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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Wales⁠

31–21

Full time

England v Wales finished 31–21.

Wales
Mark Taylor 42', Gareth Thomas 50'
Date
Saturday 20 March 2004 · England in 2004
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Duncan Jones Prop
  • No. 2, Robin McBryde Hooker
  • No. 3, Gethin Jenkins Prop Off in the 63'
  • No. 4, Brent Cockbain Lock Off in the 26'
  • No. 5, Michael Owen Lock
  • No. 6, Jonathan Thomas Flanker Off in the 55'
  • No. 7, Colin Charvis (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Dafydd Jones Number 8
  • No. 9, Gareth Cooper Scrum Half Off in the 60'
  • No. 10, Stephen Jones Fly Half
  • No. 11, Shane Williams Wing
  • No. 12, Tom Shanklin Centre
  • No. 13, Mark Taylor Centre Off in the 60'
  • No. 14, Rhys Williams Wing
  • No. 15, Gareth Thomas Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Mefin Davies (not used)
  • No. 17, Ben Evans On in the 63'
  • No. 18, Gareth Llewellyn On in the 26'
  • No. 19, Martyn Williams On in the 55'
  • No. 20, Dwayne Peel On in the 60'
  • No. 21, Ceri Sweeney On in the 60'
  • No. 22, Jamie Robinson (not used)

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

2001 – 2003

01 9 Nov 2003
Rugby World Cup Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Wales 17–28 England England won

England tries: Will Greenwood 44'

Wales tries: Stephen Jones 30', Colin Charvis 35', Martyn Williams 71'

Match page: Wales v England, 9 November 2003

02 23 Aug 2003
Test matches · Test Match Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 9–43 England England won

England tries: Lewis Moody 25', Dan Luger 56', Joe Worsley 63', Stuart Abbott 74', Dorian West 80'

Wales tries: None

Match page: Wales v England, 23 August 2003

04 23 Mar 2002
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 50–10 Wales England won

England tries: Will Greenwood 10', Jonny Wilkinson 42', Dan Luger 65', Dan Luger 67', Tim Stimpson 91'

Wales tries: Iestyn Harris 72'

Match page: England v Wales, 23 March 2002

05 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

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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