The following is a list of Wales national rugby team results since 1908
Opponent | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 184 | 65 | 2 | 117 | 35.3% |
Australia | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0% |
Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
England | 70 | 17 | 2 | 51 | 24.3% |
Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
France | 42 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 42.9% |
Ireland | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60% |
Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
New Zealand | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 30% |
Other Nationalities | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% |
Papua New Guinea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% |
Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Scotland | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60% |
Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Tonga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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1 January 1908 | Wales | 9–8 | New Zealand | 1907–08 Kiwis Tour | Athletic Ground, Aberdare | 20,000 |
20 April 1908 | Wales | 35–18 | England | Friendly | Athletic Ground, Tonypandy | 12,000 |
28 December 1908 | England | 31–7 | Wales | Friendly | Wheater's Field, Broughton | 4,000 |
4 December 1909 | England | 19–13 | Wales | Friendly | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 4,000 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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9 April 1910 | Wales | 39–18 | England | Friendly | Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale | 4,000 |
10 December 1910 | England | 39–13 | Wales | Friendly | Butts Park Arena, Coventry | 5,000 |
1 April 1911 | Wales | 8–27 | England | Friendly | Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale | 4,000 |
7 October 1911 | Wales | 20–28 | Australia | 1911–12 Kangaroo Tour | Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale | 7,000 |
20 January 1912 | England | 31–5 | Wales | Friendly | The Watersheddings, Oldham | 8,000 |
15 February 1913 | England | 40–16 | Wales | Friendly | Home Park, Plymouth | 8,000 |
14 February 1914 | England | 16–12 | Wales | Friendly | Knowsley Road, St. Helens | 10,000 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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19 January 1921 | England | 35–9 | Wales | Friendly | Elland Road, Leeds | 13,000 |
10 December 1921 | Wales | 16–21 | Australia | 1921–22 Kangaroo Tour | Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd | 13,000 |
11 December 1922 | England | 12–7 | Wales | Friendly | Herne Hill Velodrome, London | 3,000 |
7 February 1923 | England | 2–13 | Wales | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 12,000 |
1 November 1923 | England | 18–11 | Wales | Friendly | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield | 11,066 |
7 February 1925 | England | 27–22 | Wales | Friendly | Lonsdale Park, Workington | 14,000 |
30 September 1925 | England | 18–14 | Wales | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 12,000 |
12 April 1926 | Wales | 22–30 | England | Friendly | Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd | 23,000 |
4 December 1926 | Wales | 34–8 | New Zealand | 1926–27 Kiwis Tour | Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd | 13,000 |
6 April 1927 | England | 11–8 | Wales | Friendly | Wheater's Field, Broughton | 6,000 |
11 January 1928 | England | 20–12 | Wales | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 12,000 |
14 November 1928 | Wales | 15–39 | England | Friendly | Sloper Road Greyhound Stadium, Cardiff | 15,000 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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17 February 1963 | France | 23–2 | Wales | Friendly | Stade Municipal, Toulouse | 6,150 |
7 November 1968 | England | 17–24 | Wales | Friendly | The Willows, Salford, Salford | 6,002 |
9 March 1969 | France | 17–13 | Wales | Friendly | Stade de Paris, Paris | 6,189 |
18 October 1969 | England | 40–23 | Wales | 1969–70 European Championship | Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds | 8,355 |
23 October 1969 | Wales | 2–8 | France | The Willows, Salford, Salford | 6,189 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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26 January 1980 | Wales | 7–21 | France | 1980 European Championship | Naughton Park, Widnes | 2,804 |
29 February 1980 | England | 26–9 | Wales | Boothferry Park, Hull | 7,557 | |
31 January 1981 | France | 23–5 | Wales | 1981 European Championship | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne | 4,120 |
18 March 1981 | England | 17–4 | Wales | Craven Park, Hull | 4,786 | |
8 November 1981 | Wales | 15–20 | England | Friendly | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 13,173 |
24 October 1982 | Wales | 7–37 | Australia | 1982 Kangaroo Tour | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 5,617 |
14 October 1984 | Wales | 9–28 | England | Friendly | Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale | 2,111 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance |
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8 October 2022 | Wales | 22–38 | Lebanon | Friendly | Heywood Road, Sale | |
19 October 2022 | Wales | 12–18 | Cook Islands | 2021 World Cup | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | 6,188 |
24 October 2022 | Tonga | 32–6 | Wales | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens | 7,752 | |
31 October 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 36–0 | Wales | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | 6,968 | |
15 October 2024 | Wales | – | Jamaica | Friendly | The Gnoll, Neath | |
22 October 2024 | Serbia | – | Wales | 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | |
26 October 2024 | France or Ukraine | – | Wales | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan |
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