{"id":39765,"date":"2019-02-28T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=39765"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:51:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:29","slug":"wales-vs-england-history-raging-rugby-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/wales-vs-england-history-raging-rugby-rivalry","title":{"rendered":"Wales vs England: A history of the raging rugby rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Six Nations game of England versus Wales is all that people are talking about and with good reason.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39780\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-39780 size-medium\" title=\"Courtesy- Google \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/body-1-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39780 size-medium\" title=\"Courtesy- Google \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/body-1-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> During the Guinness Six Nations match between Wales and England at Principality Stadium on February 23, 2019 in Cardiff, Wales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Be it India versus Pakistan in cricket, Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal in tennis or Manchester United versus Liverpool in the Premier League. These are just a few examples of sporting rivalries that can\u2019t be explained in mere words. In the world of rugby, England versus Wales is the match to always watch out for.<\/p>\n<p>The match between England and Wales in the Six Nations Championship is probably one of the most awaited rugby matches ever. Walking down Queen Street in Cardiff, one can\u2019t help but notice the buzz that is created because of this legendary fixture.<br \/>\n\u201cThis match is everything. Every year, we gear up for this game and it\u2019s something that makes us feel very proud. It\u2019s almost like a tradition,\u201d said Jane Thomas, who has been supporting Wales for 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>One can almost sense that the big day upon us because of the small stalls selling red and white scarves. The road to Principality Stadium feels like a new path as the fans roar with chants and songs and even if you don\u2019t watch rugby, one can still feel alive with the kind of atmosphere that is created by just one single match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis match is everything. Every year, we gear up for this game and it\u2019s something that makes us feel very proud. It\u2019s almost like a tradition,\u201d said Jane Thomas, who has been supporting Wales for 12 years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39784\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-39784 size-medium\" title=\"Courtesy- Google\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/feature1-1-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39784 size-medium\" title=\"Courtesy- Google\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/feature1-1-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> England&#8217;s rugby team walks through a Guard of Honour given by the Welsh team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The long-drawn history between Wales and England is what makes this game so enthralling and the stakes are higher with every passing year. Whether it\u2019s this year\u2019s emphatic Welsh win or 1981 in Twickenham when Paul Ringer was controversially sent off for Wales, the heat of this match is what people long for.<\/p>\n<p>For the Welsh, rugby is more than just a sport and for the English, it\u2019s a sport they want to beat Wales in no matter the cost and that is exactly why this marks to be an epic rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>England and Wales have faced each other since 1881 and as it stands, England has won 61 times as opposed to 57 for Wales. In the 130 matches that they have played against each other, there have been only 12 draws. However, no amount of statistics will ever be able to capture just how personal the rivalry is for the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, Wales and England have always had a rocky relationship with each other. In a nutshell, years of being ruled over by the English have made the Welsh somewhat resentful towards the former. Taking over countries isn\u2019t new to the English but sharing such close borders with Wales comes with a few prices to pay and one of them is to play against their extremely skilled rugby union team every year.<br \/>\nThis year, things weren\u2019t too different.<\/p>\n<p>Streets were filled with fans; social media was clogged with some friendly banter and the players couldn\u2019t wait to get out there and give their best. Wales beat England this year 21 to 13 thanks to Cory Hill and Dan Biggar.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Welsh fans were ecstatic but what made all the difference this time was the fact that even some English fans thought that Wales deserved the win.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39790\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39790\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Wales-celebrate-try-1-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39790\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Wales-celebrate-try-1-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><\/noscript> Wales celebrate their late win against England in the Six Nations&#8217; game (2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge game and we don\u2019t usually watch rugby but this is Wales we are talking about. It\u2019s an important game for us. It\u2019s only in the Six Nations that a feeling of devotion comes about. We played a strong English side but we outdid them in the second half and that\u2019s what matters,\u201d said Kevin who comes to Cardiff every year from Mid Wales to watch the Six Nations whenever Wales is playing England.<br \/>\nThe game was a nervy one this year with Wales hitting victory in the dying minutes of the game which made it even sweeter for the Welsh supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like we were beaten by our younger cousins but it was a good game and a bit of friendly rivalry is what keeps the game going. Welsh fans are obviously happier than us English fans,\u201d said James who is an England supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people come to Cardiff to watch the game and whenever they do, no one goes home disappointed because the lively ambience in pubs, bars and streets keep the game alive no matter what the result is.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 50.00%;padding-top: 0;height: 0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A game that is important to both sides, historically and personally. 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