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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 20042019
Alun Wyn Jones 67 65  Wales 20072023
Brian O'Driscoll 65 65  Ireland 20002014
Rory Best 64 55  Ireland 20062019
Cian Healy 64 44  Ireland 20102024
Ronan O'Gara 63 41  Ireland 20002013
Martin Castrogiovanni 60 44  Italy 20032016
Johnny Sexton 60 56  Ireland 20102023
Conor Murray 57 47  Ireland 20122024
Mike Gibson 56 56  Ireland 19641979
Gethin Jenkins 56 38  Wales 20032016
Dan Cole 55 45  England 20102024
Ross Ford 55 42  Scotland 20062017
Stuart Hogg 55 54  Scotland 20122023
John Hayes 54 54  Ireland 20002010
Jason Leonard 54 49  England 19912004
Alessandro Zanni 54 45  Italy 20062020
Leonardo Ghiraldini 53 47  Italy 20072019
Willie John McBride 53 53  Ireland 19621975
Chris Paterson 53 49  Scotland 20002011
Ben Youngs 53 40  England 20102023

Points

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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  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 EnglandJonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001)[4] 89 EnglandJonny Wilkinson — 2001[5] 566 IrelandJohnny Sexton — 2009–2023[6]
Tries 5 ScotlandGeorge Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887)[7] 8 EnglandCyril Lowe — 1914,
ScotlandIan Smith — 1925[8]
26 IrelandBrian O'Driscoll — 2000–2014[9]
Conver­sions 9

EnglandJonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001),
IrelandPaddy Jackson — Ireland v Italy (2017) [10]

24 EnglandJonny Wilkinson — 2001[11] 102 IrelandJohnny Sexton — 2009–2023[12]
Penalties 7

EnglandSimon Hodgkinson — England v Wales (1991),
EnglandRob Andrew — England v Scotland (1995),
EnglandJonny Wilkinson — England v France (1999),
WalesNeil Jenkins — Wales v Italy (2000),
FranceGérald Merceron — France v Italy (2002),
ScotlandChris Paterson — Scotland v Wales (2007),
WalesLeigh Halfpenny — Wales v Scotland (2013),
FranceMaxime Machenaud - France v England (2016)[13]

19

WalesLeigh Halfpenny — 2013[14]

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

FrancePierre Albaladejo — France v Ireland (1960),
FranceJean-Patrick Lescarboura — France v England (1985),
ItalyDiego Dominguez — Italy v Scotland (2000),
WalesNeil Jenkins — Wales v Scotland (2001)[16]

5

FranceGuy Camberabero — 1967,
ItalyDiego Dominguez — 2000,
WalesNeil Jenkins — 2001,
EnglandJonny Wilkinson — 2003,
ScotlandDan Parks — 2010[17]

11

EnglandJonny 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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  12. ^ "www.sixnationsrugby.com/statistics/records/". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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