The rugby team of Wales holds 9 th position in the International Rugby Board 2006-07. The team being the semi-finalists of 1987 Rugby World Cup and the quarter-finalists of 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cup are preparing to be the champions of 2007 Rugby World Cup .
The Wales team has played 21 rugby matches and won 12 matches scoring 523 points.
Led by head coach Gareth Jenkins have competed in the Six Nations Championship besides the Rugby World Cup . Wales rugby team won the Six Nations 23 times. They have also hosted the 1999 Rugby World Cup .
The team is identified red jersey, white shirts and red socks with the emblem of The leek and the Red Dragon. Wales is regarded as a Tier One rugby nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB).
Wales host all their home matches at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, which is the largest football ground in Wales. Although they lost the semifinal in 1987 to New Zealand and to Australia in the quarterfinals of 1999 rugby World Cup , the rugby team and the entire Welsh rugby fans are expecting their victory this time.
Many of the Welsh rugby players of the 1970s are regarded as some of the best in the game's history. Some of its notable players include Dewi Bebb, Phil Bennett, Ray Cale,
Gerald Davies, Jonathan Davies, Mervyn Davies, John Dawes, Gareth Edwards, Ieuan Evans, Charlie Faulkner, Rhys Gabe, Scott Gibbs, Arthur "Monkey" Gould and Rob Howley.
The Wales rugby team, placed in
Pool B in the
2007 Rugby World Cup along with Australia, Fiji, Canada and Japan is looking forward with much zest to grab the rugby world cup trophy this year.
