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Biggar all set to reach centurion status

Dan Biggar
Dan Biggar takes on Andrew Porter and James Ryan of Ireland.

Dan Biggar is all set to become the ninth Welsh player to play 100 Tests on Saturday when he leads out his country against Scotland in round two of the Guinness Six Nations.

The Wales captain won his 96th cap in Dublin and he also played in three Tests for the British & Irish Lions in South Africa last summer. His debut came against Canada in 2008 when he was still a teenager and he was a Grand Slam winner with Wales in 2019 and a championship winner in 2013 and 2021.

Also waiting in the wings to reach three figures is Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies. He currently has 93 Welsh caps to his credit and six Test appearances for the British & Irish Lions.

Having made his Wales debut in Toronto against Canada in 2009 he has become one of the world game’s great centres. He has two Grand Slams, two more Six Nations titles and a series win with the Lions in Australia and a draw in New Zealand.

Gareth Thomas was the first Welsh player to reach 100 caps both overall and for Wales. He notched his century against France on 26 August 2007 in a warm-up game for the World Cup and then reached double figures for Wales in the tournament game against Fiji in Nantes a month later in what was his final international appearance.

Welsh rugby’s 100 cap club

Player Years Position Caps Total
Alun Wyn Jones 2006-2021 Second row Wales 149 / Lions 12 161
Gethin Jenkins 2002-2018 Prop Wales 129 / Lions 5 134
Stephen Jones 1998-2011 Outside half Wales 104 / Lions 6 110
George North 2010-2021 Winger Wales 102 / Lions 3 105
Martyn Williams 1996-2012 Back row Wales 100 / Lions4 104
Gareth Thomas 1995-2007 Utility Back Wales 100 / Lions 3 103
Adam Jones 2002-2014 Prop Wales 95 / Lions 5 100
Leigh Halppenny 2008-2021 Full-back Wales 96 / Lions 4 100

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