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England
v Wales⁠

27–13

Full time

England v Wales finished 27–13.

England
Luther Burrell 19', Anthony Watson 32', Ben Youngs 44', Jack Clifford 47', Marland Yarde 61'
Wales
Rob Evans 5'
Date
Sunday 29 May 2016 · England in 2016
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Tommy Taylor On in the 76'
  • No. 17, Ellis Genge On in the 67'
  • No. 18, Paul Hill On in the 69'
  • No. 19, David Attwood On in the 62'
  • No. 20, Matt Kvesic On in the 62'
  • No. 21, Danny Care On in the 56'
  • No. 22, Ollie Devoto On in the 75'
  • No. 23, Elliot Daly On in the 67'

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Rob Evans Prop Off in the 57'
  • No. 2, Scott Baldwin Hooker Off in the 57'
  • No. 3, Samson Lee Prop Off in the 63'
  • No. 4, Jake Ball Lock
  • No. 5, Alun Wyn Jones Lock Off in the 57'
  • No. 6, Ross Moriarty Flanker
  • No. 7, Dan Lydiate (c) Flanker Off in the 25'
  • No. 8, Taulupe Faletau Number 8
  • No. 9, Rhys Webb Scrum Half Off in the 66'
  • No. 10, Dan Biggar Fly Half Off in the 57'
  • No. 11, Hallam Amos Wing
  • No. 12, Jamie Roberts Centre
  • No. 13, Scott Williams Centre Off in the 58'
  • No. 14, George North Wing
  • No. 15, Liam Williams Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Kristian Dacey On in the 57'
  • No. 17, Gethin Jenkins On in the 57'
  • No. 18, Rhodri Jones On in the 63'
  • No. 19, Josh Turnbull On in the 57'
  • No. 20, James King On in the 25'
  • No. 21, Lloyd Williams On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Rhys Priestland On in the 57'
  • No. 23, Gareth Anscombe On in the 58'

Referee: Marius Mitrea. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2013 – 2016

01 12 Mar 2016
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 25–21 Wales England won

England tries: Anthony Watson 31'

Wales tries: Dan Biggar 53', George North 73', Taulupe Faletau 76'

Match page: England v Wales, 12 March 2016

03 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

04 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

05 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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