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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 ]
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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 .
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.
England: 3rd Le Crunch [26] [27] 20 March Ireland: Aviva Stadium, Dublin: 32 18 Loss Ireland: 4th Millennium Trophy [28] [29] 4 July United States: Twickenham Stadium, London 43 29 2021 Summer International: Win England: Lewis Ludlow: 3rd — [30] [31] 10 July Canada: Twickenham Stadium, London 70 14 Win England: 3rd — [32] [33] 6 November Tonga
England co-hosted the 1991 Rugby World Cup with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France, with the final between England and Australia played at Twickenham. England was the sole host of the 2015 Rugby World Cup , although eight games were held at the Millennium Stadium , the Welsh national stadium in Cardiff.
England Saxons is a key part of the development pathway to the senior side... The future success of rugby in England depends, to a large extent, on the next best 15 players. England A will give up and coming players a platform to perform in an international environment and to show that they can make the step up when required.
England Rugby may refer to: England national rugby union team; England women's national rugby union team; England national rugby league team; England women's national rugby league team; England national wheelchair rugby league team; Rugby Football Union the governing body of rugby union in England; Rugby Football League the governing body of ...