Wales v England - Match Facts
February 21, 2003

WALES V ENGLAND MATCH FACTS

  • The countries have met on 108 occasions - Wales lead the series 49-47, with 12 draws.

  • England's record win was a 50-10 victory at Twickenham last season, while Wales boast a best of 25-0 in 1905.

  • Wales haven't beaten England in Cardiff since 1993, when Ieuan Evans' solo try secured a 10-9 success.

  • Wales have never defeated England in the Six Nations Championship, with three successive losses seeing them concede an average of almost 47 points a time.

  • The last drawn Test between Wales and England was at Cardiff Arms Park in 1983, when the game finished 13-13.

  • Wales skipper Jonathan Humphreys make his first Test match start since the 1999 World Cup tomorrow. He last captained Wales almost six years ago - against England.

  • Martin Johnson makes his 72nd Test match appearance tomorrow, moving equal third on England's all-time cap list alongside Will Carling.

  • England prop Robbie Morris is the only uncapped player on either side, although Wales fly-half Ceri Sweeney starts a Test match for the first time following his debut as a replacement against Italy last weekend.

  • England's revered back-row unit of Richard Hill, Neil Back and Lawrence Dallaglio - 159 caps between them - will start a game together for the first time since April, 2001.

  • There are only four survivors from the Wales team crushed at Twickenham last season - full-back Kevin Morgan, wing Gareth Thomas, prop Iestyn Thomas and flanker Martyn Williams.

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