England 25–10 Wales — Semi-final, 1995 Rugby League World Cup
21 Oct 1995 · Old Trafford, Manchester, England · Attendance: 30,042
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-final, 1995 Rugby League World Cup: England 25–10 Wales, at Old Trafford, Manchester, England on 21 Oct 1995.
Scorers
| England | Tries: Offiah (2); Betts; Newlove; Clarke Goals: Farrell (1); Goulding (1) Drop goals: Goulding (1) |
| Wales | Tries: Phillips Goals: Davies (3) |
This result sent England into the Final against Australia.
Teams
| England | Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Radlinski | Fullback | Iestyn Harris | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Robinson | Wing | John Devereux | 2 |
| 3 | Nick Pinkney | Centre | Allan Bateman | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Newlove | Centre | Scott Gibbs | 4 |
| 5 | Martin Offiah | Wing | Anthony Sullivan | 5 |
| 6 | Tony Smith | Stand off/Five eighth | Jonathan Davies (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Bobbie Goulding | Scrum half/Half back | Kevin Ellis | 7 |
| 8 | Karl Harrison | Prop forward | Kelvin Skerrett | 8 |
| 9 | Lee Jackson | Hooker | Martin Hall | 9 |
| 10 | Andy Platt | Prop forward | David Young | 10 |
| 11 | Denis Betts (c) | Second row | Paul Moriarty | 11 |
| 12 | Phil Clarke | Second row | Scott Quinnell | 12 |
| 13 | Andy Farrell | Loose forward/Lock forward | Richie Eyres | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Mick Cassidy | Mark Jones | 14 | |
| 16 | Simon Haughton | Keiron Cunningham | 15 | |
| 17 | Dean Sampson | Rowland Phillips | 16 | |
| Phil Larder | Coach | Clive Griffiths | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Eddie Ward (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
England beat Wales 25-10 at Old Trafford, Manchester, to reach the final. Martin Offiah scored twice, while a Bobbie Goulding field goal and Andy Farrell/Goulding goals added to a 5-try haul; Wales replied through a Rowland Phillips try and three Jonathan Davies penalties.