Full time2 April 1898
Rectory Field, Blackheath, England · Home Nations 1898Head-to-head
England won by 7 points.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · James Byrne2–0
- –TEngland try · Ernest Fookes5–0
- –TEngland try · Ernest Fookes8–0
- –TEngland try · Percy Stout11–0
- –TEngland try · Frank Stout14–0
- –TWales try · Viv Huzzey14–3
- –DWales drop goal · Viv Huzzey14–7
Line-ups
England
- 1William AshfordProp
- 2Robert OakesHooker
- 3Fred JacobProp
- 4Herbert DudgeonSecond row
- 5Frank StoutSecond row
- 6James DavidsonFlanker
- 7Harold RamsdenFlanker
- 8James ShawNumber 8
- 9Arthur RotherhamScrum-half
- 10Robert LivesayFly-half
- 11Percy StoutWing
- 12William BuntingCentre
- 13Percy RoydsCentre
- 14Ernest FookesWing
- 15James ByrneFull-back
Wales
- 1Tom DobsonProp
- 2Fred CornishHooker
- 3Billy AlexanderProp
- 4Dick HellingsSecond row
- 5Dai Sam DanielSecond row
- 6Hopkin DaviesFlanker
- 7David EvansFlanker
- 8George BootsNumber 8
- 9Selwyn BiggsScrum-half
- 10Jack ElliotFly-half
- 11Tom PearsonWing
- 12Pussy JonesCentre
- 13Gwyn NichollsCentre
- 14Viv HuzzeyWing
- 15Billy BancroftFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, England 66–61 Wales, 11 drawn in 138 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
England going in
Wales going in
- Previous meeting: 9 January 1897, England 0–11 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 7 January 1899
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.