the last time wales beat england in rugby was 1979.
the last time wales beat england in rugby was 1979.
when was the last time wales beat england in rugby?
1979
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gatland's first game as coach of wales was in the opening week of the 2008 six nations championship, which was a major upset as wales beat england 26–19 after trailing 19–6 with nearly sixty minutes played. it was wales' first win at twickenham since 1988. after victories over scotland and italy, wales went on to defeat the triple crown holders ireland at croke park 16–12, thus winning the triple crown themselves. this was the first time wales has held this trophy since 2005. in the final round of fixtures, wales beat france at the millennium stadium 29–12, to clinch their 10th grand slam, 100 years after they won their first. despite being six nations champions, gatland led wales to a 2–0 test series defeat to south africa during the 2008 mid-year rugby union tests, losing 43–17 and 37–21. wales then went on to lose to south africa at home during the 2008 autumn internationals. their autumn campaign saw wales win two, lose two - the two wins being a 34–13 win over canada and a 21–18 win over australia. this was wales' first win over the wallabies since 2005.
warren gatland