Wales are current on their best ever winning run after a clean sweep in November
Wales are current on their best ever winning run after a clean sweep in November

Italy v Wales preview: Welsh will equal longest ever winning Test run with Guinness Six Nations victory in Rome


Wales are looking to equal their longest ever winning Test run when they face Italy in the Guinness Six Nations on Saturday - we take a look at how their two unbeaten runs compare.

Warren Gatland's men have won 10 games in a row, with one more victory matching the sequence set between 1907 and 1910.

Here's a rundown of the numbers behind both of Wales' biggest winning Test runs..


11 Wins: March 1907 - January 1910

29 - the points Wales scored in a victory over Ireland that started the run.

4 - the number of tries Reggie Gibbs scored in a 36-4 win against France.

6 - the number of different venues Wales played at.

17 - the number of tries wing Johnny Williams scored in his 17-game international career.

49 - the number of points Wales scored in their first Five Nations fixture against France in January 1910.

2 - the number of Four Nations Grand Slams Wales won between 1907 and 1910.

246 - the total number of points Wales scored in winning 11 successive games.

65 - the total number of points Wales conceded.

11 - the number of points England scored at Twickenham to end Wales' run.

109 - the number of years Wales' longest unbeaten run has stood for.

10 Wins: March 2018

2 - the number of times Wales have beaten each of France, South Africa and Argentina during the run.

6 - the number of tries wing George North has scored.

7 - the number of different countries Wales have beaten (Italy, France, South Africa, Argentina, Scotland, Australia and Tonga).

17 - the number of different Wales players who have scored tries.

347 - days since Wales lost a Test match.

5 - the number of different venues Wales played at.

50 - Wales' biggest points margin during the run (74-24 against Tonga).

275 - the total number of points Wales scored in winning 10 successive games.

139 - the total number of points Wales conceded.

24 - the most points scored against Wales during the run (by Tonga).

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