# 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 | Match | Season | Season | Career | 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
   * England v Italy 2001 80 points
* 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
   * England v Italy 2001 103 points, 80-23
* Most points in a drawn match
   * England v Scotland 2019 76 points, 38-38
* Most tries by one team
   * Scotland v Wales 1887 12 tries
* Most tries in one match
   * Italy v France 2025 14 tries, 3-11
* 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
   * England 2001 229 points
* Most points conceded in a season
   * Italy 2021 239 points
* Fewest points scored in a Six Nations season
   * Italy 2004 42 points
* Fewest points conceded in a Six Nations season
   * England 2003 46 points
* Most tries scored in a season
   * France 2025 30 tries
* Most tries conceded in a season
   * Italy 2021 34 tries
* Fewest tries scored in a Six Nations season
   * Italy 2004 2 tries
   * Italy 2009 2 tries
* Fewest tries conceded in a Six Nations season
   * Wales 2008 2 tries
* Most tries in a season
   * 2025 108 tries (7.2 per match)
* Biggest points difference in a season
   * England 2001 +149
* Weakest points difference in a season
   * Italy 2021 -184