Welsh Sports Legends
The greatest welsh sports people of all time — across 9 sports.
⚽ Football
Welsh
Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder
Welsh midfielder who played for Arsenal, Juventus and Rangers, known for scoring winning goals in FA…
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 ar…
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
Ryan Giggs
Left Winger/Midfielder
The most decorated player in English football history with 13 Premier League titles, known for longe…
🏉 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
Barry John
Fly-half
Welsh fly-half nicknamed 'The King' whose ghostly running lines, telepathic connection with Gareth E…
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…
Welsh
Gerald Davies
Winger
Wales and Lions wing whose electrifying side-step, exceptional pace and instinctive finishing made h…
Welsh
Graham Price
Prop
Welsh tighthead prop and one of the most durable forwards in Lions history, whose exceptional scrumm…
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
JPR Williams
Fullback
Wales Lions fullback of the 1970s whose fearless tackling, brilliant counterattacking play and excep…
Welsh
Ken Owens
Hooker
Welsh hooker and national captain whose whole-hearted commitment, reliable set-piece work and passio…
Welsh
Leigh Halfpenny
Fullback
The finest goal kicker in Welsh rugby history — Lions player of the series in 2013.…
Welsh
Louis Rees-Zammit
Winger
Welsh winger who left rugby union for a record-breaking NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs, havi…
Welsh
Mervyn Davies
Number 8
Welsh number eight whose exceptional athleticism, outstanding reading of the game and brilliant capt…
Welsh
Phil Bennett
Fly-half
Welsh fly-half and standout player of the 1970s whose creative play, exceptional goal-kicking and Li…
Welsh
Shane Williams
Winger
Wales winger and the greatest try-scorer in Welsh rugby history, whose exceptional balance, lightnin…
🎱 Snooker
Welsh
Mark Williams
Snooker Player
Welsh professional snooker player known as 'The Welsh Potting Machine', three-time World Champion an…
Welsh
Matthew Stevens
Professional Snooker Player
Welsh professional snooker player who reached world number 4 and won multiple ranking tournaments in…
Welsh
Terry Griffiths
Professional Snooker Player
Welsh former professional snooker player who became World Champion on his debut appearance at the Cr…
🎯 Darts
Welsh
Gerwyn Price
Professional Darts Player
Welsh professional darts player and former rugby union international, known for his aggressive playi…
Welsh
Jonny Clayton
Professional Darts Player
Welsh professional darts player known as 'The Ferret', Premier League and Grand Slam champion who wo…
Welsh
Mark Webster
Professional Darts Player
Welsh professional darts player who became BDO World Champion in 2008, known for his consistent thro…
Welsh
Richie Burnett
Professional Darts Player
Welsh professional darts player who became BDO World Champion in 1995, known for his explosive throw…