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Played16 December 1882
Wales
v
England
St Helen's, Swansea, Wales · Home Nations 1883Head-to-head

No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Arthur Evanson
  2. –CEngland conversion · Arthur Evanson
  3. –TEngland try · Gregory Wade
  4. –TEngland try · Gregory Wade
  5. –TEngland try · Gregory Wade
  6. –TEngland try · Wilfred Bolton
  7. –TEngland try · George Thomson
  8. –TEngland try · Robert Henderson

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

Wales

  1. Edward TreharneFly-half
  2. Harry BowenBack
  3. Tom JonesForward
  4. George HardingForward
  5. George MorrisForward
  6. Tom JudsonForward
  7. Frank PurdonForward
  8. James ClareThree-quarter
  9. CP LewisBack
  10. Dai GwynnThree-quarter
  11. William NortonThree-quarter
  12. Tom ClappForward
  13. Bob GouldForward
  14. Charlie NewmanFly-half
  15. Alfred CattellForward

England

  1. Arthur TaylorBack
  2. Alan RotherhamFly-half
  3. Herbert FullerForward
  4. Wilfred BoltonThree-quarter
  5. Henry VassallForward
  6. Gregory WadeThree-quarter
  7. Robert HendersonForward
  8. John PayneFly-half
  9. George ThomsonForward
  10. Edward GurdonForward
  11. George StandingForward
  12. Arthur EvansonThree-quarter
  13. Richard KindersleyForward
  14. Charles WooldridgeForward
  15. William TathamForward

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Context

All-time, Wales 61–66 England, 11 drawn in 138 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Wales going inno earlier scored Tests
England going inno earlier scored Tests

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.