Men's Rugby World Cup 2003 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Meeanjin · 9 November 2003Head-to-head
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England won by 11 points.Half-time 3–10 · Tries 1–3
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Tacklesmademissed
ENG7213
WAL17720
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG1/16/61
WAL1/10/00
← Wales attack · England attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31′ | Wales | Try, Stephen Jones | 3–5 |
| 36′ | Wales | Try, Colin Charvis | 3–10 |
| 45′ | England | Try, Will Greenwood, converted | 8–10 |
| 72′ | Wales | Try, Martyn Williams, converted | 25–15 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.31′Stephen Jones36′Colin Charvis45′Will Greenwood72′Martyn Williams
ENG
Team stats
WAL25%Possession75%
150Carries100
671Metres gained405
12Clean breaks11
20Defenders beaten13
165Passes122
14Offloads15
72Tackles made177
13Tackles missed20
121/127Rucks won49/54
10/14Lineouts won13/16
8/8Scrums won10/10
5/5Mauls won2/2
11Turnovers won8
10Penalties conceded15
24Kicks from hand26
917Kick metres956
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 1/1, penalties 6/6 · WAL conversions 1/1, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
ENG conversions 1/1, penalties 6/6 · WAL conversions 1/1, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.
Line-ups
England
- 1Jason LeonardProp
- 2Steve ThompsonHooker
- 3Phil VickeryProp
- 4Martin JohnsonSecond row
- 5Ben KaySecond row
- 6Lewis MoodyFlanker
- 7Neil BackFlanker
- 8Lawrence DallaglioNumber 8
- 9Matt DawsonScrum-half
- 10Jonny WilkinsonFly-half
- 11Ben CohenWing
- 12Mike TindallCentre
- 13Will GreenwoodCentre
- 14Dan LugerWing
- 15Jason RobinsonFull-back
- 16Dorian WestBench
- 17Trevor WoodmanBench
- 18Simon ShawBench
- 19Joe WorsleyBench
- 20Kyran BrackenBench
- 21Mike CattBench
- 22Stuart AbbottBench
Wales
- 1Iestyn ThomasProp
- 2Robin McBrydeHooker
- 3Adam JonesProp
- 4Brent CockbainSecond row
- 5Rob SidoliSecond row
- 6Dafydd JonesFlanker
- 7Colin CharvisFlanker
- 8Jonathan ThomasNumber 8
- 9Gareth CooperScrum-half
- 10Stephen JonesFly-half
- 11Shane WilliamsWing
- 12Iestyn HarrisCentre
- 13Mark TaylorCentre
- 14Mark JonesWing
- 15Gareth ThomasFull-back
- 16Mefin DaviesBench
- 17Gethin JenkinsBench
- 18Gareth LlewellynBench
- 19Martyn WilliamsBench
- 20Dwayne PeelBench
- 21Ceri SweeneyBench
- 22Kevin MorganBench
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: 23 August 2003, England 43–9 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 20 March 2004
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.