Wales v England - the story so far

13 April 2012

The sides first met in 1881 at Blackheath. They changed at a local pub before walking a mile or so to the quaintly named Mr Richardson's Field.

There, England hammered Wales by seven goals, six tries and a dropped goal to nil in the days before scoring by points was introduced. All told, the nations have met 106 times. The first Welsh win did not come until 1890 at Dewsbury, but they now lead the series by 49 wins to 45.

The nations first met in Cardiff in 1893. Wales sneaked home 12-11 that day thanks to a late penalty goal - the first ever landed in an international. Wales have won 23 matches against England in Cardiff, drawn two and lost 10. England went 28 years (between 1963 and 1991) without a Cardiff victory, but have won three times there in the past decade.

England's best wins over Wales were 60-26 at Twickenham in 1998 and 46-12 last year. Their best Cardiff result was the 34-13 win in 1997 in the last international staged at the Arms Park.

Neil Jenkins holds the record for the most points in a match between the two countries. He scored 22 for Wales at Wembley two years ago.

England's Last 10 Tests

Date Venue Opponents Result
2 December Home South Africa Won 25-17
25 November Home Argentina Won 19-0
18 November Home Australia Won 22-19
24 June Away South Africa Won 27-22
17 June Away South Africa Lost 18-13
2 April Away Scotland Lost 19-13
18 March Away Italy Won 59-12
4 March Home Wales Won 46-12
19 February Away France Won 15-9
5 February 2000 Home Ireland Won 50-18

Last 10 Wales Tests

Date Venue Opponents Result
26 November Home South Africa Lost 23-13
18 November Home United States Won 42-11
11 November Home Samoa Won 50-6
1 April Away Ireland Won 23-19
18 March Home Scotland Won 26-18
4 March Away England Lost 46-12
19 February Home Italy Won 47-16
5 February 2000 Home France Lost 36-3
23 October Home Australia Lost 24-9
14 October 1999 Home Samoa Lost 38-31

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