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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Wales⁠

25–21

Full time

England v Wales finished 25–21.

Wales
Dan Biggar 53', George North 73', Taulupe Faletau 76'
Date
Saturday 12 March 2016 · England in 2016
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Rob Evans Prop Off in the 53'
  • No. 2, Scott Baldwin Hooker Off in the 53'
  • No. 3, Samson Lee Prop Off in the 53'
  • No. 4, Bradley Davies Lock
  • No. 5, Alun Wyn Jones Lock Off in the 63'
  • No. 6, Dan Lydiate Flanker
  • No. 7, Sam Warburton (c) Flanker Off in the 56'
  • No. 8, Taulupe Faletau Number 8
  • No. 9, Gareth Davies Scrum Half Off in the 63'
  • No. 10, Dan Biggar Fly Half Off in the 73'
  • No. 11, George North Wing
  • No. 12, Jamie Roberts Centre
  • No. 13, Jonathan Davies Centre
  • No. 14, Alex Cuthbert Wing
  • No. 15, Liam Williams Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Ken Owens On in the 53'
  • No. 17, Paul James On in the 53'
  • No. 18, Tomas Francis On in the 53'
  • No. 19, Luke Charteris On in the 63'
  • No. 20, Justin Tipuric On in the 56'
  • No. 21, Rhys Webb On in the 63'
  • No. 22, Rhys Priestland On in the 73'
  • No. 23, Gareth Anscombe (not used)

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

2012 – 2015

02 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

03 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

04 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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