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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title"><div class="fn">Sam Warburton<br /><small><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">MStJ</a> </small></div></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Warburton_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sam_Warburton_cropped.jpg/220px-Sam_Warburton_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sam_Warburton_cropped.jpg/330px-Sam_Warburton_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sam_Warburton_cropped.jpg/440px-Sam_Warburton_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="2700" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Warburton at the 2012 Grand Slam celebrations</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data">Sam Kennedy Warburton</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1988-10-05</span>) </span>5 October 1988<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 36)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, Wales</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (188 cm)<sup id="cite_ref-wru.co.uk_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wru.co.uk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">15 st 8 lb (99 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-wru.co.uk_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wru.co.uk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">School</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Whitchurch_High_School" title="Whitchurch High School">Whitchurch High School</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Position(s)</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Flanker_(rugby_union)" title="Flanker (rugby union)">Flanker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Senior career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2006–2009</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Wanderers" class="mw-redirect" title="Glamorgan Wanderers">Glamorgan Wanderers</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 27</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (10)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold; color: #555; text-align: left;">Correct as of 12 September 2009</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Provincial / State sides</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2009–2018</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 106</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (90)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold; color: #555; text-align: left;">Correct as of 7 April 2017</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><br />2007<br />2008<br />2009–2017<br /><a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand" title="2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand">2017</a></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_under-18_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national under-18 rugby union team">Wales U18</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_under-20_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national under-20 rugby union team">Wales U19</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_under-20_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national under-20 rugby union team">Wales U20</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a><br /><a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <br />5<br />4<br />74<br />5</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <br />(0)<br />(5)<br />(25)<br />(0)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold; color: #555; text-align: left;">Correct as of 10 July 2017</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Samuel Kennedy-Warburton</b>, <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">MStJ</a> (born 5 October 1988), commonly known as <b>Sam Warburton</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Welsh</a> former international <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> player. Warburton played rugby for <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a> and was first capped for <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> in 2009. </p><p>He usually played as an <a href="/wiki/Flanker_(rugby_union)" title="Flanker (rugby union)">openside flanker</a> but was also capable of playing at blindside. In June 2011, he was named as Wales captain versus the <a href="/wiki/Barbarians_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Barbarians F.C.">Barbarians</a> and subsequently in August 2011 he was named as the Wales captain for the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</a>. In April 2013, he was named the Lions' captain for the <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013 tour to Australia</a>, and was also named as captain for the <a href="/wiki/2017_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand" title="2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand">2017 tour to New Zealand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lions_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lions-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warburton held the record for the most Wales caps as captain (49) until surpassed by <a href="/wiki/Alun_Wyn_Jones" title="Alun Wyn Jones">Alun Wyn Jones</a>. </p><p>In July 2018, the Wales and British & Irish Lions captain announced his retirement from rugby union at 29 years of age after failing to fully recover from neck and back surgery<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_and_personal_life">Early and personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early and personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warburton was born in Wales to <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a> parents and he considers himself <a href="/wiki/Welsh_people" title="Welsh people">Welsh</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_nationality_law" title="British nationality law">British</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has an older twin brother, Ben, who played at <a href="/wiki/Semi-professional" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-professional">semi-professional</a> level with <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Wanderers_RFC" title="Glamorgan Wanderers RFC">Glamorgan Wanderers RFC</a> and is now a physiotherapist for the <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a>, and an older sister Holly, a schoolteacher. Their great-grandfather, <a href="/wiki/George_Reed_(footballer)" title="George Reed (footballer)">George Reed</a>, was a professional footballer who played 150 times for <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a> in the 1920s and 1930s.<sup id="cite_ref-indep_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indep-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Whitchurch_High_School" title="Whitchurch High School">Whitchurch High School</a> and left with three <a href="/wiki/A_Levels" class="mw-redirect" title="A Levels">A Levels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-indep_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indep-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a youngster he was a keen football player and played for his school team alongside schoolmate <a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid_C.F." class="mw-redirect" title="Real Madrid C.F.">Real Madrid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_football_team" title="Wales national football team">Wales</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Bale" title="Gareth Bale">Gareth Bale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a trial with local club <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a> at the age of 14 but chose to concentrate on rugby instead. He played on the junior teams of <a href="/wiki/Rhiwbina_RFC" title="Rhiwbina RFC">Rhiwbina RFC</a> and played for <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Wanderers_RFC" title="Glamorgan Wanderers RFC">Glamorgan Wanderers RFC</a> whilst a member of the <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a> Academy.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 5 July 2014, Warburton married long term partner Rachel Thomas in a church ceremony in Newport, before the couple held a reception at the <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Manor_Resort" title="Celtic Manor Resort">Celtic Manor Resort</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a supporter of <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottenham Hotspur FC">Tottenham Hotspur FC</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warburton represented Wales at all levels, captaining the under-18s, under-19s and under-20s. He led Wales to the semi-finals of the World Championships at <a href="/wiki/2007_Under_19_Rugby_World_Championship" title="2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship">under-19</a> and <a href="/wiki/2008_IRB_Junior_World_Championship" title="2008 IRB Junior World Championship">under-20</a> level.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warburton made his debut for the senior <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales national team</a> against the <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national rugby union team">United States</a> on 6 June 2009. </p><p>On 18 January 2010, he was named in the 35-man Wales squad for the <a href="/wiki/2010_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2010 Six Nations Championship">2010 Six Nations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He scored his first international try against Italy in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2011 Six Nations Championship">2011 Six Nations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warburton captained Wales for the first time against the <a href="/wiki/Barbarians_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Barbarians F.C.">Barbarians</a> on 4 June 2011 at the age of 22 years and 242 days becoming Wales' second-youngest captain after <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Edwards" title="Gareth Edwards">Gareth Edwards</a>. In a World Cup warm-up match against England, Warburton was named man of the match. In August 2011, he was named as captain for the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</a> in New Zealand in the absence of the injured <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Rees" title="Matthew Rees">Matthew Rees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011_Rugby_World_Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2011 Rugby World Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the opening match of the tournament against South Africa, Warburton became the youngest World Cup captain. He was tasked with facing the South African openside flanker, <a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Br%C3%BCssow" title="Heinrich Brüssow">Heinrich Brüssow</a> (Brüssow was coming off a string of injuries). While Wales lost 17–16, Warburton won man of the match, forcing four turnovers and making nearly a quarter of Wales' tackles (23 out of 99). Despite Warburton's efforts, Brüssow's counter-rucking allowed the Springboks to win possession from the Welsh in the final seconds of the game, allowing <a href="/wiki/Fourie_du_Preez" title="Fourie du Preez">Fourie du Preez</a> to kick the ball out for the victory. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Warburton continued his form in the match against Samoa, making numerous turnovers and 17 tackles as Wales won 17–10. Warburton played another good game against Namibia before being rested for the final half-hour in the 81–7 game. Wales then booked their place in the quarter-finals against Ireland with a 66–0 win over Fiji, in direct contrast to the loss of four years earlier. Warburton was again at the heart of the performance making some steals and some good runs, and also scoring his second test try. At the end of this remarkable few weeks, Warburton was then voted the Player of Pool D by the fans; he had taken the tournament by storm, making the highest number of turnovers.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wales then met Ireland in the quarter-final as Warburton faced the in-form Irish openside flanker <a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Brien_(rugby_union,_born_1987)" title="Seán O'Brien (rugby union, born 1987)">Seán O'Brien</a>, in the 'battle of the opensides'. Wales reached the semi-final for the first time in 24 years with a 22–10 win, as Warburton continued his form, making 21 tackles and a number of turnovers, disrupting Ireland's ball. In the semi-final against an out-of-form France, Warburton became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_red_cards" title="List of Rugby World Cup red cards">second Wales player to receive a red card in a World Cup</a> when he was sent off after 18 minutes by the Irish referee <a href="/wiki/Alain_Rolland" title="Alain Rolland">Alain Rolland</a> for a dangerous tackle on <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Clerc" title="Vincent Clerc">Vincent Clerc</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warburton admitted the offence at a disciplinary hearing in Auckland, and stated to the press that the decision was fair. However, he stated in his autobiography in 2019 that he actually considered that only a yellow card should have been awarded.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the sending off, the <i>Guardian</i> newspaper, Brynmor Williams and Sir <a href="/wiki/Ian_McGeechan" title="Ian McGeechan">Ian McGeechan</a>, the Lions coach, named him player of the tournament. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012_Six_Nations">2012 Six Nations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2012 Six Nations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In spite of the return of former captain Matthew Rees, Warburton retained the Wales captaincy for the 2012 Six Nations. However, the campaign was disrupted by injury. In the opening match against Ireland, Warburton went off injured at half-time with a dead leg, but Wales managed to win 23–21. He missed the 27–13 win over Scotland but returned for the Triple Crown decider against England. Wales won 19–12. Warburton was at his best making steals, carries, taking lineouts, but it was his try-saving tackle on <a href="/wiki/Manu_Tuilagi" title="Manu Tuilagi">Manu Tuilagi</a> that caught the eye. The England centre seemed destined to score in the corner but Warburton launched himself low and grabbed his ankles to make a superb try-saver.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, he was awarded man of the match. However, he sustained a knee injury and missed the 24–3 win over Italy. He returned for the Grand Slam decider against France but was once again injured, this time his shoulder and was taken off at half-time. Wales prevailed though 16–9 to claim a Grand Slam. Warburton would then lift the trophy with one hand, since his other shoulder was in a sling. He later spoke of his guilt at going off at half-time and asked vice-captains Gethin Jenkins and Ryan Jones to share the raising of the trophy, but the veterans said it was his moment.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The injury he sustained would rule him out for six weeks, returning in time for the Lions tour of Australia in June 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015_Six_Nations">2015 Six Nations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2015 Six Nations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warburton surpassed the record of 33 caps as Wales captain held by <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Jones" title="Ryan Jones">Ryan Jones</a> against Ireland on 14 March 2015. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_&_Irish_Lions"><span id="British_.26_Irish_Lions"></span>British & Irish Lions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: British & Irish Lions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warburton was named as captain of a 37-man squad for the <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia</a>, making him the youngest ever <a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">Lions</a> captain at the age of 24.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warburton was selected as captain in the first test in Brisbane, combining in the back row with <a href="/wiki/Tom_Croft" title="Tom Croft">Tom Croft</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a>. The Lions won 23–21 with Warburton topping the tackle count with 14. Warburton started the second test a week later. The Lions lost 16–15 and many considered the turning point to be when Warburton got injured and left the field. Warburton was magnificent at the breakdown preventing the Wallabies from having a platform.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the hamstring injury he picked up in the second test meant Warburton was ruled out of the final, deciding test, with <a href="/wiki/Alun_Wyn_Jones" title="Alun Wyn Jones">Alun Wyn Jones</a> captaining the team to a 41–16 win and the Lions’ first series victory since 1997. After the match, Warburton and Jones raised the <a href="/wiki/Tom_Richards_Cup" title="Tom Richards Cup">Tom Richards Cup</a> together. </p><p>In April 2017, Warburton was selected by Warren Gatland to captain the Lions for the <a href="/wiki/2017_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand" title="2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand">2017 tour to New Zealand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="International_tries">International tries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International tries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Try</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Venue</th> <th>Competition</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, Italy</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Olimpico" title="Stadio Olimpico">Stadio Olimpico</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2011 Six Nations Championship">2011 Six Nations</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002011-02-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 February 2011</span></td> <td>Win </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a>, New Zealand</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Stadium" title="Waikato Stadium">Waikato Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002011-10-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 October 2011</span></td> <td>Win </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, Wales</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2014 Six Nations Championship">2014 Six Nations</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-02-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 February 2014</span></td> <td>Win </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, Italy</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Olimpico" title="Stadio Olimpico">Stadio Olimpico</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2015 Six Nations Championship">2015 Six Nations</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-03-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 March 2015</span></td> <td>Win </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, Wales</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2016 Autumn Internationals</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002016-11-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 November 2016</span></td> <td>Win </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Warburton_(Zebre_vs_Cardiff_Blues)_20.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Sam_Warburton_%28Zebre_vs_Cardiff_Blues%29_20.jpg/220px-Sam_Warburton_%28Zebre_vs_Cardiff_Blues%29_20.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Sam_Warburton_%28Zebre_vs_Cardiff_Blues%29_20.jpg/330px-Sam_Warburton_%28Zebre_vs_Cardiff_Blues%29_20.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Sam_Warburton_%28Zebre_vs_Cardiff_Blues%29_20.jpg/440px-Sam_Warburton_%28Zebre_vs_Cardiff_Blues%29_20.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2160" data-file-height="2558" /></a><figcaption>Warburton playing for Cardiff Rugby</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cardiff_Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Cardiff Rugby"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/European_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Challenge Cup">European Challenge Cup</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2009–10 European Challenge Cup">2009–10</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wales">Wales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Wales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a></b>: <ul><li><b>Winner (2):</b> <a href="/wiki/2012_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2012 Six Nations Championship">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2013 Six Nations Championship">2013</a></li> <li><b>Grand Slam Winner (1):</b><a href="/wiki/2012_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2012 Six Nations Championship">2012</a></li> <li><b>Triple Crown Winner (1):</b><a href="/wiki/2012_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2012 Six Nations Championship">2012</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>He was awarded an <a href="/wiki/Honorary_title_(academic)" title="Honorary title (academic)">Honorary Fellowship</a> by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Wales" title="University of South Wales">University of South Wales</a> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Warburton&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 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Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Halfpenny" title="Leigh Halfpenny">Halfpenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Hook_(rugby_union)" title="James Hook (rugby union)">Hook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jones_(rugby_union)" title="Stephen Jones (rugby union)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tavis_Knoyle" title="Tavis Knoyle">Knoyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_North" title="George North">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Phillips_(rugby_union)" title="Mike Phillips (rugby union)">Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhys_Priestland" title="Rhys Priestland">Priestland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Roberts" title="Jamie Roberts">Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Williams_(rugby_union,_born_1989)" title="Lloyd Williams (rugby union, born 1989)">L. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Williams_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Williams (rugby union)">Sc. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Williams" title="Shane Williams">Sh. Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background:#E00000; color:white"><div> <ul><li>Coach: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Gatland" title="Warren Gatland"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Gatland</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="British_&amp;_Irish_Lions_–_2013_Australia_tour" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:British_and_Irish_Lions_2013" title="Template:British and Irish Lions 2013"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:British_and_Irish_Lions_2013" title="Template talk:British and Irish Lions 2013"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:British_and_Irish_Lions_2013" title="Special:EditPage/Template:British and Irish Lions 2013"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="British_&amp;_Irish_Lions_–_2013_Australia_tour" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a> – <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013 Australia tour</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forwards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Best</a> <i>(replaced Hartley)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Cole_(rugby_union)" title="Dan Cole (rugby union)">Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Corbisiero" title="Alex Corbisiero">Corbisiero</a> <i>(replaced Healy)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Court" title="Tom Court">Court</a> <i>(injury cover)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Croft" title="Tom Croft">Croft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Evans_(rugby_union)" title="Ian Evans (rugby union)">Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taulupe_Faletau" title="Taulupe Faletau">Faletau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Grant_(rugby_union)" title="Ryan Grant (rugby union)">Grant</a> <i>(replaced G. Jenkins)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Gray_(rugby_union,_born_1989)" title="Richie Gray (rugby union, born 1989)">Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dylan_Hartley" title="Dylan Hartley">Hartley</a> <i>(ruled out by suspension)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cian_Healy" title="Cian Healy">Healy</a> <i>(ruled out by injury)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Heaslip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hibbard" title="Richard Hibbard">Hibbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gethin_Jenkins" title="Gethin Jenkins">G. Jenkins</a> <i>(ruled out by injury)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(rugby_union,_born_1981)" title="Adam Jones (rugby union, born 1981)">A. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alun_Wyn_Jones" title="Alun Wyn Jones">A. W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Lydiate" title="Dan Lydiate">Lydiate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">O'Connell</a> <i>(ruled out by injury)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Brien_(rugby_union,_born_1987)" title="Seán O'Brien (rugby union, born 1987)">O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Parling" title="Geoff Parling">Parling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Stevens_(rugby_union)" title="Matt Stevens (rugby union)">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Tipuric" title="Justin Tipuric">Tipuric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mako_Vunipola" title="Mako Vunipola">Vunipola</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Warburton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Captain_(sports)" title="Captain (sports)">c</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Youngs" title="Tom Youngs">T. Youngs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Barritt" title="Brad Barritt">Barritt</a> <i>(injury cover)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bowe" title="Tommy Bowe">Bowe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Cuthbert" title="Alex Cuthbert">Cuthbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Davies_(rugby_union,_born_1988)" title="Jonathan Davies (rugby union, born 1988)">Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Farrell" title="Owen Farrell">O. Farrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Halfpenny" title="Leigh Halfpenny">Halfpenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Hogg" title="Stuart Hogg">Hogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Kearney" title="Rob Kearney">Kearney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Maitland" title="Sean Maitland">Maitland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conor_Murray" title="Conor Murray">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_North" title="George North">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">O'Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Phillips_(rugby_union)" title="Mike Phillips (rugby union)">Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Roberts" title="Jamie Roberts">Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Sexton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Tuilagi" title="Manu Tuilagi">Tuilagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Twelvetrees" title="Billy Twelvetrees">Twelvetrees</a> <i>(injury cover)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Wade" title="Christian Wade">Wade</a> <i>(injury cover)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Williams" title="Shane Williams">Williams</a> <i>(injury cover)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Youngs" title="Ben Youngs">B. Youngs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Zebo" title="Simon Zebo">Zebo</a> <i>(injury cover)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coach</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Gatland" title="Warren Gatland">Warren Gatland</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wales_squad_–_2015_Rugby_World_Cup" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#E00000; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 gold, inset -2px -2px 0 gold;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Wales_2015_Rugby_World_Cup_squad" title="Template:Wales 2015 Rugby World Cup squad"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Wales_2015_Rugby_World_Cup_squad" title="Template talk:Wales 2015 Rugby World Cup squad"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wales_2015_Rugby_World_Cup_squad" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wales 2015 Rugby World Cup squad"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Wales_squad_–_2015_Rugby_World_Cup" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Wales squad</span></a> – <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">2015 Rugby World Cup</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E00000; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 gold, inset -2px -2px 0 gold;;width:1%">Forwards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Baldwin_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Baldwin (rugby union)">Baldwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Ball_(rugby_union)" title="Jake Ball (rugby union)">Ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Charteris" title="Luke Charteris">Charteris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Davies" title="Bradley Davies">B. 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Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Hook_(rugby_union)" title="James Hook (rugby union)">Hook</a> <i>(replaced S. Williams)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Morgan_(rugby_union)" title="Matthew Morgan (rugby union)">M. Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Morgan" title="Tyler Morgan">T. Morgan</a> <i>(replaced Allen)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_North" title="George North">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Phillips_(rugby_union)" title="Mike Phillips (rugby union)">Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhys_Priestland" title="Rhys Priestland">Priestland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Roberts" title="Jamie Roberts">Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eli_Walker" title="Eli Walker">Walker</a> <i>(replaced Li. Williams)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Williams_(rugby_union)" title="Liam Williams (rugby union)">Li. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Williams_(rugby_union,_born_1989)" title="Lloyd Williams (rugby union, born 1989)">Ll. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Williams_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Williams (rugby union)">S. Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2" style="background:#E00000; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 gold, inset -2px -2px 0 gold;"><div> <ul><li>Head coach: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Gatland" title="Warren Gatland"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Gatland</span></a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Sports_icon.png/31px-Sports_icon.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Sports_icon.png/47px-Sports_icon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Sports_icon.png/62px-Sports_icon.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="226" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Sports" title="Portal:Sports"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Sports</span></a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/32px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/48px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/64px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Wales" title="Portal:Wales"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Wales</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="British_&amp;_Irish_Lions_–_2017_New_Zealand_tour" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:British_and_Irish_Lions_2017" title="Template:British and Irish Lions 2017"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:British_and_Irish_Lions_2017" title="Template talk:British and Irish Lions 2017"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:British_and_Irish_Lions_2017" title="Special:EditPage/Template:British and Irish Lions 2017"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="British_&amp;_Irish_Lions_–_2017_New_Zealand_tour" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a> – <a href="/wiki/2017_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand" title="2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand">2017 New Zealand tour</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forwards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Best</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Cole_(rugby_union)" title="Dan Cole (rugby union)">Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristian_Dacey" title="Kristian Dacey">Dacey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Dell" title="Allan Dell">Dell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taulupe_Faletau" title="Taulupe Faletau">Faletau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomas_Francis" title="Tomas Francis">Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tadhg_Furlong" title="Tadhg Furlong">Furlong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_George" title="Jamie George">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Haskell" title="James Haskell">Haskell</a> <i>(replaced B. 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Sexton">Sexton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Seymour" title="Tommy Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Te%27o" title="Ben Te'o">Te'o</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Watson_(rugby_union)" title="Anthony Watson (rugby union)">Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhys_Webb" title="Rhys Webb">Webb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Williams_(rugby_union)" title="Liam Williams (rugby union)">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Youngs" title="Ben Youngs">Youngs</a> <i>(withdrew for personal reasons)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coach</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Gatland" title="Warren Gatland">Warren Gatland</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Maclagan</a></li> <li>1896: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hammond_(rugby_union)" title="Johnny Hammond (rugby union)">Johnny Hammond</a></li> <li>1899: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Mullineux" title="Matthew Mullineux">Matthew Mullineux</a> <sup><small>Note 2</small></sup></li> <li>1899: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Stout_(rugby_union)" title="Frank Stout (rugby union)">Frank Stout</a> <sup><small>Note 2</small></sup></li> <li>1903: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Coxon_Morrison" title="Mark Coxon Morrison">Mark Morrison</a></li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/David_Bedell-Sivright" title="David Bedell-Sivright">David Bedell-Sivright</a><sup><small>Note 3</small></sup></li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Morgan" title="Teddy Morgan">Teddy Morgan</a><sup><small>Note 3</small></sup></li> <li>1908: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Harding" title="Arthur Harding">Boxer Harding</a></li> <li>1910: <a href="/wiki/John_Raphael_(sportsman)" title="John Raphael (sportsman)">John Raphael</a><sup><small>Note 4</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">To present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1910: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Smyth_(rugby_union)" title="Tommy Smyth (rugby union)">Tommy Smyth</a><sup><small>Note 5</small></sup></li> <li>1910: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Jones_(rugby_union,_born_1886)" title="Jack Jones (rugby union, born 1886)">Jack Jones</a><sup><small>Note 5</small></sup></li> <li>1910: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Smyth_(rugby_union)" title="Tommy Smyth (rugby union)">Tommy Smyth</a><sup><small>Note 5</small></sup></li> <li>1924: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Cove-Smith" title="Ronald Cove-Smith">Ronald Cove-Smith</a></li> <li>1927: <a href="/wiki/David_MacMyn" title="David MacMyn">David MacMyn</a></li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Prentice" title="Doug Prentice">Doug Prentice</a></li> <li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Gadney" title="Bernard Gadney">Bernard Gadney</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Walker_(rugby_union)" title="Sam Walker (rugby union)">Sam Walker</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Mullen" title="Karl Mullen">Karl Mullen</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Bleddyn_Williams" title="Bleddyn Williams">Bleddyn Williams</a><sup><small>Note 6</small></sup></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Thompson" title="Robin Thompson">Robin Thompson</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Morgan" title="Cliff Morgan">Cliff Morgan</a><sup><small>Note 7</small></sup></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Dawson_(rugby_union)" title="Ronnie Dawson (rugby union)">Ronnie Dawson</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Smith_(rugby_union)" title="Arthur Smith (rugby union)">Arthur Smith</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Campbell-Lamerton" title="Mike Campbell-Lamerton">Mike Campbell-Lamerton</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/David_Watkins_(rugby)" title="David Watkins (rugby)">David Watkins</a><sup><small>Note 8</small></sup></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kiernan" title="Tom Kiernan">Tom Kiernan</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/John_Dawes" title="John Dawes">John Dawes</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Willie_John_McBride" title="Willie John McBride">Willie John McBride</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Bennett" title="Phil Bennett">Phil Bennett</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont" title="Bill Beaumont">Bill Beaumont</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Ciaran_Fitzgerald" title="Ciaran Fitzgerald">Ciaran Fitzgerald</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Colin_Deans" title="Colin Deans">Colin Deans</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Finlay_Calder" title="Finlay Calder">Finlay Calder</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Hastings" title="Gavin Hastings">Gavin Hastings</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Martin_Johnson_(rugby_union)" title="Martin Johnson (rugby union)">Martin Johnson</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Martin_Johnson_(rugby_union)" title="Martin Johnson (rugby union)">Martin Johnson</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a><sup><small>Note 9</small></sup></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Owen_(rugby_union)" title="Michael Owen (rugby union)">Michael Owen</a><sup><small>Note 9</small></sup></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Thomas_(rugby,_born_1974)" title="Gareth Thomas (rugby, born 1974)">Gareth Thomas</a><sup><small>Note 9</small></sup></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></li> <li>2013: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sam Warburton</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Alun_Wyn_Jones" title="Alun Wyn Jones">Alun Wyn Jones</a><sup><small>Note 19</small></sup></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a><sup><small>Note 11</small></sup></li> <li>2017: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sam Warburton</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Alun_Wyn_Jones" title="Alun Wyn Jones">Alun Wyn Jones</a><sup><small>Note 12</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><i>Notes</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><small><b>Note 1</b>: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Seddon" title="Robert Seddon">Robert Seddon</a> died on tour after a boating accident. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stoddart" title="Andrew Stoddart">Andrew Stoddart</a> became captain for the remainder of the tour.</small><br /> <p><small><b>Note 2</b>: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Mullineux" title="Matthew Mullineux">Matthew Mullineux</a> decided that after losing the first test that he should withdraw from further test matches, handing on field captaincy to <a href="/wiki/Frank_Stout_(rugby_union)" title="Frank Stout (rugby union)">Frank Stout</a>, but remained tour captain.</small><br /> <small><b>Note 3</b>: <a href="/wiki/David_Bedell-Sivright" title="David Bedell-Sivright">David Bedell-Sivright</a> was injured during the first test. <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Morgan" title="Teddy Morgan">Teddy Morgan</a> took over captaincy on the field but Bedell-Sivright remained tour captain.</small><br /> <small><b>Note 4</b>: The team that <a href="/wiki/John_Raphael_(sportsman)" title="John Raphael (sportsman)">John Raphael</a> captained was not selected by the four Home Nations governing body, but had been organised by Oxford University and billed as the English Rugby Union team. However, it was considered the Combined British team by Argentina because it also included three Scots.</small><br /> <small><b>Note 5</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Jones_(rugby_union,_born_1886)" title="Jack Jones (rugby union, born 1886)">Jack Jones</a> was captain for the first test, but <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Smyth_(rugby_union)" title="Tommy Smyth (rugby union)">Tommy Smyth</a> remained the tour captain.</small><br /> <small><b>Note 6</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bleddyn_Williams" title="Bleddyn Williams">Bleddyn Williams</a> captained in the third and fourth tests v New Zealand and the first test v Australia.</small><br /> <small><b>Note 7</b>: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Morgan" title="Cliff Morgan">Cliff Morgan</a> captained in the third test.</small><br /> <small><b>Note 8</b>: <a href="/wiki/David_Watkins_(rugby)" title="David Watkins (rugby)">David Watkins</a> captained in the second and foruth tests v New Zealand.</small><br /> <small><b>Note 9</b>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Owen_(rugby_union)" 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