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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Wales⁠

19–26

Full time

England v Wales finished 19–26.

Wales
Lee Byrne 68', Mike Phillips 70'
Date
Saturday 2 February 2008 · England in 2008
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Lee Mears On in the 58'
  • No. 17, Matt Stevens On in the 69'
  • No. 18, Ben Kay On in the 41'
  • No. 19, Tom Rees On in the 14' Off in the 41'
  • No. 20, Richard Wigglesworth (not used)
  • No. 21, Danny Cipriani On in the 64'
  • No. 22, Lesley Vainikolo On in the 13'

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Duncan Jones Prop
  • No. 2, Huw Bennett Hooker Off in the 58'
  • No. 3, Adam Jones Prop Off in the 46'
  • No. 4, Ian Gough Lock
  • No. 5, Alun Wyn Jones Lock Off in the 78'
  • No. 6, Jonathan Thomas Flanker Off in the 13'
  • No. 7, Martyn Williams Flanker
  • No. 8, Ryan Jones (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Mike Phillips Scrum Half
  • No. 10, James Hook Fly Half
  • No. 11, Shane Williams Wing
  • No. 12, Gavin Henson Centre
  • No. 13, Sonny Parker Centre Off in the 46'
  • No. 14, Mark Jones Wing
  • No. 15, Lee Byrne Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Matthew Rees On in the 58'
  • No. 17, Gethin Jenkins On in the 46'
  • No. 18, Ian Evans On in the 78'
  • No. 19, Alix Popham On in the 13'
  • No. 20, Gareth Cooper (not used)
  • No. 21, Stephen Jones (not used)
  • No. 22, Tom Shanklin On in the 46'

Referee: Craig Joubert. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2004 – 2007

01 4 Aug 2007
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 62–5 Wales England won

England tries: Nick Easter 14', Nick Easter 21', Steve Borthwick 30', Jason Robinson 38', Nick Easter 46', Nick Easter 50', Lawrence Dallaglio 66', Shaun Perry 74', Mathew Tait 80'

Wales tries: Dafydd James 59'

Match page: England v Wales, 4 August 2007

02 17 Mar 2007
Six Nations Championship Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 27–18 England England lost

England tries: Harry Ellis 32', Jason Robinson 40'

Wales tries: James Hook 3', Chris Horsman 14'

Match page: Wales v England, 17 March 2007

03 4 Feb 2006
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 47–13 Wales England won

England tries: Mark Cueto 15', Lewis Moody 32', Mike Tindall 65', Lawrence Dallaglio 75', Matt Dawson 78', Tom Voyce 87'

Wales tries: Martyn Williams 35'

Match page: England v Wales, 4 February 2006

05 20 Mar 2004
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 31–21 Wales England won

England tries: Ben Cohen 6', Ben Cohen 64', Joe Worsley 78'

Wales tries: Mark Taylor 42', Gareth Thomas 50'

Match page: England v Wales, 20 March 2004

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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