page_title: History of rugby union matches between England and Wales
hierarchical_section_title: History of rugby union matches between England and Wales
caption_attribution_description: English: Starting An Attack, unusual painting of the England v Wales rugby match at Twickenham in 1931.
context_page_description: England and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1881. A total of 135 matches have been played, with England having won 64 times, Wales having won 59 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 six warm-up matches prior to the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2019 World Cups, with England winning on four occasions and Wales two and a one-off match in May 2016, as a warm-up match prior to each country’s summer tour to the Southern Hemisphere.
context_section_description: England and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1881. A total of 135 matches have been played, with England having won 64 times, Wales having won 59 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 six warm-up matches prior to the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2019 World Cups, with England winning on four occasions and Wales two and a one-off match in May 2016, as a warm-up match prior to each country’s summer tour to the Southern Hemisphere.
caption: Starting An Attack, a painting of the England v Wales rugby match at Twickenham Stadium in 1931
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