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Red Roses · Women's Home Nations Championship

England
v Wales⁠

24–22

Full time

England v Wales finished 24–22.

England
Jayne Molyneux, Gillian Burns, Gillian Burns, Gillian Burns
Wales
Non Evans, Non Evans
Date
Sunday 9 March 1997 · Red Roses in 1997
Venue
Worcester

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

Red Roses

Starting XV

Replacements

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Dawn Mason Prop
  • No. 2, Nadine Griffiths Hooker
  • No. 3, Jenna Studley Prop
  • No. 4, April Dent Lock
  • No. 5, Sam Jones Lock
  • No. 6, Sue Ellis Flanker
  • No. 7, Lowri Morgan Flanker
  • No. 8, Liza Burgess (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Bess Evans Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Julie Lewis Fly Half
  • No. 11, Ellie Green Wing
  • No. 12, Rhian Williams Centre
  • No. 13, Louise Rickard Centre
  • No. 14, Alison Lewis Wing
  • No. 15, Non Evans Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Bee Trotter (not used)
  • No. 17, Jamie Kift (not used)
  • No. 18, Julia Robinson (not used)
  • No. 19, Jackie Morgan (not used)
  • No. 20, Ronnie Owens (not used)

A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Women's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1993 – 1996

01 4 Feb 1996
Women's Home Nations Championship Leicester

England 56–3 Wales England won

England tries: Paula George, Julie Twigg, Andrea Wallace, Jayne Molyneux, Emma Mitchell, Helen Clayton, Gillian Burns, Jayne Molyneux

Wales tries: None

Match page: England v Wales, 4 February 1996

04 12 Jun 1993
Women's Test matches · 1993 Canada Cup Fletcher's Fields, Markham

Wales 0–38 England England won

England tries: Cheryl Stennett, Claire Vyvyan, Ailish O'Kelly, Heather Stirrup, Gillian Burns, Ailish O'Kelly

Wales tries: None

Match page: Wales v England, 12 June 1993

05 14 Mar 1993
Women's Test matches Northampton

England 23–5 Wales England won

England tries: Giselle Mather 20', Annie Cole 30', Cheryl Stennett 45', Annie Cole 75'

Wales tries: Helen Carey 60'

Match page: England v Wales, 14 March 1993

Official meetings since 1987

England v Wales stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings43In our results database
England wins41England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
Wales wins2Wales victories

England have scored 1697 points to Wales's 287 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

11

Cheryl Stennett

11 tries against Wales in matches we hold scorer data for.

Wales · Fixture leader

3

Non Evans

Wales's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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