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 nameCapsStartsNationTime span Sergio Parisse 69 69 2004–2019 Cian Healy 67 44 2010–2025 Alun Wyn Jones 67 65 2007–2023 Brian O'Driscoll 65 65 2000–2014 Rory Best 64 55 2006–2019 Ronan O’Gara 63 41 2000–2013 Conor Murray 62 47 2012–2025 Martin Castrogiovanni 60 44 2003–2016 Johnny Sexton 60 56 2010–2023 Mike Gibson 56 56 1964–1979 Gethin Jenkins 56 38 2003–2016 Peter O'Mahony 56 42 2012–2025 Dan Cole 55 45 2010–2024 Ross Ford 55 42 2006–2017 Stuart Hogg 55 54 2012–2023 John Hayes 54 54 2000–2010 Jason Leonard 54 49 1991–2004 Alessandro Zanni 54 45 2006–2020 Taulupe Faletau 53 47 2012–2025 Leonardo Ghiraldini 53 47 2007–2019 Willie John McBride 53 53 1962–1975 Chris Paterson 53 49 2000–2011 Ben Youngs 53 40 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 14 March 2026)
No. Player namePointsNation 1 Johnny Sexton 566 2 Ronan O'Gara 557 3 Jonny Wilkinson 546 4 Owen Farrell 528 5 Stephen Jones 467 6 Leigh Halfpenny 424 7 Neil Jenkins 406 8 Chris Paterson 403 9 Thomas Ramos 313 10 Finn Russell 309
Tries
All players with at least 18 tries in the championship are listed. Those still playing at international level appear in bold type.(Updated 14 March 2026)
No.Player nameTriesNation 1 Brian O'Driscoll 26 2 Ian Smith 24 3 George North 23 4 Shane Williams 22 5 Louis Bielle-Biarrey 18 5 Gareth Edwards 18 5 Cyril Lowe 18 5 Rory Underwood 18
Scoring Match Season CareerPoints35 Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001)89 Jonny Wilkinson — 2001566 Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023Tries5 George Lindsay — Scotland v Wales (1887)9 Louis Bielle-Biarrey — 202626 Brian O'Driscoll — 2000–2014Conversions9 Jonny Wilkinson — England v Italy (2001), Paddy Jackson — Ireland v Italy (2017) 25 Thomas Ramos — 2026102 Johnny Sexton — 2009–2023Penalties7 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 — 2013109 Ronan O'Gara — 2000–2013Drop Goals3 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 — 201011 Jonny Wilkinson — 1998–2011
Team Match Most points by one team v Italy 2001 80 points
Most points by a losing team v France 2026 46 points, 48-46
Most points in one match v 2001 103 points, 80-23
Most points in a drawn match v 2019 76 points, 38-38
Most tries by one team v Wales 1887 12 tries
Most tries in one match v 2025 14 tries, 3-11
Biggest winning margin v Italy 2001 57 points 80-23
Biggest away winning margin v Wales 2025 54 points 68-14
Season Most points scored in a season 2001 229 points
Most points conceded in a season 2021 239 points
Fewest points scored in a Six Nations season 2004 42 points
Fewest points conceded in a Six Nations season 2003 46 points
Most tries scored in a season 2025 30 tries 2026 30 tries
Most tries conceded in a season 2021 34 tries
Fewest tries scored in a Six Nations season 2004 2 tries 2009 2 tries
Fewest tries conceded in a Six Nations season 2008 2 tries
Most tries in a season 2026 111 tries (7.4 per match)
Biggest points difference in a season 2001 +149
Weakest points difference in a season 2021 -184
See also Six Nations Championship List of Six Nations Championship hat-tricks List of Six Nations Championship Player of the Championship winners
References
External links Six Nations official site