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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 ]
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]
Ashton represented England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and finished as the tournament's joint leading try-scorer with six. He started all five matches for England in the 2012 Six Nations, and in May 2012 scored a hat-trick of tries as England beat the Barbarians 57–26 in a non-cap fixture at Twickenham.
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]
Wasps Rugby Football Club was a professional rugby union team. They last played in Premiership Rugby , the top division of English rugby, until being suspended on 12 October 2022. [ 2 ] On 17 October 2022, the club entered administration, resulting in relegation from the league and all staff being made redundant.
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.
Austin Sean Healey (born 26 October 1973 in Wallasey (now part of Merseyside, formerly Cheshire), is a former English rugby union player who played as a utility back for Leicester Tigers, and represented both England and the British & Irish Lions. He has 51 England caps and 2 Lions caps.