Welsh Sports Legends
The greatest welsh sports people of all time — across 9 sports.
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🏉 Rugby Union
Welsh
Alun Wyn Jones
Lock
Wales' most capped player in history and one of the finest locks the game has seen, whose extraordin…
Welsh
Ken Owens
Hooker
Welsh hooker and national captain whose whole-hearted commitment, reliable set-piece work and passio…
Welsh
Jonathan Davies
Centre
Welsh centre whose powerful carry, strong defence and ability to create try-scoring opportunities ha…
Welsh
Josh Adams
Winger
Welsh winger whose prolific try-scoring record, reliable finishing and Lions appearances have establ…
Welsh
Louis Rees-Zammit
Winger
Welsh winger who left rugby union for a record-breaking NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs, havi…
Welsh
JPR Williams
Fullback
Wales Lions fullback of the 1970s whose fearless tackling, brilliant counterattacking play and excep…
Welsh
Barry John
Fly-half
Welsh fly-half nicknamed 'The King' whose ghostly running lines, telepathic connection with Gareth E…
Welsh
Gerald Davies
Winger
Wales and Lions wing whose electrifying side-step, exceptional pace and instinctive finishing made h…
Welsh
Phil Bennett
Fly-half
Welsh fly-half and standout player of the 1970s whose creative play, exceptional goal-kicking and Li…
Welsh
Mervyn Davies
Number 8
Welsh number eight whose exceptional athleticism, outstanding reading of the game and brilliant capt…
Welsh
Graham Price
Prop
Welsh tighthead prop and one of the most durable forwards in Lions history, whose exceptional scrumm…
Welsh
Shane Williams
Winger
Wales winger and the greatest try-scorer in Welsh rugby history, whose exceptional balance, lightnin…
Welsh
Leigh Halfpenny
Fullback
The finest goal kicker in Welsh rugby history — Lions player of the series in 2013.…
Welsh
Gareth Edwards
Scrum-Half
The try against the Barbarians in 1973 — Gareth Edwards's score, launched from inside the Welsh half…
Welsh
Gareth Thomas
Wing/Centre/Fullback
Gareth Thomas — the first professional rugby player to publicly come out as gay, making an announcem…
⚽ Football
Welsh
Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder
Dynamic Welsh midfielder who scored the winning goals in two FA Cup finals and became a modern Arsen…
Welsh
Ryan Giggs
Left Winger/Midfielder
The most decorated player in English football history with 13 Premier League titles, known for longe…
Welsh
Dean Saunders
Centre Forward
Wales's most prolific striker of the late 1980s and 1990s — a quick, intelligent forward who scored …
Welsh
Ian Rush
Centre Forward
Liverpool's greatest ever goalscorer — 346 goals for the club across two spells and Wales's all-time…
Welsh
Mark Hughes
Centre Forward
Sparky — one of the most competitive and technically accomplished centre-forwards of his era, winnin…
Welsh
Gareth Bale
Winger/Forward
Wales's greatest footballer — four Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and the overhead kick heard ar…
🎯 Darts
Welsh
Gerwyn Price
Professional Darts Player
The Iceman — PDC World Champion in 2021 and former professional rugby union player, whose transition…
Welsh
Jonny Clayton
Professional Darts Player
The Ferret — 2021 Premier League and Grand Slam of Darts champion, and one of the most consistently …
Welsh
Richie Burnett
Professional Darts Player
The Prince of Wales — 1995 BDO World Champion and one of the most courageous personal stories in the…
Welsh
Mark Webster
Professional Darts Player
The Spider — 2008 BDO World Champion and the last Welsh player to win the BDO World Championship. We…
🎱 Snooker
Welsh
Matthew Stevens
Professional Snooker Player
Welsh snooker legend and two-time World Championship finalist whose flowing break-building style and…
Welsh
Mark Williams
Snooker Player
Three World Championships — the most naturally gifted left-handed potter in the game.…
Welsh
Terry Griffiths
Professional Snooker Player
The 1979 World Snooker Champion whose composed, methodical style made him one of the most reliable p…