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England men · Six Nations Championship

Wales
v England⁠

9–26

Full time

Wales v England finished 9–26.

Wales
None
Date
Saturday 22 February 2003 · England in 2003
Venue
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Mark Regan (not used)
  • No. 17, Mike Worsley (not used)
  • No. 18, Danny Grewcock On in the 62'
  • No. 19, Joe Worsley On in the 55'
  • No. 20, Andy Gomarsall On in the 80'
  • No. 21, Phil Christophers On in the 38'
  • No. 22, James Simpson-Daniel On in the 41'

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Iestyn Thomas Prop
  • No. 2, Jonathan Humphreys (c) Hooker Off in the 67'
  • No. 3, Ben Evans Prop Off in the 66'
  • No. 4, Rob Sidoli Lock
  • No. 5, Steve Williams Lock Off in the 73'
  • No. 6, Dafydd Jones Flanker
  • No. 7, Martyn Williams Flanker
  • No. 8, Gavin Thomas Number 8 Off in the 67'
  • No. 9, Gareth Cooper Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Ceri Sweeney Fly Half
  • No. 11, Gareth Thomas Wing
  • No. 12, Tom Shanklin Centre Off in the 64'
  • No. 13, Mark Taylor Centre
  • No. 14, Rhys Williams Wing Off in the 66'
  • No. 15, Kevin Morgan Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Gareth Williams On in the 67'
  • No. 17, Gethin Jenkins On in the 66'
  • No. 18, Gareth Llewellyn On in the 73'
  • No. 19, Colin Charvis On in the 67'
  • No. 20, Dwayne Peel (not used)
  • No. 21, Iestyn Harris On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Matthew Watkins On in the 64'

Referee: Steve Walsh. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1998 – 2002

01 23 Mar 2002
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 50–10 Wales England won

England tries: Will Greenwood 10', Jonny Wilkinson 42', Dan Luger 65', Dan Luger 67', Tim Stimpson 91'

Wales tries: Iestyn Harris 72'

Match page: England v Wales, 23 March 2002

02 3 Feb 2001
Six Nations Championship Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 15–44 England England won

England tries: Will Greenwood 11', Will Greenwood 14', Matt Dawson 30', Matt Dawson 39', Will Greenwood 41', Ben Cohen 59'

Wales tries: Rob Howley 22', Scott Quinnell 61'

Match page: Wales v England, 3 February 2001

03 4 Mar 2000
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 46–12 Wales England won

England tries: Phil Greening 29', Neil Back 52', Richard Hill 61', Lawrence Dallaglio 69', Ben Cohen 77'

Wales tries: None

Match page: England v Wales, 4 March 2000

04 11 Apr 1999
Five Nations Championship Wembley Stadium, London

Wales 32–31 England England lost

England tries: Dan Luger, Steve Hanley, Richard Hill

Wales tries: Shane Howarth, Scott Gibbs

Match page: Wales v England, 11 April 1999

05 21 Feb 1998
Five Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 60–26 Wales England won

England tries: David Rees, David Rees, Will Greenwood, Austin Healey, Kyran Bracken, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back, Matt Dawson

Wales tries: Scott Gibbs, Gareth Thomas, Allan Bateman, Allan Bateman

Match page: England v Wales, 21 February 1998

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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