Welsh Sports Legends
The greatest welsh sports people of all time — across 9 sports.
⚽ Football
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Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder
Welsh midfielder who played for Arsenal, Juventus and Rangers, known for scoring winning goals in…
Welsh
Dean Saunders
Centre Forward
Wales's most prolific striker of the late 1980s and 1990s — a quick, intelligent forward who scored…
Welsh
Gareth Bale
Winger/Forward
Wales's greatest footballer — four Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and the overhead kick heard…
Welsh
Ian Rush
Centre Forward
Liverpool's greatest ever goalscorer — 346 goals for the club across two spells and Wales's…
Welsh
Mark Hughes
Centre Forward
Sparky — one of the most competitive and technically accomplished centre-forwards of his era,…
Welsh
Ryan Giggs
Left Winger/Midfielder
The most decorated player in English football history with 13 Premier League titles, known for…
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🏉 Rugby Union
Welsh
Alun Wyn Jones
Lock
Alun Wyn Jones is a Welsh lock and former Wales/Lions captain who became the most-capped player in…
Welsh
Barry John
Fly-half
Barry John, nicknamed "The King," was a Welsh fly-half whose brilliance led the British & Irish…
Welsh
Gareth Edwards
Scrum-Half
Gareth Edwards is widely regarded as the greatest rugby union player of all time, a scrum-half who…
Welsh
Gareth Thomas
Wing/Centre/Fullback
Gareth Thomas was the first Welsh player to earn 100 international caps and later became a…
Welsh
Gerald Davies
Winger
Gerald Davies was one of the most electric wings of his era, playing in every Test of the…
Welsh
Graham Price
Prop
Graham Price was a Welsh tighthead prop and member of Pontypool's famous front row, who set a Lions…
Welsh
Jonathan Davies
Centre
Jonathan Davies is a Welsh centre and three-time Lions tourist who was named Player of the Series…
Welsh
Josh Adams
Winger
Josh Adams is a Welsh winger who was the joint top try-scorer at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Welsh
JPR Williams
Fullback
JPR Williams was one of the greatest fullbacks in rugby history, a key figure in Wales' and the…
Welsh
Ken Owens
Hooker
Ken Owens is a Welsh hooker who captained his country and toured with the British & Irish Lions in…
Welsh
Leigh Halfpenny
Fullback
Leigh Halfpenny is a Welsh fullback and prolific goal-kicker, named Player of the Series on the…
Welsh
Louis Rees-Zammit
Winger
Louis Rees-Zammit was a fast-rising Welsh winger who left rugby union in 2024 to pursue a career in…
Welsh
Mervyn Davies
Number 8
Mervyn Davies was a towering Welsh number eight central to Wales's 1970s dominance until a brain…
Welsh
Phil Bennett
Fly-half
Phil Bennett was a mercurial Welsh fly-half central to Wales's dominant 1970s teams and captained…
Welsh
Shane Williams
Winger
Shane Williams was an electrifying Welsh winger who became his country's record try scorer and was…
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George North
Wing / Centre
George North is a powerful Welsh wing/centre who became his country's leading try scorer and one of…
🎱 Snooker
Welsh
Mark Williams
Snooker Player
Welsh professional snooker player known as 'The Welsh Potting Machine', three-time World Champion…
Welsh
Matthew Stevens
Professional Snooker Player
Welsh professional snooker player who reached world number 4 and won multiple ranking tournaments…
Welsh
Terry Griffiths
Professional Snooker Player
Welsh former professional snooker player who became World Champion on his debut appearance at the…
Welsh
Ray Reardon
Professional Snooker Player
Welsh snooker player who won six World Championships in the 1970s and became the sport's first…
Welsh
Ryan Day
Professional Snooker Player
Welsh professional snooker player, four-time ranking event winner and three-time World Championship…
🎯 Darts
Welsh
Gerwyn Price
Professional Darts Player
Gerwyn Price, "The Iceman," is a Welsh professional darts player and former rugby player who won…
Welsh
Jonny Clayton
Professional Darts Player
Jonny Clayton, nicknamed "The Ferret," is a Welsh professional darts player who won four PDC major…
Welsh
Mark Webster
Professional Darts Player
Mark Webster won the 2008 BDO World Championship before switching to the PDC, where he twice…
Welsh
Richie Burnett
Professional Darts Player
Nicknamed "the Prince of Wales," Burnett won the BDO World Championship in 1995 on his tournament…