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

Appearances

The players with the most appearances in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.[1] (Updated 15 March 2025)

Player name Caps Starts Nation Time span
Sergio Parisse 69 69 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 20042019
Cian Healy 67 44 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20102025
Alun Wyn Jones 67 65 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 20072023
Brian O'Driscoll 65 65 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20002014
Rory Best 64 55 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20062019
Ronan O’Gara 63 41 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20002013
Conor Murray 62 47 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20122025
Martin Castrogiovanni 60 44 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 20032016
Johnny Sexton 60 56 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20102023
Mike Gibson 56 56 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 19641979
Gethin Jenkins 56 38 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 20032016
Peter O'Mahony 56 42 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20122025
Dan Cole 55 45 File:Flag of England.svg England 20102024
Ross Ford 55 42 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 20062017
Stuart Hogg 55 54 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 20122023
John Hayes 54 54 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 20002010
Jason Leonard 54 49 File:Flag of England.svg England 19912004
Alessandro Zanni 54 45 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 20062020
Taulupe Faletau 53 47 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 20122025
Leonardo Ghiraldini 53 47 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 20072019
Willie John McBride 53 53 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 19621975
Chris Paterson 53 49 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 20002011
Ben Youngs 53 40 File:Flag of England.svg England 20102023

Points

The top ten players with the most 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 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
2 Ronan O'Gara 557 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
3 Jonny Wilkinson 546 File:Flag of England.svg England
4 Owen Farrell 528 File:Flag of England.svg England
5 Stephen Jones 467 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
6 Leigh Halfpenny 424 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
7 Neil Jenkins 406 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
8 Chris Paterson 403 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
9 Gavin Hastings 288 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
10 David Humphreys 270 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland

Tries

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 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
2 Ian Smith 24 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
3 George North 23 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
4 Shane Williams 22 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
5 Gareth Edwards 18 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
5 Cyril Lowe 18 File:Flag of England.svg England
5 Rory Underwood 18 File:Flag of England.svg England

Scoring

Match Season Career
Points 35 Template:FlagiconJonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001)[4] 89 Template:FlagiconJonny Wilkinson — 2001[5] 566 Template:FlagiconJohnny Sexton — 2009–2023[6]
Tries 5 Template:FlagiconGeorge Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887)[7] 8 Template:FlagiconCyril Lowe — 1914,
Template:FlagiconIan Smith — 1925,
Template:FlagiconLouis Bielle-Biarrey — 2025[8]
26 Template:FlagiconBrian O'Driscoll — 2000–2014[9]
ConverTemplate:Shysions 9

Template:FlagiconJonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001),
Template:FlagiconPaddy Jackson — Ireland v Italy (2017) [10]

24 Template:FlagiconJonny Wilkinson — 2001[11] 102 Template:FlagiconJohnny Sexton — 2009–2023[12]
Penalties 7

Template:FlagiconSimon Hodgkinson — England v Wales (1991),
Template:FlagiconRob Andrew — England v Scotland (1995),
Template:FlagiconJonny Wilkinson — England v France (1999),
Template:FlagiconNeil Jenkins — Wales v Italy (2000),
Template:FlagiconGérald Merceron — France v Italy (2002),
Template:FlagiconChris Paterson — Scotland v Wales (2007),
Template:FlagiconLeigh Halfpenny — Wales v Scotland (2013),
Template:FlagiconMaxime Machenaud - France v England (2016)[13]

19

Template:FlagiconLeigh Halfpenny — 2013[14]

109 Template:FlagiconRonan O'Gara — 2000–2013[15]
Drop Goals 3

Template:FlagiconPierre Albaladejo — France v Ireland (1960),
Template:FlagiconJean-Patrick Lescarboura — France v England (1985),
Template:FlagiconDiego Dominguez — Italy v Scotland (2000),
Template:FlagiconNeil Jenkins — Wales v Scotland (2001)[16]

5

Template:FlagiconGuy Camberabero — 1967,
Template:FlagiconDiego Dominguez — 2000,
Template:FlagiconNeil Jenkins — 2001,
Template:FlagiconJonny Wilkinson — 2003,
Template:FlagiconDan Parks — 2010[17]

11

Template:FlagiconJonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011[18]

Team

Match

  • 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

  • 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
  • 2025 108 tries (7.2 per match)
  • Biggest points difference in a season
  • Weakest points difference in a season

See also

References

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