Full time16 January 1954
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1954Head-to-head
England won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –TEngland try · Ted Woodward3–0
- –TEngland try · Ted Woodward6–0
- –TEngland try · Christopher Winn9–0
- –PWales penalty · Gwyn Rowlands9–3
- –TWales try · Gwyn Rowlands9–6
Line-ups
England
- 1Robert StirlingProp
- 2Eric EvansHooker
- 3Sandy SandersProp
- 4Peter YoungSecond row
- 5Peter YarrantonSecond row
- 6Reginald HigginsFlanker
- 7Dyson WilsonFlanker
- 8John Kendall-CarpenterNumber 8
- 9Gordon RimmerScrum-half
- 10Martin ReganFly-half
- 11Christopher WinnWing
- 12Jeff ButterfieldCentre
- 13James QuinnCentre
- 14Ted WoodwardWing
- 15Ian KingFull-back
Wales
- 1Billy WilliamsProp
- 2Dai DaviesHooker
- 3Courtenay MeredithProp
- 4Roy JohnSecond row
- 5John GwilliamSecond row
- 6Sid JuddFlanker
- 7Clem ThomasFlanker
- 8Rees StephensNumber 8
- 9Rex WillisScrum-half
- 10Cliff MorganFly-half
- 11Gwyn RowlandsWing
- 12Glyn JohnCentre
- 13Alun ThomasCentre
- 14Ken JonesWing
- 15Gerwyn WilliamsFull-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: 17 January 1953, England 8–3 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 22 January 1955
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.