England v Wales: preview and stats
England face Wales in their opening match of the summer Quilter International on Sunday as they continue their preparations for the Rugby World Cup - which kicks off next month.
Two uncapped players Joe Marchant (Harlequins) and Jack Singleton (Saracens) are named as finishers.
Alun Wyn Jones will appear in a record 135th Test for Wales when he captains the team on Sunday. The 33-year-old will make his 126th appearance for Wales, having also won nine British & Irish Lions caps.
Wales have named an unchanged back-line from the side that won the 2019 Grand Slam against Ireland in March.
- When? Sunday 11 August
- Kick-off? 2pm BST
- Where? Twickenham Stadium
- Coverage? Live on Sky Sports, and BBC Radio 5 live. Live text commentary on englandrugby.com
Views from the camp
England head coach Eddie Jones: “Our team selection and tactics in our next four games are all about developing a team capable of winning in Japan and our overarching target of being ready when we get on the plane on the 8th of September to win the World Cup.”
“We are looking forward to playing at Twickenham and giving the home crowd something to smile about.”
Wales head coach Warren Gatland: "The squad are looking forward to this weekend and getting a game under their belt after a really intense preparation period.
"We have picked a strong-looking team and we are looking forward to seeing how they kick on after a successful couple of campaigns."
Previous meetings
- 2019: Wales 21-13 England, Principality Stadium
- 2018: England 12-6 Wales, Twickenham Stadium
- 2017: Wales 16-21 England, Principality Stadium
- 2016: England 27-13 Wales, Twickenham Stadium
- 2016: England 25-21 Wales, Twickenham Stadium
- 2015: England 25-28 Wales, Twickenham Stadium
- 2015: Wales 16-21 England, Principality Stadium
- 2014: England 29-18 Wales, Twickenham Stadium
- 2013: Wales 30-3 England, Principality Stadium
- 2012: England 12-19 Wales, Twickenham Stadium
- 2011: Wales 19-26 England, Principality Stadium
Key stats
- England have won six of their last eight Tests against Wales, although they did suffer a 13-21 loss when they met in the Six Nations earlier this year.
- England and Wales have faced each other in August four times previously, ahead of the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups; England won three of those matches (L1) including a record 62-5 victory over Wales at Twickenham 12 years ago.
- Wales have won their last 14 matches, their longest winning run in Test history; in fact, England are the only tier one team in the Northern Hemisphere to boast a longer run, winning 18 matches in a row between 2015 and 2017.
- England have lost just two of their 22 games at Twickenham since the 2015 Rugby World Cup (W19, D1), both defeats coming in 2018 against Ireland and New Zealand.
- Wales have won their last six matches away from home, their longest such run in Test rugby, with their last defeat on the road coming against Ireland in Dublin in 2018.
Teams
England starting XV
15 Elliot Daly (Saracens, 30 caps), 14 Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 4 caps), 13 Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 40 caps), 12 Piers Francis (Northampton Saints, 4 caps), 11 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 33 caps), 10 George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 55 caps) C, 9 Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped), 1 Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 9 caps), 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 11 caps), 3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 85 caps), 4 Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 58 caps), 5 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 10 caps), 6 Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, uncapped), 7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 10 caps), , 8 Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 41 caps).
Finishers
16 Jack Singleton (Saracens, uncapped), 17 Joe Marler (Harlequins, 59 caps), 18 Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs, 17 caps), 19 George Kruis (Saracens, 32 caps), 20 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 71 caps), 21 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 85 caps), 22 Joe Marchant (Harlequins, uncapped), 23 Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 32 caps).
Wales
Liam Williams (Saracens) (55 Caps); George North (Ospreys) (83 Caps), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets) (73 Caps), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets) (15 Caps), Josh Adams (Cardiff Blues) (10 Caps); Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys) (26 Caps), Gareth Davies (Scarlets) (41 Caps); Nicky Smith (Ospreys) (28 Caps), Ken Owens (Scarlets) (64 Caps), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs) (40 Caps), Adam Beard (Ospreys) (13 Caps), Alun Wyn Jones (Capt, Ospreys) (125 Caps), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons) (8 Caps), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys) (64 Caps), Ross Moriarty (Dragons) (31 Caps).
Replacements: Elliot Dee (Dragons) (18 Caps), Wyn Jones (Scarlets) (12 Caps), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues) (12 Caps), Jake Ball (Scarlets) (32 Caps), Aaron Shingler (Scarlets) (17 Caps), Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues) (7 Caps), Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints) (70 Caps), Owen Watkin (Ospreys) (13 Caps).
