Factfile on Wales ahead of the Six Nations which starts this weekend: WALES Population: 3.125 million Capital: Cardiff Coach: Wayne Pivac (NZL/since November 2019) Number of registered players: 83,120 World Rugby ranking: 4 (January 29, 2020) Six Nations past record (since 2000): Winners (5) - 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019 Wooden spoon (1) - 2003 Fixtures (all times GMT): Feb 1: Wales v Italy, Cardiff (1415) Feb 8: Ireland v Wales, Dublin (1415) Feb 22: Wales v France, Cardiff (1645) Mar 7: England v Wales, London (1645) Mar 14: Wales v Scotland, Cardiff (1415) Squad Backs: Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Rhys Webb (Toulon/FRA), Tomos Williams (Blues), Dan Biggar (Northampton/ENG), Owen Williams (Gloucester/ENG), Jarrod Evans (Blues), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets), Nick Tompkins (Saracens/ENG), Owen Watkin (Ospreys), George North (Ospreys), Josh Adams (Blues), Owen Lane (Blues), Johnny McNicholl (Scarlets), Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester/ENG), Jonah Holmes (Leicester/ENG), Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets), Liam Williams (Saracens/ENG) Forwards: Rhys Carre (Saracens/ENG), Rob Evans (Scarlets), Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Leon Brown (Dragons), WillGriff John (Sale/ENG), Dillon Lewis (Blues), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Seb Davies (Blues), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, capt), Will Rowlands (Wasps/ENG), Cory Hill (Dragons), Aaron Shingler (Scarlets), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Taulupe Faletau (Bath/ENG), Ross Moriarty (Dragons), Josh Navidi (Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys) Player to watch: Dan Biggar. The goal-kicking fly-half is enjoying a purple patch for Northampton, having helped lead his English Premiership club into the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup Aim for the tournament: "It's a pleasure to work with these players, and we are chomping at the bit. The group we have are special. We have a lot of leaders and a lot of key decision-makers." - Assistant coach Stephen Jones lp/dj