Wales Rugby World Cup Team
The Welsh national rugby team compete in the Rugby World Cup and annually in the Six Nations Championship. Wales have won the 6 Nations Championship 23 times. Their best result in the Rugby World Cup is third, which they achieved in 1987. They also hosted the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
The IRB regard Wales as a Tier One rugby nation. A resurgence in form in the 2000s and a Six Nations Grand Slam in 2005 has helped reverse the rugby fortunes of Wales.
Wales are ranked 8th in the world.
Wales Rugby World Cup Betting Information
The best performance from Wales in a world cup was in 1987 when they finished 3rd.
This was the last time they beat a major nation in the competition, with a 22-21 victory against Australia in the play-off match.
They normally start the world cup tournament well and have won 4 of their 5 opening matches.
Welsh Rugby World Cup Squad |
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|---|---|---|
| D Peel | G Cooper | M Phillips |
| S Jones | N Robinson | S Williams |
| M Jones | D James | L Byrne |
| C Sweeney | H Luscombe | M Watkins |
| B Davies | G Thomas | D Jones |
| J Yapp | A Jones | G Jenkins |
| M Davies | R Thomas | M Rees |
| I Gough | R Sidoli | A Jones |
| J Thomas | M Owen | G Delve |
| D Jones | A Popham | M Williams |
| C Charvis | G Henson | |
Rugby World Cup Pool B - Wales Matches
| Date | Team A | Team B | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-08 15:45 |
Australia | Japan | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: Alan Lewis |
| 2007-09-09 14:00 |
Wales | Canada | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Alain Rolland |
| 2007-09-12 18:00 |
Japan | Fiji | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Marius Jonker |
| 2007-09-15 14:00 |
Wales | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Steve Walsh |
| 2007-09-16 14:00 |
Fiji | Canada | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
| 2007-09-20 21:00 |
Wales | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Joël Jutge |
| 2007-09-23 14:30 |
Australia | Fiji | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 2007-09-25 18:00 |
Canada | Japan | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
| 2007-09-29 15:00 |
Australia | Canada | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Chris White |
| 2007-09-29 17:00 |
Wales | Fiji | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Stuart Dickinson |