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Aaron Wainwright

Number 8Blindside Flanker

Nationality

Wales

Senior international

Wales

Test caps

Current club

Leicester Tigers

Competition

Premiership Rugby

Test caps

Age

Reported · 2026-11-06

Height

191 cm

Reported · 2026-10-28

Weight

112 kg

Reported · 2026-10-28

Player data & sources

Caps use dated, reviewed snapshots. Measurements require a source; estimates also require a dated basis. Missing facts remain unrecorded while review continues.

Wales Test record · snapshot 2026-10-20 · reviewed 2026-10-28

Age: 29 · reported · as of 2026-11-06
Height: 191 cm · reported · as of 2026-10-28
Weight: 112 kg · reported · as of 2026-10-28

Recorded call-up history

Wales · full · selected · 2026-10-20 to 2026-11-29 · 2026 Nations Championship — Northern Series
Wales · full · selected · 2026-10-20 to 2026-11-29 · Wales — recorded full programme 2026-10-20

Career Success

Honours

Six Nations Championship

1title

2021

Test Career

International

National team

Wales

Verified capped international

Caps

Verified senior national Test snapshot

Points

Total international points

Tries

Five points each

Test record dates and sources below

Career Journey

Club History

Dragons

2017–2026

Appearances

117

Points

Leicester Tigers

2026–Present

Appearances

Points

Career Story

Career Highlights

Converted from academy football into elite rugby and became a Dragons first-team regular within a year.

Scored and won player of the match in Wales' 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final victory over France.

Won the 2021 Six Nations Championship and Triple Crown with Wales.

Passed 100 Dragons appearances and 60 Wales caps before joining Leicester in 2026.

Player Profile

Player Summary

Aaron Wainwright is an athletic, hard-carrying Welsh back-rower whose pace, work-rate and ability across six and eight have made him a consistent Test performer.