Neil Jenkins was the first rugby player to surpass 1000 Test points. He holds the record for the most points scored for Wales with 1049, the world record for most successful international penalty kicks with 248, and the Welsh record for most points in a single Test match with 30. The record for drop-goals for Wales is held by Jonathan Davies with 13. Wales' record try scorer is Shane Williams, who has scored 51 Test tries for Wales. The try record was, until 2008, held by Gareth Thomas, who is the nation's most capped player with 100 Test caps. Colin Charvis holds the world record for tries by a forward with 22. Martyn Williams is Wales' most-capped forward having played in 95 Tests. The record for the most consecutive appearances is held by Gareth Edwards who played all 53 of his Tests for Wales consecutively between 1967 and 1978.
The youngest player ever capped for Wales is Tom Prydie, who made his debut in Wales' 2010 Six Nations finale against Italy at age 18 years, 25 days , beating the record set by Norman Biggs in 1888.
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