with 28, a record overtaken by Ryan Jones in 2012. Evans was born in Pontarddulais, Wales, and started playing rugby at the age of 10 as a pupil at Queen Elizabeth"
"Mark Wyatt (Welsh rugby player) Mark Anthony Wyatt (born 19 February 1957) is a former Welsh international rugby union player. He played club rugby for several university teams, and later Swansea. He was selected to play for Wales on ten occasions, scoring 81 points. Mark was famed for his attacking fullback play and his place kicking. He is the record points scorer for Swansea with 2734 points. Mark’s current sporting interest lie on the golf course, playing off a handicap of 4 and he is a member of The Royal Porthcawl Golf club. He is a Director at Gower Business"
"Systems Ltd a leading ICT company in South Wales. Mark Wyatt (Welsh rugby player) Mark Anthony Wyatt (born 19 February 1957) is a former Welsh international rugby union player. He played club rugby for several university teams, and later Swansea. He was selected to play for Wales on ten occasions, scoring 81 points. Mark was famed for his attacking fullback play and his place kicking. He is the record points scorer for Swansea with 2734 points. Mark’s current sporting interest lie on the golf course, playing off a handicap of 4 and he is a member of The Royal Porthcawl"
"Dwayne Peel Dwayne John Peel (born 31 August 1981) is a former Welsh rugby union player. He was the most capped scrum-half for the Wales national rugby union team with 76 caps, until his record was surpassed by Mike Phillips on 16 March 2013. Peel started his rugby career playing for Tumble RFC at Under-8s level. He attended in Cefneithin, and is a fluent Welsh speaker. He made his professional club debut for Llanelli RFC before joining the Llanelli Scarlets region at its creation in 2003. Peel made his international debut for Wales in 2001 against Japan. He was still"
"Alun Wyn Jones Alun Wyn Jones (born 19 September 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Wales national team, and the former captain of the Ospreys in the Pro14. He is the world's most capped lock forward and Wales' second most capped player behind Gethin Jenkins. He has also won nine caps for the British & Irish Lions. Born in Swansea, Jones played his first rugby for Bonymaen RFC. Having previously represented Wales at under-21 level, he made his test debut for Wales in June 2006 against Argentina. Originally playing as a blindside"
"in the last pool match. Lomu went on to score three tries in the final. In 2005, Waisale Serevi came out of international retirement to captain and lead Fiji to their second Melrose Cup. At the 2009 tournament, Wales defeated Argentina 19–12 in the final, and Wales' Taliesin Selley was named player of the tournament. The top all-time try-scorer for the Rugby World Cup Sevens is Fijian winger Marika Vunibaka, who scored 23 tries in three of the Sevens World Cups he played in from 1997 to 2005. Serevi ranks second with 19 career World Cup Sevens tries, over four"
"tries (one valued at 4, one at 5), 34 penalties and 31 conversions – a total which, as of April 2013, places him 12th on the all-time scoring list for Australia. He is the highest scoring forward in Test rugby history and, as of November 2015, only one of seven forwards to have surpassed 100 points in Test rugby (the others being Richie McCaw, Jean Prat, Takashi Kikutani, Colin Charvis, Mamuka Gorgodze and Carlo Checchinato). This is largely because of his goal kicking, which is unusual for a forward; his two tries are unremarkable (in comparison, all of Checcinato's, Charvis's"
"Robert Jones (rugby union) Robert Nicholas Jones (born 10 November 1965 at Trebanos, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player. He was capped 54 times for Wales during his career, at that time a record. He and Gareth Edwards, Rob Howley, Dwayne Peel and Mike Phillips are the only scrum halves to have achieved 50 caps or more for Wales. Jones attracted widespread admiration during his playing career for his invention and the quality of his passing, which was often referred to by pundits as the best in the world. In addition his box-kicking from the base"
"2005-6 season. He subsequently joined the Newport Gwent Dragons. He made his debut for the club in August in a pre-season friendly against the Cornish Pirates Charvis has scored 22 tries for his country, making him the leading try scorer among all Welsh forwards. He is also one of only four forwards to score over 100 international points (John Eales, Carlo Checchinato and Takashi Kikutani are the others). He was the second most capped player for Wales and the most capped forward with 94 caps until overtaken by Martyn Williams 13 March 2010. He also featured in the 1999 Rugby"
"Shane Williams Shane Mark Williams, (born 26 February 1977) is a Welsh rugby union player most famous for his long and successful tenure as a wing for the Ospreys and the Wales national team. He also played scrum-half on occasion. Williams is the record try scorer for Wales, and is fourth on the international list of leading rugby union test try scorers behind Daisuke Ohata, Bryan Habana and David Campese. He is Wales' most capped winger. In 2008, Williams was selected as the World Rugby Player of the Year, then known as the IRB Player of the Year. Since his"
"Wales in 1887. England's Cyril Lowe and Scotland's Ian Smith jointly hold the record for tries in one season with 8 (Lowe in 1914, Smith in 1925). Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll has the Championship record for tries with 26. The record for appearances is held by O'Gara, with 63 Six Nations appearances from the start of the Six Nations era in 2000 to his retirement in 2013. He surpassed countryman Mike Gibson in the first round of the 2012 tournament against Wales. Gibson played in 56 Five Nations matches (Italy had not become part of the Championship yet) between 1964 and"
"of Welsh rugby, especially Edwards who was voted the greatest player of all time in a players poll in 2003 and scored what is widely regarded as the greatest try of all time in 1973 for the Barbarians against New Zealand. Many attributed Welsh success to the fact that their forwards were toughened by manual work, according to the theory when Welsh industry declined and players started to be drawn from 'soft jobs' the team suffered. The strong Pontypool front row of Graham Price, Bobby Windsor & Charlie Faulkner were all manual workers, and Robin McBryde was formerly the holder"
"UWIC Worthing Raiders International/Representative Matthew McLean Matt McLean (born 1986) is a Welsh rugby union player currently playing for Worthing Raiders in National League 2 South. Known for both his try scoring and kicking prowess, as of the end of the 2017-18 season, Matt is the most prolific points scorer in National League 2 South with over 1,973 points scored for Worthing as well as being the division's 3rd highest try scorer of all-time with 93 tries. A former Wales youth international, he has also represented his country in rugby sevens. Growing up in Cardiff, Matt attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg"
"made her full debut a short while later with a start against France at the Stadium Marcel Levindrey, Laon. Hywel has regularly scored tries, including against Scotland in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship where Wales won 39-3. She scored a memorable try against France in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, opening the scoring for Wales. They went on to win 10-8 following a second try by Megan York. , Hywel's official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is tall, and weighs . Dyddgu Hywel Dyddgu Hywel (born 10 March 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player who"
"1908. In the 1908 tour, Gibbs played two of the tests and scored the only try for the tourists in the first test. Wales British Isles Reggie Gibbs Reginald ""Reggie"" Arthur Gibbs (7 May 1882 – 28 November 1938) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Penarth and Cardiff. He was capped 16 times for his country and captained his team on one occasion. Gibbs is one of five Welsh players to have scored four tries in a single game. Gibbs was first capped for his country in a game against Scotland on 3 February"
"Richie McCaw Richard Hugh McCaw (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. He captained the national team, the All Blacks, in 110 out of his 148 test matches, and won two Rugby World Cups. He is the most capped test rugby player of all time, and has won the World Rugby player of the year award a joint record three times. McCaw was the first All Black to reach 100 caps, and the first rugby union player to win 100 tests. He is the most-capped player in rugby union history with 148 caps, having overtaken"
"Matthew McLean Matt McLean (born 1986) is a Welsh rugby union player currently playing for Worthing Raiders in National League 2 South. Known for both his try scoring and kicking prowess, as of the end of the 2017-18 season, Matt is the most prolific points scorer in National League 2 South with over 1,973 points scored for Worthing as well as being the division's 3rd highest try scorer of all-time with 93 tries. A former Wales youth international, he has also represented his country in rugby sevens. Growing up in Cardiff, Matt attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf school. A promising"
"Mark Jones (rugby, born 1979) Mark Anthony Jones (born 7 November 1979 in Builth Wells, Powys) is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who played on the wing for the Scarlets and Wales. Since making his international debut for Wales, he won 47 caps and scored 13 tries. Jones began his domestic career at Builth Wells Youth before joining the senior side. He was signed by Llandovery from Builth and in his first season of senior rugby was the highest try scorer in the Welsh League. Jones joined Llanelli in 1997 and remained at the club until his retirement in"
"how Trew, a player who had outscored all other club players with 33 tries during the 1898/99 season and 31 tries in the 1899/1900 season, had not been chosen to represent Wales. The Welsh Rugby Union finally gave Trew his international debut at the age of twenty in January 1900. His first cap was at left-wing in a win against England a game in which he scored a try. He would play for Wales a further 28 times, scoring 11 tries, one conversion and one drop goal. His final match for Wales was an 11-8 win over France in 1913."
"for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. After retiring from playing he developed a successful media career, initially as a television sports presenter then as Head of Sport at BBC Wales between 1994 and 2001, before joining the Welsh Government as Head of Major Events. Arthur Emyr Arthur Emyr Jones (born 27 July 1962), usually known as Arthur Emyr, is a former Wales rugby union international. A winger, he played club rugby for Swansea RFC where he remains the club's all-time record try-scorer and also for Cardiff RFC. He also gained a Senior Wales Athletics vest. He also played for David"