This was not one of the ten international matches played between the countries, but preceded them and was a full international in every way, except that Wales did not grant tries.
Centre Scott Gibbs at last scored a try for his country, only to find that it would not count officially. Wales wore green jerseys at the meeting at the Arms Park and scored six other tries, the pick of them being by the lone replacement, Cardiff fullback Mike Rayer, who came on for centre Roger Bidgood and weaved his way through in the closing minutes.
It would have been the first match played by Wales under the law change giving five points for tries instead of four, but instead that was to be the match against Australia a month later.
However, as no try was scored by Wales in that subsequent Australian match, it was in February 1993 against England in Cardiff that skipper Ieuan Evans became the first five-point try-scorer for Wales.
Wales won the match, played on October 7th 1992, 43-12.
