TheBreakdown
Full time21 February 1998
England
60–26
Wales
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1998Head-to-head

England won by 34 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson2–0
  2. –CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson4–0
  3. –CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson6–0
  4. –CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson8–0
  5. –CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson10–0
  6. –CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson12–0
  7. –CEngland conversion · Paul Grayson14–0
  8. –PEngland penalty · Paul Grayson17–0
  9. –PEngland penalty · Paul Grayson20–0
  10. –TEngland try · David Rees25–0
  11. –TEngland try · David Rees30–0
  12. –TEngland try · Will Greenwood35–0
  13. –TEngland try · Austin Healey40–0
  14. –TEngland try · Kyran Bracken45–0
  15. –TEngland try · Lawrence Dallaglio50–0
  16. –TEngland try · Neil Back55–0
  17. –TEngland try · Matt Dawson60–0
  18. –CWales conversion · Neil Jenkins60–2
  19. –CWales conversion · Neil Jenkins60–4
  20. –CWales conversion · Neil Jenkins60–6
  21. –TWales try · Scott Gibbs60–11
  22. –TWales try · Gareth Thomas60–16
  23. –TWales try · Allan Bateman60–21
  24. –TWales try · Allan Bateman60–26

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Jason LeonardProp
  2. 2Richard CockerillHooker
  3. 3Phil VickeryProp
  4. 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
  5. 5Garath ArcherSecond row
  6. 6Lawrence DallaglioFlanker
  7. 7Neil BackFlanker
  8. 8Richard HillNumber 8
  9. 9Kyran BrackenScrum-half
  10. 10Paul GraysonFly-half
  11. 11Austin HealeyWing
  12. 12Jeremy GuscottCentre
  13. 13Will GreenwoodCentre
  14. 14David ReesWing
  15. 15Matt PerryFull-back
  16. 16Mike CattBench
  17. 17Phil De GlanvilleBench
  18. 18Matt DawsonBench
  19. 19Tony DiproseBench
  20. 20Danny GrewcockBench
  21. 21Darren GarforthBench
  22. 22Dorian WestBench

Wales

  1. 1ALP LewisProp
  2. 2Barry WilliamsHooker
  3. 3Dai YoungProp
  4. 4Gareth LlewellynSecond row
  5. 5Mike VoyleSecond row
  6. 6Colin CharvisFlanker
  7. 7Martyn WilliamsFlanker
  8. 8Scott QuinnellNumber 8
  9. 9Rob HowleyScrum-half
  10. 10Arwel ThomasFly-half
  11. 11Nigel WalkerWing
  12. 12Scott GibbsCentre
  13. 13Allan BatemanCentre
  14. 14Gareth ThomasWing
  15. 15Neil JenkinsFull-back
  16. 16Wayne ProctorBench
  17. 17Leigh DaviesBench
  18. 18Paul JohnBench
  19. 19Rob AppleyardBench
  20. 20Chris StephensBench
  21. 21Lyndon MustoeBench
  22. 22Jonathan HumphreysBench

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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

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.