List of Six Nations Championship records

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. (Updated 15 March 2025)

Player name Caps Starts Nation Time span
Sergio Parisse 69 69  Italy 2004–2019
Cian Healy 67 44  Ireland 2010–2025
Alun Wyn Jones 67 65  Wales 2007–2023
Brian O'Driscoll 65 65  Ireland 2000–2014
Rory Best 64 55  Ireland 2006–2019
Ronan O’Gara 63 41  Ireland 2000–2013
Conor Murray 62 47  Ireland 2012–2025
Martin Castrogiovanni 60 44  Italy 2003–2016
Johnny Sexton 60 56  Ireland 2010–2023
Mike Gibson 56 56  Ireland 1964–1979
Gethin Jenkins 56 38  Wales 2003–2016
Peter O'Mahony 56 42  Ireland 2012–2025
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
Taulupe Faletau 53 47  Wales 2012–2025
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

The top ten players with the most points in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type. (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

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

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
5 Cyril Lowe 18  England
5 Rory Underwood 18  England

Scoring

Match Season Career
Points 35  Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001) 89  Jonny Wilkinson — 2001 566  Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023
Tries 5  George Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887) 8  Cyril Lowe — 1914,
 Ian Smith — 1925,
 Louis Bielle-Biarrey — 2025
26  Brian O'Driscoll — 2000–2014
Conver­sions 9

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

24  Jonny Wilkinson — 2001 102  Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023
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)

19

 Leigh Halfpenny — 2013

109  Ronan O'Gara — 2000–2013
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)

5

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

11

 Jonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011

Team

Match

  • Most points by one team
  • Most points by a losing team
  •  France v Wales 2001 35 points, 35-43
  •  France v England 2015 35 points, 35-55
  • Most points in one match
  • Most points in a drawn match
  • Most tries by one team
  • Most tries in one match
  • Biggest winning margin
  •  England v Italy 2001 57 points 80-23
  • Biggest away winning margin
  •  England v Wales 2025 54 points 68-14

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

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