TheBreakdown
Full time17 January 1959
Wales
5–0
England
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Five Nations 1959Head-to-head

Wales won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. –CWales conversion · Terry Davies2–0
  2. –TWales try · Dewi Bebb5–0

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Ray ProsserProp
  2. 2Bryn MeredithHooker
  3. 3Derrick MainProp
  4. 4Ian FordSecond row
  5. 5Rhys WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Clem ThomasFlanker
  7. 7John LeleuFlanker
  8. 8John FaullNumber 8
  9. 9Lloyd WilliamsScrum-half
  10. 10Cliff AshtonFly-half
  11. 11Dewi BebbWing
  12. 12Malcolm PriceCentre
  13. 13Haydn DaviesCentre
  14. 14John CollinsWing
  15. 15Terry DaviesFull-back

England

  1. 1Lawrence WebbProp
  2. 2John WackettHooker
  3. 3Gordon BendonProp
  4. 4John CurrieSecond row
  5. 5David MarquesSecond row
  6. 6Reginald HigginsFlanker
  7. 7John HerbertFlanker
  8. 8Brian WightmanNumber 8
  9. 9Stephen SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Bev RismanFly-half
  11. 11Peter ThompsonWing
  12. 12Jeff ButterfieldCentre
  13. 13Malcolm PhillipsCentre
  14. 14Peter JacksonWing
  15. 15James HetheringtonFull-back

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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.