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List of Six Nations Championship records

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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

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Appearances

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

19

Wales Leigh Halfpenny — 2013[14]

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

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

5

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

11

England Jonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011[18]

Team

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Match

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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