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

Scoring
Match Season Career
Points 35  Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001)[1] 89  Jonny Wilkinson — 2001[2] 557  Ronan O'Gara — 2000–2013[3]
Tries 5  George Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887)[4] 8  Cyril Lowe — 1914,
 Ian Smith — 1925[5]		 26  Brian O'Driscoll — 2000–2014[6]
Conversions 9

 Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001),
 Paddy Jackson — Ireland v Italy (2017) [7]

 24 Jonny Wilkinson — 2001[8] 89 Jonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011[9]
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)[10]

 19

 Leigh Halfpenny — 2013[11]

 109  Ronan O'Gara — 2000–2013[12]
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)[13]

 5

 Guy Camberabero — 1967,
 Diego Dominguez — 2000,
 Neil Jenkins — 2001,
 Jonny Wilkinson — 2003,
 Dan Parks — 2010[14]

 11

 Jonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011[15]

Appearances

All players with at least 50 appearances in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.[16]

Player Name Caps Starts Nation Time span
Sergio Parisse6969 Italy2004–2019
Brian O'Driscoll6565 Ireland2000–2014
Rory Best6455 Ireland2006–2019
Ronan O'Gara6341 Ireland2000–2013
Martin Castrogiovanni6044 Italy2003–2016
Alun Wyn Jones5755 Wales2007–2020
Mike Gibson5656 Ireland1964–1979
Gethin Jenkins5638 Wales2003–2016
Ross Ford5542 Scotland2006–2017
John Hayes5454 Ireland2000–2010
Jason Leonard5449 England1991–2004
Alessandro Zanni5445 Italy2006–2020
Leonardo Ghiraldini5347 Italy2007–2019
Willie John McBride5353 Ireland1962–1975
Chris Paterson5349 Scotland2000–2011
Marco Bortolami5144 Italy2002–2015
Paul O'Connell5147 Ireland2002–2015
Martyn Williams5148 Wales1998–2010
Stephen Jones5043 Wales2000–2011
Philippe Sella5050 France1983–1995
Rory Underwood5050 England1984–1996

Points

All players with at least 250 points in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.[17]

Player Name Points Nation
Ronan O'Gara557 Ireland
Jonny Wilkinson546 England
Stephen Jones467 Wales
Owen Farrell441 England
Neil Jenkins406 Wales
Chris Paterson403 Scotland
Jonathan Sexton403 Ireland
Leigh Halfpenny400 Wales
Greig Laidlaw290 Scotland
Gavin Hastings288 Scotland
David Humphreys270 Ireland

Tries

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

Player Name Tries Nation
Brian O'Driscoll26 Ireland
Ian Smith24 Scotland
Shane Williams22 Wales
George North20 Wales
Gareth Edwards18 Wales
Cyril Lowe18 England
Rory Underwood18 England

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
  • 2019 84 tries (5.6 per match)
  • Biggest points difference in a Season
  • Weakest points difference in a Season

Biggest margins team v team

1. Biggest margin 2. Most points scored 3. Oldest year

Overall
v  Englandv  Francev  Irelandv  Italyv  Scotlandv  Wales
 EnglandHome1911 37 pts 37-02002 34 pts 45-112001 57 pts 80-232017 40 pts 61-212002 40 pts 50-10
Away1914 26 pts 39-131997 40 pts 46-62000 47 pts 59-122002 26 pts 29-32001 29 pts 44-15
 FranceHome1972 25 pts 37-122002 39 pts 44-52010 26 pts 46-202003 35 pts 38-31991 33 pts 36-3
Away1951 8 pts 11-31963 19 pts 24-52005 43 pts 56-131998 35 pts 51-161998 51 pts 51-0
 IrelandHome2007 30 pts 43-131913 24 pts 24-02000 47 pts 60-132000 22 pts 44-222002 44 pts 54-10
Away1964 13 pts 18-51948 7 pts 13-62017 53 pts 63-102015 30 pts 40-102001 30 pts 36-6
 ItalyHome2008 -4 pts 19-232013 5 pts 23-182013 7 pts 22-152000 14 pts 34-202003 8 pts 30-22
Away2013 -7 pts 11-182016 -2 pts 21-232008 -5 pts 11-162007 20 pts 37-172006 0 pt 18-18
 ScotlandHome1986 27 pts 33-61912 28 pts 31-31997 28 pts 38-102017 29 pts 29-01924 25 pts 35-10
Away1901 15 pts 18-31913 18 pts 21-31984 23 pts 32-92002 17 pts 29-121982 16 pts 34-18
 WalesHome2013 27 pts 30-31910 35 pts 49-141907 29 pts 29-02016 53 pts 67-142014 48 pts 51-3
Away1906 13 pts 16-31975 15 pts 25-101976 25 pts 34-92015 41 pts 61-202005 24 pts 46-22

Modern Championship Six Nations (since 2000)
v  Englandv  Francev  Irelandv  Italyv  Scotlandv  Wales
 EnglandHome2019 36 pts 44-82002 34 pts 45-112001 57 pts 80-232017 40 pts 61-212002 40 pts 50-10
Away2008 11 pts 24-132003 36 pts 42-62000 47 pts 59-122002 26 pts 29-32001 29 pts 44-15
 FranceHome2006 25 pts 31-62002 39 pts 44-52010 26 pts 46-202003 35 pts 38-32003 28 pts 33-5
Away2005 1 pt 18-172005 7 pts 26-192005 43 pts 56-132004 31 pts 31-02000 33 pts 36-3
 IrelandHome2007 30 pts 43-132019 12 pts 26-142000 47 pts 60-132000 22 pts 44-222002 44 pts 54-10
Away2018 9 pts 24-152000 2 pts 27-252017 53 pts 63-102015 30 pts 40-102001 30 pts 36-6
 ItalyHome2008 -4 pts 19-232013 5 pts 23-182013 7 pts 22-152000 14 pts 34-202003 8 pts 30-22
Away2013 -7 pts 11-182016 -2 pts 21-232008 -5 pts 11-162007 20 pts 37-172006 0 pt 18-18
 ScotlandHome2018 12 pts 25-132016 11 pts 29-182001 22 pts 32-102017 29 pts 29-02017 16 pts 29-13
Away2019 0 pt 38-382017 -6 pts 16-222010 3 pts 23-202002 17 pts 29-122002 5 pts 27-22
 WalesHome2013 27 pts 30-32014 21 pts 27-62019 18 pts 25-72016 53 pts 67-142014 48 pts 51-3
Away2008 7 pts 26-192013 10 pts 16-62000 4 pts 23-192015 41 pts 61-202005 24 pts 46-22

Best and worst Season for a team

1. Position 2. Number of won matches 3. Number of drawn matches 4. Points difference 5. Points scored 6. Oldest year

(If the tournament was not completed, the team played all its matches and its position could not be modified by cancelled matches)

Home Nations
(1883-1909)
(1932-1939)		 Five Nations
(1910-1931)
(1947-1999)		 Six Nations
(since 2000)
 EnglandBest1892 1st 3 won +291992 1st 4 won +892003 1st 5 won +127
Worst1905 4th 0 won -471972 5th 0 won -522018 5th 2 won +10
 FranceBest1998 1st 4 won +952004 1st 5 won +84
Worst1910 5th 0 won -752013 6th 1 won 1 drawn -18
 IrelandBest1899 1st 3 won +151948 1st 4 won +172018 1st 5 won +78
Worst1938 4th 0 won -371992 5th 0 won -702013 5th 1 won 1 drawn -9
 ItalyBest2013 4th 2 won -36
Worst2017 6th 0 won -151
 ScotlandBest1891 1st 3 won +351984 1st 4 won +502006 3rd 3 won -3
Worst1932 4th 0 won -311953 5th 0 won -542004 6th 0 won -93
 WalesBest1905 1st 3 won +351976 1st 4 won +652008 1st 5 won +82
Worst1892 4th 0 won -311990 5th 0 won -482003 6th 0 won -62

See also

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