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England then went on to thrash Australia in the quarter-finals 40-16, and then pulled off a stunning win against New Zealand in the semi-final (19-7). England were favourites for the World Cup final, where they would be meeting South Africa. England scored their only points from penalties, and lost 12-32 against a dominant Springbok side.
This timeline lists the foundation dates of the national governing bodies for rugby union—known as rugby unions or federations. The first union was the Rugby Football Union (RFU) that was founded in 1871 to govern rugby union within England. It was founded following the first ever rugby union international, played between England and Scotland ...
In 1983, the WRFU (Women's Rugby Football Union) was formed, with 12 inaugural clubs, the body being responsible for women's rugby in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In 1984 the Wallabies completed their first grand slam , defeating all four nations of the British Isles, and announcing their emergence as a power in world rugby.
In 1999, his first book Rugby’s Great Split, based on his 1996 PhD thesis, won the Aberdare Prize for Sports History Book of the Year.He has also won the Aberdare Prize for Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain (2007), A Social History of English Rugby Union (2010) and The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby (2016). [7]
This was leading to crises in the Old World too, where in 1895, the Northern Rugby Football Union (a rugby league body) split away in England. While rugby league failed to gain much headway in North America, the financial draw of professional American football proved too strong for some American rugby players.
2001 England tour of North America England [214] 117 December 1, 2001 South Africa: 20 43 Robertson Stadium: Houston, Texas: 13,000 2001 South Africa tour of Europe and North America South Africa [215] [216] [217] 118 June 22, 2002 Scotland: 23 65 Boxer Stadium: San Francisco, California: 2,400 2002 Scotland tour of North America Scotland [218] 119
England's first international match was against Scotland on 27 March 1871; not only was this England's first match, but it is also noted as being the first rugby union international. [7] Scotland won the match by one goal and a try to England's one unconverted try, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] in front of a crowd of 4,000 people at Raeburn Place , Edinburgh. [ 10 ]
In 1871 the Rugby Football Union, the governing body for rugby union in England, was formed by 21 rugby clubs, and the first international match, which involved England, was played in Scotland. The England national team compete annually in the Six Nations Championship , and are former world champions after winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup .