# History of rugby union matches between England and Wales

England and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1881. A total of 143 matches have been played, with England having won 70 times, Wales having won 61 times and 12 matches having been drawn. There is a considerable rivalry between the sides due to the proximity of the two nations and the history between them.
Apart from their annual match, currently part of the Six Nations Championship, the teams have also met in eight warm-up matches prior to the 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019 and 2023 World Cups, with England winning on five occasions and Wales three, and a one-off match in May 2016 as a warm-up match prior to each country's summer tour to the Southern Hemisphere.

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by England | Won by Wales | Drawn | England points | Wales points |
| In England | 72 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 1,160 | 780 |
| In Wales | 69 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 803 | 984 |
| Neutral venue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 33 |
| Overall | 143 | 70 | 61 | 12 | 1,994 | 1,797 |

### Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
| Record | England | Wales |
| Longest winning streak | 7 (4 March 2000 – 20 March 2004) | 5 (15 February 1975 – 17 March 1979) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 62 (4 August 2007) | 40 (27 February 2021) |
| Away | 68 (15 March 2025) | 30 (7 March 2020) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 57 (4 August 2007) | 27 (16 March 2013) |
| Away | 54 (15 March 2025) | 13 (13 January 1906; 8 June 1987) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 19 February 1881 | Richardson's Field, Blackheath | (6T) 8G–0G (0) | England | 1880–81 Home Nations International |
| 2 | 16 December 1882 | St Helen's, Swansea | (0) 0G–2G (4T) | England | 1883 Home Nations Championship |
| 3 | 5 January 1884 | Cardigan Fields, Leeds | (2T) 1G–1G (0) | England | 1884 Home Nations Championship |
| 4 | 3 January 1885 | St Helen's, Swansea | (1T) 1G–1G (4T) | England | 1885 Home Nations Championship |
| 5 | 2 January 1886 | Rectory Field, Blackheath | (2T) 1G–1G (0) | England | 1886 Home Nations Championship |
| 6 | 8 January 1887 | Stradey Park, Llanelli | (0) 0G–0G (0) | draw | 1887 Home Nations Championship |
| 7 | 15 February 1890 | Crown Flatt, Dewsbury | 0–1 | Wales | 1890 Home Nations Championship |
| 8 | 3 January 1891 | Rodney Parade, Newport | 3–7 | England | 1891 Home Nations Championship |
| 9 | 2 January 1892 | Rectory Field, Blackheath | 17–0 | England | 1892 Home Nations Championship |
| 10 | 7 January 1893 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 12–11 | Wales | 1893 Home Nations Championship |
| 11 | 4 January 1894 | Upper Park, Birkenhead | 24–3 | England | 1894 Home Nations Championship |
| 12 | 5 January 1895 | St Helen's, Swansea | 6–14 | England | 1895 Home Nations Championship |
| 13 | 4 January 1896 | Rectory Field, Blackheath | 25–0 | England | 1896 Home Nations Championship |
| 14 | 9 January 1897 | Rodney Parade, Newport | 11–0 | Wales | 1897 Home Nations Championship |
| 15 | 2 April 1898 | Rectory Field, Blackheath | 14–7 | England | 1898 Home Nations Championship |
| 16 | 7 January 1899 | St Helen's, Swansea | 26–3 | Wales | 1899 Home Nations Championship |
| 17 | 6 January 1900 | Kingsholm, Gloucester | 3–13 | Wales | 1900 Home Nations Championship |
| 18 | 5 January 1901 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 13–0 | Wales | 1901 Home Nations Championship |
| 19 | 11 January 1902 | Rectory Field, Blackheath | 8–9 | Wales | 1902 Home Nations Championship |
| 20 | 10 January 1903 | St Helen's, Swansea | 21–5 | Wales | 1903 Home Nations Championship |
| 21 | 9 January 1904 | Welford Road, Leicester | 14–14 | draw | 1904 Home Nations Championship |
| 22 | 14 January 1905 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 25–0 | Wales | 1905 Home Nations Championship |
| 23 | 13 January 1906 | Athletic Ground, Richmond | 3–16 | Wales | 1906 Home Nations Championship |
| 24 | 12 January 1907 | St Helen's, Swansea | 22–0 | Wales | 1907 Home Nations Championship |
| 25 | 18 January 1908 | Ashton Gate, Bristol | 18–28 | Wales | 1908 Home Nations Championship |
| 26 | 16 January 1909 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 8–0 | Wales | 1909 Home Nations Championship |
| 27 | 15 January 1910 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–6 | England | 1910 Five Nations Championship |
| 28 | 21 January 1911 | St Helen's, Swansea | 15–11 | Wales | 1911 Five Nations Championship |
| 29 | 20 January 1912 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 8–0 | England | 1912 Five Nations Championship |
| 30 | 18 January 1913 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 0–12 | England | 1913 Five Nations Championship |
| 31 | 17 January 1914 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10–9 | England | 1914 Five Nations Championship |
| 32 | 17 January 1920 | St Helen's, Swansea | 19–5 | Wales | 1920 Five Nations Championship |
| 33 | 15 January 1921 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 18–3 | England | 1921 Five Nations Championship |
| 34 | 21 January 1922 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 28–6 | Wales | 1922 Five Nations Championship |
| 35 | 20 January 1923 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 7–3 | England | 1923 Five Nations Championship |
| 36 | 19 January 1924 | St Helen's, Swansea | 9–17 | England | 1924 Five Nations Championship |
| 37 | 17 January 1925 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 12–6 | England | 1925 Five Nations Championship |
| 38 | 16 January 1926 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–3 | draw | 1926 Five Nations Championship |
| 39 | 15 January 1927 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–9 | England | 1927 Five Nations Championship |
| 40 | 21 January 1928 | St Helen's, Swansea | 8–10 | England | 1928 Five Nations Championship |
| 41 | 19 January 1929 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 8–3 | England | 1929 Five Nations Championship |
| 42 | 18 January 1930 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–11 | England | 1930 Five Nations Championship |
| 43 | 17 January 1931 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–11 | draw | 1931 Five Nations Championship |
| 44 | 16 January 1932 | St Helen's, Swansea | 12–5 | Wales | 1932 Home Nations Championship |
| 45 | 21 January 1933 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–7 | Wales | 1933 Home Nations Championship |
| 46 | 20 January 1934 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 0–9 | England | 1934 Home Nations Championship |
| 47 | 19 January 1935 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–3 | draw | 1935 Home Nations Championship |
| 48 | 18 January 1936 | St Helen's, Swansea | 0–0 | draw | 1936 Home Nations Championship |
| 49 | 16 January 1937 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 4–3 | England | 1937 Home Nations Championship |
| 50 | 15 January 1938 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 14–8 | Wales | 1938 Home Nations Championship |
| 51 | 21 January 1939 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–0 | England | 1939 Home Nations Championship |
| 52 | 18 January 1947 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 6–9 | England | 1947 Five Nations Championship |
| 53 | 17 January 1948 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–3 | draw | 1948 Five Nations Championship |
| 54 | 15 January 1949 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 9–3 | Wales | 1949 Five Nations Championship |
| 55 | 21 January 1950 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 5–11 | Wales | 1950 Five Nations Championship |
| 56 | 20 January 1951 | St Helen's, Swansea | 23–5 | Wales | 1951 Five Nations Championship |
| 57 | 2 February 1952 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 6–8 | Wales | 1952 Five Nations Championship |
| 58 | 17 January 1953 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–8 | England | 1953 Five Nations Championship |
| 59 | 16 January 1954 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9–6 | England | 1954 Five Nations Championship |
| 60 | 22 January 1955 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–0 | Wales | 1955 Five Nations Championship |
| 61 | 21 January 1956 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–8 | Wales | 1956 Five Nations Championship |
| 62 | 19 January 1957 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 0–3 | England | 1957 Five Nations Championship |
| 63 | 18 January 1958 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–3 | draw | 1958 Five Nations Championship |
| 64 | 17 January 1959 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 5–0 | Wales | 1959 Five Nations Championship |
| 65 | 16 January 1960 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 14–6 | England | 1960 Five Nations Championship |
| 66 | 21 January 1961 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 6–3 | Wales | 1961 Five Nations Championship |
| 67 | 20 January 1962 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 0–0 | draw | 1962 Five Nations Championship |
| 68 | 19 January 1963 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 6–13 | England | 1963 Five Nations Championship |
| 69 | 18 January 1964 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 6–6 | draw | 1964 Five Nations Championship |
| 70 | 16 January 1965 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 14–3 | Wales | 1965 Five Nations Championship |
| 71 | 15 January 1966 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 6–11 | Wales | 1966 Five Nations Championship |
| 72 | 15 April 1967 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 34–21 | Wales | 1967 Five Nations Championship |
| 73 | 20 January 1968 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–11 | draw | 1968 Five Nations Championship |
| 74 | 12 April 1969 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 30–9 | Wales | 1969 Five Nations Championship |
| 75 | 28 February 1970 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 13–17 | Wales | 1970 Five Nations Championship |
| 76 | 16 January 1971 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 22–6 | Wales | 1971 Five Nations Championship |
| 77 | 15 January 1972 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–12 | Wales | 1972 Five Nations Championship |
| 78 | 20 January 1973 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 25–9 | Wales | 1973 Five Nations Championship |
| 79 | 16 March 1974 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 16–12 | England | 1974 Five Nations Championship |
| 80 | 15 February 1975 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 20–4 | Wales | 1975 Five Nations Championship |
| 81 | 17 January 1976 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9–21 | Wales | 1976 Five Nations Championship |
| 82 | 5 March 1977 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 14–9 | Wales | 1977 Five Nations Championship |
| 83 | 4 February 1978 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 6–9 | Wales | 1978 Five Nations Championship |
| 84 | 17 March 1979 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 27–3 | Wales | 1979 Five Nations Championship |
| 85 | 16 February 1980 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9–8 | England | 1980 Five Nations Championship |
| 86 | 17 January 1981 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 21–19 | Wales | 1981 Five Nations Championship |
| 87 | 6 March 1982 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 17–7 | England | 1982 Five Nations Championship |
| 88 | 5 February 1983 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 13–13 | draw | 1983 Five Nations Championship |
| 89 | 17 March 1984 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 15–24 | Wales | 1984 Five Nations Championship |
| 90 | 20 April 1985 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 24–15 | Wales | 1985 Five Nations Championship |
| 91 | 18 January 1986 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 21–18 | England | 1986 Five Nations Championship |
| 92 | 7 March 1987 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 19–12 | Wales | 1987 Five Nations Championship |
| 93 | 8 June 1987 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane (Australia) | 3–16 | Wales | 1987 Rugby World Cup |
| 94 | 6 February 1988 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–11 | Wales | 1988 Five Nations Championship |
| 95 | 18 March 1989 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 12–9 | Wales | 1989 Five Nations Championship |
| 96 | 17 February 1990 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 34–6 | England | 1990 Five Nations Championship |
| 97 | 19 January 1991 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 6–25 | England | 1991 Five Nations Championship |
| 98 | 7 March 1992 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 24–0 | England | 1992 Five Nations Championship |
| 99 | 6 February 1993 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 10–9 | Wales | 1993 Five Nations Championship |
| 100 | 19 March 1994 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 15–8 | England | 1994 Five Nations Championship |
| 101 | 18 February 1995 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 9–23 | England | 1995 Five Nations Championship |
| 102 | 3 February 1996 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 21–15 | England | 1996 Five Nations Championship |
| 103 | 15 March 1997 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 13–34 | England | 1997 Five Nations Championship |
| 104 | 21 February 1998 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 60–26 | England | 1998 Five Nations Championship |
| 105 | 11 April 1999 | Wembley Stadium, London | 32–31 | Wales | 1999 Five Nations Championship |
| 106 | 4 March 2000 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 46–12 | England | 2000 Six Nations Championship |
| 107 | 3 February 2001 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 15–44 | England | 2001 Six Nations Championship |
| 108 | 23 March 2002 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 50–10 | England | 2002 Six Nations Championship |
| 109 | 22 February 2003 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 9–26 | England | 2003 Six Nations Championship |
| 110 | 23 August 2003 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 9–43 | England | 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 111 | 9 November 2003 | Lang Park, Brisbane (Australia) | 28–17 | England | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 112 | 20 March 2004 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 31–21 | England | 2004 Six Nations Championship |
| 113 | 5 February 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 11–9 | Wales | 2005 Six Nations Championship |
| 114 | 4 February 2006 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 47–13 | England | 2006 Six Nations Championship |
| 115 | 17 March 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 27–18 | Wales | 2007 Six Nations Championship |
| 116 | 4 August 2007 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 62–5 | England | 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 117 | 2 February 2008 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 19–26 | Wales | 2008 Six Nations Championship |
| 118 | 14 February 2009 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 23–15 | Wales | 2009 Six Nations Championship |
| 119 | 6 February 2010 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 30–17 | England | 2010 Six Nations Championship |
| 120 | 4 February 2011 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 19–26 | England | 2011 Six Nations Championship |
| 121 | 6 August 2011 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 23–19 | England | 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 122 | 13 August 2011 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 19–9 | Wales | 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 123 | 25 February 2012 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 12–19 | Wales | 2012 Six Nations Championship |
| 124 | 16 March 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 30–3 | Wales | 2013 Six Nations Championship |
| 125 | 9 March 2014 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 29–18 | England | 2014 Six Nations Championship |
| 126 | 6 February 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 16–21 | England | 2015 Six Nations Championship |
| 127 | 26 September 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 25–28 | Wales | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 128 | 12 March 2016 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 25–21 | England | 2016 Six Nations Championship |
| 129 | 29 May 2016 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 27–13 | England | 2016 Summer International |
| 130 | 11 February 2017 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 16–21 | England | 2017 Six Nations Championship |
| 131 | 10 February 2018 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 12–6 | England | 2018 Six Nations Championship |
| 132 | 23 February 2019 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 21–13 | Wales | 2019 Six Nations Championship |
| 133 | 11 August 2019 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 33–19 | England | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 134 | 17 August 2019 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 13–6 | Wales | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 135 | 7 March 2020 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 33–30 | England | 2020 Six Nations Championship |
| 136 | 28 November 2020 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | 13–24 | England | Autumn Nations Cup |
| 137 | 27 February 2021 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 40–24 | Wales | 2021 Six Nations Championship |
| 138 | 26 February 2022 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 23–19 | England | 2022 Six Nations Championship |
| 139 | 25 February 2023 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 10–20 | England | 2023 Six Nations Championship |
| 140 | 5 August 2023 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 20–9 | Wales | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 141 | 12 August 2023 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 19–17 | England | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 142 | 10 February 2024 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 16–14 | England | 2024 Six Nations Championship |
| 143 | 15 March 2025 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 14–68 | England | 2025 Six Nations Championship |

## Venues
### In England

| Stadium | City | Won by England | Won by Wales | Draw |
| Twickenham Stadium | Twickenham, London | 37 | 14 | 7 |
| Rectory Field | Blackheath, London | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Richardson's Field | Blackheath, London | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardigan Fields | Leeds | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Flatt | Dewsbury | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Upper Park | Birkenhead | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingsholm | Gloucester | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Welford Road | Leicester | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletic Ground | Richmond, London | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashton Gate | Bristol | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wembley Stadium | Wembley, London | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 20 | 8 |
Note: The match at Wembley Stadium was considered a home match for Wales, who played home fixtures there from 1997-1999 while the Millennium Stadium was under construction.

### In Wales

| Stadium | City | Won by Wales | Won by England | Draw |
| Cardiff Arms Park | Cardiff | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| St Helen's | Swansea | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Rodney Parade | Newport | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stradey Park | Llanelli | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Parc y Scarlets | Llanelli | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40 | 25 | 4 |

### In other countries

| Stadium | City | Country | Won by England | Won by Wales | Draw |
| Ballymore Stadium | Brisbane | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lang Park | Brisbane | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |