TheBreakdown
Played8 January 1887
Wales
v
England
Stradey Park, Llanelli, Wales · Home Nations 1887Head-to-head

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

Line-ups

Wales

  1. Harry BowenBack
  2. Jem EvansFly-half
  3. D MorganForward
  4. Tom LockwoodForward
  5. Billy DouglasThree-quarter
  6. William BowenForward
  7. Alec BlandForward
  8. Arthur GouldThree-quarter
  9. Will ThomasForward
  10. EP AlexanderForward
  11. Tom ClappForward
  12. Charles TaylorThree-quarter
  13. Bob GouldForward
  14. Charlie NewmanFly-half
  15. Albert HybartForward

England

  1. Alan RotherhamFly-half
  2. William ClibbornForward
  3. Samuel RobertsBack
  4. George JefferyForward
  5. Edgar WilkinsonForward
  6. Charles ClevelandForward
  7. John DewhurstForward
  8. Fred BonsorFly-half
  9. John Le FlemingThree-quarter
  10. Norman SpurlingForward
  11. Dicky LockwoodThree-quarter
  12. Rawson RobertshawThree-quarter
  13. Hiatt BakerForward
  14. Robert SeddonForward
  15. John HicksonForward

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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.