01
16 Feb 1980
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England 9–8 Wales England won
England men · Five Nations Championship
Wales
v England: England rugby union, 17 January 1981
21–19
Full time
Wales v England finished 21–19.
- Date
- Saturday 17 January 1981 · England in 1981
- Venue
- National Stadium, Cardiff
- Competition
- Five Nations Championship
Last checked 21 October 2026
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
17 Mar 1979
Five Nations Championship
National Stadium, Cardiff
Wales 27–3 England England lost
03
4 Feb 1978
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England 6–9 Wales England lost
04
5 Mar 1977
Five Nations Championship
National Stadium, Cardiff
Wales 14–9 England England lost
05
17 Jan 1976
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham Stadium, London
England 9–21 Wales England lost
Official meetings since 1881
England v Wales stats
Meetings144In our results database
England wins71England perspective
Draws12Level at full time
Wales wins61Wales victories
England have scored 2044 points to Wales's 1776 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
7Will Greenwood
7 tries against Wales in matches we hold scorer data for.
Wales · Fixture leader
5George North
Wales's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.