# List of international rugby union tries by Shane Williams

Shane Williams is a Welsh rugby union player who appeared 87 times for the Wales national team from 2000 to 2011. Playing exclusively as a wing for Wales, Williams scored 58 tries, the most for any Wales international and 13 more than second-placed George North. Williams also made four appearances for the British & Irish Lions, three as a wing and one as a centre. Williams scored two tries for the Lions, both from the wing during their victory over South Africa (also known as the 'Springboks') in the third Test of their 2009 tour of South Africa. At his retirement, Williams' 60 international tries placed him third on the worldwide all-time list, trailing Daisuke Ohata of Japan and David Campese of Australia; as of March 2018, he stands fourth, with South Africa's Bryan Habana having surpassed Williams and Campese for second place.
Williams made his international debut on 5 February 2000 against France in the opening round of the 2000 Six Nations Championship at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. His first try for Wales came in the next round of the Six Nations against Italy, also at Millennium Stadium. Williams went on to score tries in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 editions of the World Cup. His final try for Wales came literally at the end of his international career, as he scored on the final play of his last Test on 3 December 2011 against Australia at Millennium Stadium. This try was his 28th at Millennium Stadium, surpassing Rory Underwood of England, with 27 at Twickenham, for the most international tries scored by a player from one of the ten "Tier 1" nations at a single ground. Among players from all nations, Williams is level with Ohata, who scored 28 tries at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo.
Williams holds several other try records, both for Wales and internationally. His 30 tries away from his home country (including those at neutral sites) were the most for any player in history at the time of his retirement, though that record has since been broken by Habana. He leads Wales in tries at home (30), away (21), on neutral ground (7), and in the Rugby World Cup (10). Williams was most prolific against Italy, Japan and Scotland, scoring nine tries against each team; he retired with the record for most tries by an opposing player against each of these nations. He also retired with the most tries by any European player against both Australia (6) and South Africa (5). All of his tries against the Springboks were on South African soil, which at the time of his retirement tied him with New Zealanders Christian Cullen and Joe Rokocoko for the most overall. His six tries against Argentina left him level with France's Serge Blanco and Émile Ntamack for the most by a European player.
Williams has scored multiple tries in a single international match on 14 occasions, including two hat-tricks. The first of these was a four-try effort against Japan at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka during a 2001 Wales tour. The second was against Argentina at José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires during Wales' 2004 tour. Williams scored tries against 14 countries, including all of the other nine "Tier 1" nations.

## Key

* Won denotes that the match was won by the side for which Williams was playing.
* Lost denotes that the match was lost by the side for which Williams was playing.
* Drawn denotes that the match was drawn.
* ‡ denotes tries that were scored while playing for the British & Irish Lions.

## International tries

International rugby union tries by Shane Williams :
| Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
| 1 | Italy | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 19 February 2000 | Won | 47–16 |
| 2 | Scotland | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 18 March 2000 | Won | 26–18 |
| 3 | Scotland | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 18 March 2000 | Won | 26–18 |
| 4 | Samoa | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 11 November 2000 | Won | 50–6 |
| 5 | Samoa | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 11 November 2000 | Won | 50–6 |
| 6 | Japan | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka | Test match | 10 June 2001 | Won | 64–10 |
| 7 | Japan | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka | Test match | 10 June 2001 | Won | 64–10 |
| 8 | Japan | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka | Test match | 10 June 2001 | Won | 64–10 |
| 9 | Japan | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka | Test match | 10 June 2001 | Won | 64–10 |
| 10 | Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | Test match | 17 June 2001 | Won | 53–30 |
| 11 | Romania | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Test match | 27 August 2003 | Won | 54–8 |
| 12 | Romania | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Test match | 27 August 2003 | Won | 54–8 |
| 13 | New Zealand | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 2 November 2003 | Lost | 37–53 |
| 14 | Italy | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2004 Six Nations Championship | 27 March 2004 | Won | 44–10 |
| 15 | Italy | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2004 Six Nations Championship | 27 March 2004 | Won | 44–10 |
| 16 | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | Test match | 19 June 2004 | Won | 35–20 |
| 17 | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | Test match | 19 June 2004 | Won | 35–20 |
| 18 | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | Test match | 19 June 2004 | Won | 35–20 |
| 19 | South Africa | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Test match | 26 June 2004 | Lost | 18–53 |
| 20 | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 26 November 2004 | Won | 98–0 |
| 21 | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 26 November 2004 | Won | 98–0 |
| 22 | England | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2005 Six Nations Championship | 5 February 2005 | Won | 11–9 |
| 23 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 2005 Six Nations Championship | 12 February 2005 | Won | 38–8 |
| 24 | Scotland | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 2005 Six Nations Championship | 13 March 2005 | Won | 46–22 |
| 25 | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 26 November 2005 | Won | 24–22 |
| 26 | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | Test match | 17 June 2006 | Lost | 27–45 |
| 27 | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 4 November 2006 | Drawn | 29–29 |
| 28 | Canada | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 17 November 2006 | Won | 61–26 |
| 29 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 2007 Six Nations Championship | 10 March 2007 | Lost | 20–23 |
| 30 | Canada | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won | 42–17 |
| 31 | Canada | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2007 | Won | 42–17 |
| 32 | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 15 September 2007 | Lost | 20–32 |
| 33 | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 20 September 2007 | Won | 72–18 |
| 34 | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 20 September 2007 | Won | 72–18 |
| 35 | Fiji | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 29 September 2007 | Lost | 34–38 |
| 36 | Scotland | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 9 February 2008 | Won | 30–15 |
| 37 | Scotland | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 9 February 2008 | Won | 30–15 |
| 38 | Italy | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 23 February 2008 | Won | 47–8 |
| 39 | Italy | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 23 February 2008 | Won | 47–8 |
| 40 | Ireland | Croke Park, Dublin | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 8 March 2008 | Won | 16–12 |
| 41 | France | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 15 March 2008 | Won | 29–12 |
| 42 | South Africa | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Prince William Cup | 7 June 2008 | Lost | 17–43 |
| 43 | South Africa | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Prince William Cup | 14 June 2008 | Lost | 21–37 |
| 44 | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | James Bevan Trophy | 29 November 2008 | Won | 21–18 |
| 45 | Scotland | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 8 February 2009 | Won | 26–13 |
| 46 | Italy | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 14 March 2009 | Won | 20–15 |
| 47‡ | South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa | 4 July 2009 | Won | 28–9 |
| 48‡ | South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa | 4 July 2009 | Won | 28–9 |
| 49 | Argentina | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 21 November 2009 | Won | 33–16 |
| 50 | Argentina | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Test match | 21 November 2009 | Won | 33–16 |
| 51 | Scotland | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2010 Six Nations Championship | 13 February 2010 | Won | 31–24 |
| 52 | France | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2010 Six Nations Championship | 26 February 2010 | Lost | 20–26 |
| 53 | Italy | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2010 Six Nations Championship | 20 March 2010 | Won | 33–10 |
| 54 | Scotland | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 12 February 2011 | Won | 24–6 |
| 55 | Scotland | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 12 February 2011 | Won | 24–6 |
| 56 | England | Twickenham, London | Test match | 6 August 2011 | Lost | 19–23 |
| 57 | Samoa | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 18 September 2011 | Won | 17–10 |
| 58 | Ireland | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 8 October 2011 | Won | 22–10 |
| 59 | Australia | Eden Park, Auckland | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 21 October 2011 | Lost | 18–21 |
| 60 | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | James Bevan Trophy | 3 December 2011 | Lost | 18–24 |