Wales national rugby union team

The Welsh rugby union team, as the highest level of Welsh rugby union, represent Wales at the national sport of rugby union. They are sometimes known as The Dragons (not to be confused with the Newport Gwent Dragons, a regional Welsh rugby union team).

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Welsh rugby union - Wales - National sport - Rugby union - Newport Gwent Dragons

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Wales compete annually in the Six Nations Championship (which they have won 23 times outright and are the 2005 champions) and in the World Cup every four years (best result so far: 3rd in 1987), which they also hosted in 1999. They also form a quarter of the British and Irish Lions.

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Six Nations Championship - 2005 - World Cup - 1987 - 1999 - British and Irish Lions

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Historically, Wales have been known as one of the best rugby union teams, with the key players of their 1970s teams in particular being acknowledged as some of the best in the history of the game. Many poor results in the late 1980s and 1990s have hurt that reputation, but a resurgence in form in the 2000s have led to them being acknowledged as being competitive with the top teams once again.

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1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s

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The Welsh supporters have a reputation for being amongst the most fanatical in the rugby union world, making the Millennium Stadium, the team's home ground, a particularly intimidating place.

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Supporters - Millennium Stadium

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