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Wales
v England⁠

17–28

Full time

Wales v England finished 17–28.

Wales
Stephen Jones 30', Colin Charvis 35', Martyn Williams 71'
Date
Sunday 9 November 2003 · England in 2003
Venue
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Competition
Rugby World Cup

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Wales

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Iestyn Thomas Prop
  • No. 2, Robin McBryde Hooker Off in the 64'
  • No. 3, Adam Jones Prop Off in the 29'
  • No. 4, Brent Cockbain Lock Off in the 48'
  • No. 5, Rob Sidoli Lock
  • No. 6, Dafydd Jones Flanker
  • No. 7, Colin Charvis (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Jonathan Thomas Number 8 Off in the 58'
  • No. 9, Gareth Cooper Scrum Half Off in the 65'
  • No. 10, Stephen Jones Fly Half Off in the 59'
  • No. 11, Shane Williams Wing
  • No. 12, Iestyn Harris Centre
  • No. 13, Mark Taylor Centre
  • No. 14, Mark Jones Wing
  • No. 15, Gareth Thomas Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Mefin Davies On in the 64'
  • No. 17, Gethin Jenkins On in the 29'
  • No. 18, Gareth Llewellyn On in the 48'
  • No. 19, Martyn Williams On in the 58'
  • No. 20, Dwayne Peel On in the 65'
  • No. 21, Ceri Sweeney On in the 59' Off in the 72'
  • No. 22, Kevin Morgan (not used)

Referee: Alain Rolland. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2000 – 2003

01 23 Aug 2003
Test matches · Test Match Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 9–43 England England won

England tries: Lewis Moody 25', Dan Luger 56', Joe Worsley 63', Stuart Abbott 74', Dorian West 80'

Wales tries: None

Match page: Wales v England, 23 August 2003

03 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

04 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

05 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

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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