International Matches
As of 2008, the stadium has hosted seven full cap international games. It hosted pool matches during both the 1991 and 1999 Rugby World Cups and it was expected that it would also be a venue for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. However Welford Road was omitted from the long list of potential venues submitted by England Rugby 2015 to the International Rugby Board in October 2012. The shortlist did include the King Power Stadium in Leicester as a potential venue for the tournament. The stadium has also occasionally hosted England Saxons (previously England A and before than England B) and England U20 matches, and non-cap matches between international touring sides and Leicester or a Midlands or East Midlands XV.
| Date | Competition | Home team | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February 1902 | 1902 Home Nations Championship | England | 6 | Ireland | 3 |
| 9 January 1904 | 1904 Home Nations Championship | England | 14 | Wales | 14 |
| 10 February 1906 | 1906 Home Nations Championship | England | 6 | Ireland | 16 |
| 30 January 1909 | Friendly | England | 22 | France | 0 |
| 10 February 1923 | 1923 Five Nations Championship | England | 23 | Ireland | 5 |
| 13 October 1991 | 1991 Rugby World Cup | New Zealand | 31 | Italy | 21 |
| 10 October 1999 | 1999 Rugby World Cup | Italy | 25 | Tonga | 28 |
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