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England men · Five Nations Championship

England
v Wales⁠

21–18

Full time

England v Wales finished 21–18.

Date
Saturday 18 January 1986 · England in 1986
Venue
Twickenham, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1981 – 1985

Official meetings since 1881

England v Wales stats

Full head-to-head

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

7

Will Greenwood

7 tries against Wales in matches we hold scorer data for.

Wales · Fixture leader

5

George North

Wales's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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