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England men · Five Nations Championship

England
v Wales⁠

60–26

Full time

England v Wales finished 60–26.

Wales
Scott Gibbs, Gareth Thomas, Allan Bateman, Allan Bateman
Date
Saturday 21 February 1998 · England in 1998
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, ALP Lewis Prop
  • No. 2, Barry Williams Hooker
  • No. 3, Dai Young Prop
  • No. 4, Gareth Llewellyn Lock
  • No. 5, Mike Voyle Lock
  • No. 6, Colin Charvis Flanker
  • No. 7, Martyn Williams Flanker
  • No. 8, Scott Quinnell Number 8
  • No. 9, Rob Howley (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Arwel Thomas Fly Half
  • No. 11, Nigel Walker Wing Off in the 3'
  • No. 12, Scott Gibbs Centre
  • No. 13, Allan Bateman Centre
  • No. 14, Gareth Thomas Wing
  • No. 15, Neil Jenkins Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Wayne Proctor On in the 3'
  • No. 17, Leigh Davies (not used)
  • No. 18, Paul John (not used)
  • No. 19, Rob Appleyard (not used)
  • No. 20, Chris Stephens (not used)
  • No. 21, Lyndon Mustoe (not used)
  • No. 22, Jonathan Humphreys (not used)

Referee: Colin Hawke. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1993 – 1997

01 15 Mar 1997
Five Nations Championship National Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 13–34 England England won

England tries: Tim Stimpson, Phil De Glanville, Tony Underwood, Richard Hill

Wales tries: Rob Howley

Match page: Wales v England, 15 March 1997

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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