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The Wales national rugby union team represents Wales in men's international rugby union. It was created 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 (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Principality Stadium), which replaced Cardiff Arms Park as the national stadium of Wales in 1999.

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  • Three rows of rugby players wearing their playing uniforms and caps

    The 1895 Wales team before playing England in the Home Nations Championship

  • Several rows of players and officials wearing their playing uniform.

    Wales' 1905 team that defeated New Zealand

  • A mass of players compete for the ball in a scrum.

    A scrum in the Wales victory over New Zealand's Original All Blacks in 1905

  • A rugby match with players from both teams bearing down on a loose ball

    Wales playing France during the 1922 Five Nations Championship

  • Rugby arg wales 1968

    Wales playing Argentina at Estadio GEBA in September 1968

  • Head shot of a middle-aged man

    New Zealander Graham Henry coached Wales to their first test win over South Africa in 1999.

  • A Welsh player grasping the ball while being held in the air by his teammates following a line-out

    Michael Owen takes a line-out.

  • Exterior view of a stadium from across a river

    Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, where Wales play their home games

  • Exterior view of a stadium from across a river

    The National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park

  • Two packs of players crouched before commencing a scrum

    A scrum between Wales and Australia at the 2011 Rugby World Cup

  • Two Wales' players falling onto a grounded ball while three England players approach their position.

    Former Wales forward Colin Charvis scored 22 tries for his country, the most ever by a forward.

  • Photo of a man's head

    Wales coach Warren Gatland was appointed in 2007, and coached Wales to Six Nations Grand Slams in 2008, 2012 and 2019, more than any other coach.

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