Draft:History of women's rugby union matches between England and Wales

England women and Wales women first participated against each other in 1987 in both teams' first international, with England winning 22–4. They have since played 39 other games, of which England have won 37 and Wales twice, playing at least once annually, as of 1996 in the Women's Six Nations Championship.

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Overall edit

Details Played Won by
  England
Won by
  Wales
Drawn England points Wales points
In England 20 20 0 0 824 112
In Wales 17 15 2 0 623 154
Neutral venue 3 3 0 0 89 9
Overall 40 38 2 0 1536 273

Record edit

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record England Wales
Longest winning streak 25 (5 Apr 1987–29 Feb 2009) 1 (29 Feb 2009–6 Feb 2010, 6 Feb 2015–12 Mar 2016)
Largest points for
Home 73 (14 September 2022) 16 (29 February 2009)
Away 83 (10 April 1999) 22 (9 March 1997)
Neutral venue 39 (5 May 2004) 6 (24 May 2008)
Largest winning margin
Home 66 (14 September 2022) 13 (6 February 2015)
Away 81 (4 February 2005) N/A
Neutral venue 38 (12 June 1993) N/A

Results edit

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 5 April 1987 Pontypool Park, Pontypool 4 – 22   England
2 24 April 1988 Newport RFC, Newport 6 – 36   England
3 12 February 1989 Moseley, Birmingham 38 – 4   England
4 11 February 1990 Neath RFC, Neath 12 – 18   England
5 24 March 1991 Waterloo 24 – 13   England
6 9 February 1992 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 10 – 14   England
7 14 March 1993 Northampton 23 – 5   England
8 12 June 1993 Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Canada 38 – 0   England 1993 Canada Cup
9 13 February 1994 Bridgend 10 – 11   England
10 12 February 1995 Sale RFC, Sale 25 – 0   England
11 4 February 1996 Leicester 56 – 3   England 1996 Women's Home Nations Championship
12 9 March 1997 Worcester 22 – 24   England 1997 Women's Home Nations Championship
13 15 February 1998 Waterloo 29 – 12   England 1998 Women's Home Nations Championship
14 10 April 1999 Swansea 11 – 83   England 1999 Women's Five Nations Championship
15 5 March 2000 Newbury 51 – 0   England 2000 Women's Five Nations Championship
16 4 February 2001 Newport 0 – 18   England 2001 Women's Five Nations Championship
17 23 March 2002 London Welsh, London 40 – 0   England 2002 Women's Six Nations Championship
18 21 February 2003 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 7 – 69   England 2003 Women's Six Nations Championship
19 20 March 2004 Twickenham Stoop, London 53 – 3   England 2004 Women's Six Nations Championship
20 5 May 2004 Toulouse, France 39 – 3   England 2004 Women's European Championship
21 4 February 2005 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 0 – 81   England 2005 Women's Six Nations Championship
22 4 February 2006 Old Albanians, St Albans 38 – 15   England 2006 Women's Six Nations Championship
23 17 March 2007 Taffs Well RFC, Taff's Well 0 – 30   England 2007 Women's Six Nations Championship
24 2 February 2008 London Irish, London 55 – 0   England 2008 Women's Six Nations Championship
25 24 May 2008 Amsterdam 12 – 6   England 2008 Women's European Championship final
26 29 February 2009 Taffs Well RFC, Taff's Well 16 – 15   Wales 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship
27 6 February 2010 Molesey Road, Esher 31 – 0   England 2010 Women's Six Nations Championship
28 6 February 2011 Cross Keys RFC, Crosskeys 9 – 19   England 2011 Women's Six Nations Championship
29 11 March 2012 Twickenham Stadium, London 33 – 0   England 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship
30 17 March 2013 Aberavon 16 – 20   England 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship
31 7 March 2014 Twickenham Stoop, London 35 – 3   England 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship
32 6 February 2015 St Helen's Ground, Swansea 13 – 0   Wales 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship
33 12 March 2016 Twickenham Stoop, London 20 – 13   England 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship
34 11 February 2017 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 0 – 63   England 2017 Women's Six Nations Championship
35 10 February 2018 Twickenham Stoop, London 52 – 0   England 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship
36 24 February 2019 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 12 – 51   England 2019 Women's Six Nations Championship
37 7 March 2020 Twickenham Stoop, London 66 – 6   England 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship
38 9 April 2022 Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 58 – 5   England 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship
39 14 September 2022 Ashton Gate, Bristol 73 – 7   England 2021 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
40 15 April 2023 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 3 – 59   England 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship
41 30 March 2024 Ashton Gate, Bristol 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship

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