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England men · Rugby World Cup

England
v Wales⁠

25–28

Full time

England v Wales finished 25–28.

Wales
Gareth Davies 70'
Date
Saturday 26 September 2015 · England in 2015
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Rugby World Cup

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Gethin Jenkins Prop
  • No. 2, Scott Baldwin Hooker Off in the 48'
  • No. 3, Tomas Francis Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 4, Bradley Davies Lock Off in the 69'
  • No. 5, Alun Wyn Jones Lock
  • No. 6, Dan Lydiate Flanker Off in the 69'
  • No. 7, Sam Warburton (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Taulupe Faletau Number 8
  • No. 9, Gareth Davies Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Dan Biggar Fly Half
  • No. 11, Hallam Amos Wing Off in the 66'
  • No. 12, Jamie Roberts Centre
  • No. 13, Scott Williams Centre Off in the 62'
  • No. 14, George North Wing
  • No. 15, Liam Williams Full Back Off in the 66'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Ken Owens On in the 48'
  • No. 17, Aaron Jarvis (not used)
  • No. 18, Samson Lee On in the 48'
  • No. 19, Luke Charteris On in the 69'
  • No. 20, Justin Tipuric On in the 69'
  • No. 21, Lloyd Williams On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Rhys Priestland On in the 66'
  • No. 23, Alex Cuthbert On in the 62'

Referee: Jerome Garces · Player of the match: Dan Biggar. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2011 – 2015

01 6 Feb 2015
Six Nations Championship Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 16–21 England England won

England tries: Anthony Watson 15', Jonathan Joseph 44'

Wales tries: Rhys Webb 8'

Match page: Wales v England, 6 February 2015

02 9 Mar 2014
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 29–18 Wales England won

England tries: Danny Care 5', Luther Burrell 34'

Wales tries: None

Match page: England v Wales, 9 March 2014

03 16 Mar 2013
Six Nations Championship Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 30–3 England England lost

England tries: None

Wales tries: Alex Cuthbert 57', Alex Cuthbert 66'

Match page: Wales v England, 16 March 2013

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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