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Wales and England have met 110 times, with both sides on 49 wins each, the victory this weekend with reach a magical landmark.

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Previous matches:

Overall – Played 110, Wales won 49, England won 49, Drawn 12.

World Cup meetings: One.

Wales defeated England 16-3 in a quarter-final of the 1987 World Cup at Ballymore, Brisbane.

England have won the past five meetings.

Wales in Brisbane – Played 5, Won 1, Lost 4.

1978 Lost Australia 8-18; 1991 Lost Australia 6-63; 1996 Lost Australia 25-56.

1987 WCup W England 16-6; 1987 WCup semi-final Lost New Zealand 6-49.

Highest scores.

1881. England won by 13 tries, seven cons and a drop goal to nil (Blackheath).

1998. England won 60-26 (Twickenham).

2002. England won 50-10 (Twickenham).

2000. England won 46-12 (Twickenham).

2001. England won 44-15 (Cardiff).

2003. England won 43-9 (Cardiff).

1990. England won 34-6 (Twickenham).

1997. England won 34-13 (Cardiff).

1967. Wales won 34-21 (Cardiff).

1999. Wales won 32-31 (Wembley).

The last Wales win was by 32-31 in 1999.

From 1970-1989 Wales won 16, lost 4, drawn 1 vs England (includes a Wales win in the 1987 World Cup).

From 1990-date Wales won 2, lost 13 vs England.

Wales vs England.

TEAM RECORDS Wales England

Most pts 34 in 1967 60 in 1998

Biggest winning margin 25 in 1905 40 in 2002

Most tries 8 in 1922 13 in 1881

Most pens 6 in 1999 7 in 1991

Most cons 5 in 1967 7 in 1998

Most drop goals 2 in 1920/71/84 2 in 2003

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS.

Points in a match.

W – 22 Neil Jenkins (1999). E – 30 Jonny Wilkinson (2002).

Tries in a match.

W – 4 Willie Llewellyn (1899), Maurice Richards (1969). E – 4 George Burton (1881).

Most Pens in a Match.

W – 6 Neil Jenkins (1999). E – 7 Simon Hodgkinson (1991).

Cons in a Match.

W – 5 Keith Jarrett (1967). E – 7 Paul Grayson (1981).

Drop goals in a match.

W – 2 Jerry Shea (1920), Barry John (1971), Malcolm Dacey (1984).

E – 2 Jonny Wilkinson (2003).

TOP WORLD POINTS SCORERS.

1,049 Neil Jenkins (Wales) – 87 tests (does not include Lions tests).

980 Diego Dominguez (Italy) – 74 tests (does not include Argentina tests).

932 Andrew Mehrtens (NZ) – 66 tests.

911 Michael Lynagh (Australia) – 72 tests.

866 Matt Burke (Australia) – 75 tests.

755 Jonny Wilkinson (England) – 49 tests (does not include Lions tests).

MOST TEST CAPS.

111 Philippe Sella (France); 110 Jason Leonard (England).

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