page_title: Wales national rugby union team
section_title: Revival (2004–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Wales national rugby union team / History / Revival (2004–present)
caption_attribution_description: Team Wales vs Team England&#160;: Michael Owen ensures that Wales secure their ball at the lineout. Martin Corry tries to disrupt the catch.
context_page_description: The Wales national rugby union team represents Wales in men's international rugby union. Its governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union, was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England. The team plays its home matches at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which replaced Cardiff Arms Park as the national stadium of Wales in 1999.
  Wales has competed annually in the Six Nations Championship since it was established in 1883. They have won the tournament outright 27 times, most recently in 2019, which was also a Grand Slam. Since 2005, Wales has been the most successful team in the Six Nations, winning five Six Nations titles, more than any other team, including four Grand Slams, again more than any other side. Wales has also participated in every Rugby World Cup since the competition was established in 1987; they finished third in the inaugural tournament and have since made two semi-finals, in 2011 and 2019. Wales were the host nation for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, although matches were also played in England, Scotland, Ireland and France.
context_section_description: Coached by Mike Ruddock, Wales won their first Grand Slam since 1978 and their first Six Nations Grand Slam in 2005. A late long-range penalty from Gavin Henson gave them victory over England in Cardiff for the first time in 12 years, and after victories over Italy, France and Scotland, they faced Ireland in front of a capacity crowd at the Millennium Stadium where Wales' 32–20 victory gave them their first Championship since 1994. Later that year, they suffered a record home loss, 41–3 to New Zealand.
  Ruddock resigned as head coach midway through the 2006 Six Nations, where Wales finished fifth, and Gareth Jenkins was eventually appointed as his replacement. Jenkins led Wales through the 2007 World Cup, where they failed to advance beyond the pool stage after losing their final game 38–34 to Fiji, thanks to a Graham Dewes try. Jenkins subsequently lost his job, and Warren Gatland, a New Zealander, was appointed as his successor.
caption: Michael Owen takes a line-out.
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