Club Senior Internationals

The following Welsh International Players have worn the Red & Black shirt of the Club. The * denotes players who played for Athletic before winning their Welsh Cap. In addition, six players have represnted the British & Irish Lions on various tours. Alun Thomas also managed the Lions in 1974 as did Gerald Davies in 2009. Davies was later appointed as Committee Chairman of the Lions in 2010 and President of the WRU in 2019.

Club Senior Internationals
Welsh Cap Number Player Date of Debut Opposition & Venue
551

Handel Greville

20 December 1947

Australia

Cardiff Arms Park

580

Alun Thomas

Lions 1955

19 January 1952

England

Twickenham

588 Sid Judd* 17 January 1953

England

Cardiff Arms Park

608 Lynn 'Cowboy' Davies* 21 January 1956

England

Twickenham

620 Henry Morgan*  9 March 1957

Ireland

Cardiff Arms Park

702

Gerald Davies*

Lions 1968 & 1971

 3 December 1966

Australia

Cardiff Arms Park

704

Delme Thomas*

Lions 1966, 68 & 71

 3 December 1966

Australia

Cardiff Arms Park

732 Barry Llewelyn 24 January 1970

South Africa

Cardiff Arms Park

743

Roy Bergiers*

Lions 1974

15 January 1972

England 

Twickenham

793 Gary Pearce* 21 February 1981

Ireland

Cardiff Arms Park

816 Mark Douglas* 21 January 1984

Scotland

National Stadium

821 Phil Lewis* 24 November 1984

Australia

National Stadium

892 Emyr Lewis* 16 February 1991

Ireland

National Stadium

931 Justin Thomas*  2 September 1995

South Africa

Ellis Park

1044 Barry Davies* 26 February 1996

Ireland

Lansdowne Road

1079 Rhys Priestland* 12 February 2010

Scotland

Murrayfield

N/A Vici Owens*  6 February 2011

England

Pandy Park

1088

Ken Owens*

Lions 2017 & 2021

26 September 2011

Namibia

Taranaki, NZ. RWC

1133 Ryan Elias* 16 June 2017

Tonga

Eden Park

1136 Aled Davies* 16 June 2017

Tonga

Eden Park

1145

Josh Adams*

Lions 2021

 3 February 2018

Scotland

Principality Stadium

1157 Sam Parry* 24 October 2020

France

Stade de France

  Javan Sebastian* 20 November 2021

Japan

Murrayfield

  Bethan Lewis 2018