TheBreakdown
Full time3 January 1891
Wales
3–7
England
Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales · Home Nations 1891Head-to-head

England won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Billy Bancroft
  2. –TWales try · Tom Pearson
  3. –CEngland conversion · Fred Alderson
  4. –CEngland conversion · Fred Alderson
  5. –TEngland try · Percy Christopherson
  6. –TEngland try · Percy Christopherson
  7. –TEngland try · Richard Budworth

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

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1William BowenProp
  2. 2Walter EvansHooker
  3. 3Jim HannanProp
  4. 4Harry PackerSecond row
  5. 5Percy BennettSecond row
  6. 6Edward PeggeFlanker
  7. 7David EvansFlanker
  8. 8Rowland ThomasNumber 8
  9. 9Hugh IngledewScrum-half
  10. 10Charlie ThomasFly-half
  11. 11Percy LloydWing
  12. 12Dai GwynnCentre
  13. 13Charlie ArthurCentre
  14. 14Tom PearsonWing
  15. 15Billy BancroftFull-back

England

  1. John ToothillForward
  2. Samuel WoodsForward
  3. Richard BudworthForward
  4. Percy ChristophersonThree-quarter
  5. WRM LeakeFly-half
  6. Roger WilsonForward
  7. Joseph RichardsForward
  8. Dicky LockwoodThree-quarter
  9. Ernest BrometForward
  10. Fred AldersonThree-quarter
  11. Eustace NorthForward
  12. Donald JowettForward
  13. William MitchellBack
  14. John BerryFly-half
  15. Thomas KentForward

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Context

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

Wales going in
England going in

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.