Wales Cap Numbers

Leigh Halfpenny, prior to winning his first cap in 2008, stands beside the International Honours Board at the Millennium Stadium listing the name of every Wales international and their cap number

Michael Owen had the distinction of becoming the 1,000th player to be capped by Wales when he made his debut against South Africa in the 1st Test of the 2002 summer tour in Bloemfontein.

Wales's No.1 cap was their first skipper, James Bevan, who led the team at Mr Richardson's Field, Blackheath on 19th February 1881. Born in Melbourne, Australia he became the first Welsh international on the register because there were no other players with surnames starting with 'A' or 'B'.

His unique position as Wales's first captain was honoured 126 years later when his name was given to a trophy to be played for between Wales and Australia; the 'James Bevan Trophy'; the trophy was first contested on Wales's summer tour of Australia in 2007.

It took 55 years for Wales to cap the first 500 players; that landmark going to Barney McCall of Newport against England in 1936. The next 500, climaxing in Michael Owen (then at Pontypridd), took a further 66 years.

Players are given a unique cap number by the WRU on their debut. This number is calculated alphabetically for those new caps picked in a team and then by time of appearance for replacements.

Wales Cap Numbers by the 100

No.	Player	Year	Venue
001	James Bevan	1881	at Blackheath against England
100	Stephen Thomas	1890	at Cardiff against Scotland
200	Sid Bevan	1904	at Belfast against Ireland
300	Ben Beynon	1920	at Swansea against England
400	David Jenkins	1926	at Cardiff against England
500	Barney McCall	1936	at Swansea against England
600	Len Davies	1954	at Cardiff against France
700	John Lloyd	1966	at Twickenham against England
800	Malcolm Dacey	1983	at Cardiff against England
900	Colin Stephens	1992	at Dublin against Ireland
1000	Michael Owen	2002	at Bloemfontein against South Africa

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