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The England national rugby union team competed in the first international rugby match in 1871 against Scotland. Since then, they have played in 746 matches. [1] The record for most test points by an England player is held by Owen Farrell, who scored 1237 points between 2012 and 2023.
List of England national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match . Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known.
Although the England team is governed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), players have been contracted to their clubs since the advent of professionalism in late 1995. Since then, players have often been caught in a "power struggle" between their clubs and the RFU; this is commonly referred to as a "club versus country" conflict. [ 175 ]
Kevin Sinfield CBE (born 12 September 1980) is an English rugby union coach, currently the skills and kicking coach for the England national team. He is a former professional rugby league player for Leeds Rhinos, England and Great Britain. His usual position was loose forward, although he played stand-off and hooker on occasion.
Martin Offiah in 2016. Martin Nwokocha Offiah MBE (/ ə ˈ f i ə / ə-FEE-ə (original pronunciation), / ə ˈ f aɪ ə / ə-FYE-ə (commonly used)); born 29 December 1965) [a] is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. [7]
Robert Geoffrey Burrow CBE (26 September 1982 – 2 June 2024) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half or hooker.Burrow spent his entire professional career with the Leeds Rhinos, making nearly 500 appearances as well as representing Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire.
The following Saracens players were named in the Premiership Immortals XV, a team of 15 players selected by BT Sport rugby union commentators and former England internationals Lawrence Dallaglio, Austin Healey, Ben Kay and Ugo Monye in May 2023, to celebrate 20 years of Premiership Finals. [117] [118]
Christian Wade (born 15 May 1991) is an English professional rugby union player, and former American football player, currently playing as a wing for Gloucester.. Wade played for Wasps for seven seasons and scored 82 tries in Premiership Rugby, English elite rugby union division, which places him fifth in the best try scorers list. [1]