The England national rugby team are one of the sport’s most successful sides. They’ve won the Six Nations Championship a record 29 times and they’re also the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to capture the Rugby World Cup.
On this page, you can discover everything there is to know about the England Rugby union team. As well as learning about the history of the England national rugby team, you can see the team’s upcoming fixtures and read all of the latest England Rugby team news.
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The England national rugby team are one of the sport’s most successful sides. They’ve won the Six Nations Championship a record 29 times and they’re also the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to capture the Rugby World Cup.
On this page, you can discover everything there is to know about the England Rugby union team. As well as learning about the history of the England national rugby team, you can see the team’s upcoming fixtures and read all of the latest England Rugby team news.
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Six Nations Rugby World Cup Autumn Nations Cup | Round 5 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Wales | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 103 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
-  France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 103 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
-  Ireland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 88 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
-  Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 91 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
-  England | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 121 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
-  Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 239 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 5 |
|---|
| - Wales |
| - France |
| - Ireland |
| - Scotland |
| - England |
| - Italy |
The history of the England national rugby team dates all the way back to 1871. Although the side lost their first ever test match (and the first test match ever played) against Scotland, they very quickly began to dominate the Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations Championship) after it launched in 1883.
When the Rugby World Cup was founded in 1987, the England Rugby team were invited to take part in the tournament’s inaugural edition and they reached the quarter-final stage. Only four years later, in the next edition of the tournament, they reached the final. Sadly, they fell to Australia at their home ground of Twickenham.
However, the England national rugby union team soon entered into a golden era where they went from being ‘nearly men’ to champions. In 2003, the side conquered all who came before them in the Six Nations Championship and won every game in the competition, claiming the Grand Slam in the process. Following this, they went into the 2003 edition of the World Cup on a high and won the tournament in dramatic fashion when a Jonny Wilkinson drop goal sealed victory against Australia in extra time of the final.
Although the England Rugby team have never won the Rugby World Cup again, they have finished as the tournament’s runners-up twice more (2007 and 2019). In addition, they won the Grand Slam again in 2016 and won 18 tests in a row between 2016 and 2017.
Overall, the England Rugby team have now won an impressive 29 Six Nations Championships. Of these, 13 were Grand Slam victories and 26 saw them win the Triple Crown by beating Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They’ve also been the number-one ranked team in the world on a number of occasions.
Beno Obano Prop 
Joe Marler Prop 
Mako Vunipola Prop 
Tom West Prop 
Trevor Davison Prop 
Ellis Genge Prop 
Paul Hill Prop 
Luke Cowan-Dickie Hooker 
Jamie Blamire Hooker 
Curtis Langdon Hooker 
Jamie George Hooker 
Harry Williams Prop 
Joe Heyes Prop 
Kyle Sinckler Prop 
Will Stuart Prop 
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Harry Wells Lock 
Jonny Hill Lock 
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Joshua McNally Flanker 6 
Lewis Ludlow Flanker 6 
Courtney Lawes Flanker 6 
Ben Earl Flanker 6 
Maro Itoje Flanker 6 
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Tom Curry Flanker 7 
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Lewis Ludlam Flanker 7 
Sam Underhill Flanker 7 
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Harry Randall Scrum half 
Dan Robson Scrum half 
Ben Youngs Scrum half 
Marcus Smith Fly half 
Owen Farrell Fly half 
George Ford Fly half 
Max Malins Fly half 
Adam Radwan Wing 
Freddie Steward Wing 
Jonny May Wing 
Anthony Watson Wing 
Jacob Umaga Centre 
Jonathan Joseph Centre 
Dan Kelly Outside centre 
Ollie Lawrence Centre 
Henry Slade Centre 
Joe Marchant Centre 
Elliot Daly Centre 
Paolo Odogwu Wing 
Chris Ashton Wing 
Joe Cokanasiga Wing 
George Furbank Fullback As the England national rugby team have been so successful over the years, many famous faces and star players have represented England Rugby, including several greats of the game such as Martin Johnson and Jason Leonard, who are in the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
Currently, some of the finest players in world rugby play for the England Rugby union team, including lock Maro Itoje, fly-half Owen Farrell and wing Jonny May.
