Wales and the

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have played each other four times at test level;

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have won on two occasions. In non-test meetings between the two teams, the Barbarians have been the most successful, winning four of the six encounters. Most of the matches have been played at the home of Welsh rugby in the city of

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; at Cardiff Arms Park prior to the opening of the

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in 1999. Only one match has been played away from the Millennium Stadium since then, at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol in 2004.

Summary of matches and results

References

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