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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Wales⁠

50–10

Full time

England v Wales finished 50–10.

Wales
Iestyn Harris 72'
Date
Saturday 23 March 2002 · England in 2002
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Iestyn Thomas Prop
  • No. 2, Robin McBryde Hooker Off in the 63'
  • No. 3, Chris Anthony Prop
  • No. 4, Andy Moore Lock
  • No. 5, Chris Wyatt Lock Off in the 54'
  • No. 6, Nathan Budgett Flanker
  • No. 7, Martyn Williams Flanker Off in the 50'
  • No. 8, Scott Quinnell (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Rob Howley Scrum Half Off in the 59'
  • No. 10, Iestyn Harris Fly Half
  • No. 11, Craig Morgan Wing
  • No. 12, Andy Marinos Centre
  • No. 13, Gareth Thomas Centre Off in the 48'
  • No. 14, Dafydd James Wing
  • No. 15, Kevin Morgan Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Barry Williams On in the 63'
  • No. 17, Spencer John (not used)
  • No. 18, Gareth Llewellyn On in the 54'
  • No. 19, Colin Charvis On in the 50'
  • No. 20, Dwayne Peel On in the 59'
  • No. 21, Nicky Robinson (not used)
  • No. 22, Rhys Williams On in the 48'

Referee: Andrew Cole. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1997 – 2001

01 3 Feb 2001
Six Nations Championship Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 15–44 England England won

England tries: Will Greenwood 11', Will Greenwood 14', Matt Dawson 30', Matt Dawson 39', Will Greenwood 41', Ben Cohen 59'

Wales tries: Rob Howley 22', Scott Quinnell 61'

Match page: Wales v England, 3 February 2001

02 4 Mar 2000
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 46–12 Wales England won

England tries: Phil Greening 29', Neil Back 52', Richard Hill 61', Lawrence Dallaglio 69', Ben Cohen 77'

Wales tries: None

Match page: England v Wales, 4 March 2000

03 11 Apr 1999
Five Nations Championship Wembley Stadium, London

Wales 32–31 England England lost

England tries: Dan Luger, Steve Hanley, Richard Hill

Wales tries: Shane Howarth, Scott Gibbs

Match page: Wales v England, 11 April 1999

04 21 Feb 1998
Five Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 60–26 Wales England won

England tries: David Rees, David Rees, Will Greenwood, Austin Healey, Kyran Bracken, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back, Matt Dawson

Wales tries: Scott Gibbs, Gareth Thomas, Allan Bateman, Allan Bateman

Match page: England v Wales, 21 February 1998

05 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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