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.
Player nameCapsStartsNationTime span
Sergio Parisse696920042019
Cian Healy674420102025
Alun Wyn Jones676520072023
Brian O'Driscoll656520002014
Rory Best645520062019
Ronan O’Gara634120002013
Conor Murray624720122025
Martin Castrogiovanni604420032016
Johnny Sexton605620102023
Mike Gibson565619641979
Gethin Jenkins563820032016
Peter O'Mahony564220122025
Dan Cole554520102024
Ross Ford554220062017
Stuart Hogg555420122023
John Hayes545420002010
Jason Leonard544919912004
Alessandro Zanni544520062020
Taulupe Faletau534720122025
Leonardo Ghiraldini534720072019
Willie John McBride535319621975
Chris Paterson534920002011
Ben Youngs534020102023

Points

The top ten players with the most points in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.
No.Player namePointsNation
1Johnny Sexton566
2Ronan O'Gara557
3Jonny Wilkinson546
4Owen Farrell528
5Stephen Jones467
6Leigh Halfpenny424
7Neil Jenkins406
8Chris Paterson403
9Gavin Hastings288
10David Humphreys270

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 nameTriesNation
1Brian O'Driscoll26
2Ian Smith24
3George North23
4Shane Williams22
5Gareth Edwards18
5Cyril Lowe18
5Rory Underwood18

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
  • Biggest points difference in a season
  • '''Weakest points difference in a season'''