England Rugby World Cup Team
The England national rugby union team are the current Rugby Union World Cup Champions - having won the Web Ellis Trophy in 2003, beating Australia 20-17 after the final went to extra time.
England is traditionally one of the leading teams in international rugby union (particularly in the Northern Hemisphere), competing in the Six Nations championship and the Rugby World Cup.
The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987, England made it to the final of the 1991 World Cup, only to be defeated by Australia.
England compete in the annual Six Nations Championship and have won it more times than any other nation, also having achieved the most grand slams of the six competing nations. England are also the current holders of the Calcutta Cup, having beaten Scotland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship.
England are ranked 7th in the world.
England Rugby World Cup Betting Information
England have won their opening fixture in the last three world cup tournaments.
The last team to beat England was South Africa in the quarter-final of 1999.
England’s captain in the first world cup in 1987 was Mike Harrison of the now defunct Wakefield club.
England Rugby World Cup Squad |
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|---|---|---|
| Stuart Abbott | Iain Balshaw | Olly Barkley |
| Steve Borthwick | Mike Catt | George Chuter |
| Ben Cohen | Martin Corry | Mark Cueto |
| Lawrence Dallaglio | Louis Deacon | Harry Ellis |
| Andy Farrell | James Forrester | Andy Goode |
| Danny Grewcock | Charlie Hodgson | Chris Jones |
| Ben Kay | Josh Lewsey | Michael Lipman |
| Magnus Lund | Lee Mears | Lewis Moody |
| Jamie Noon | Tim Payne | Shaun Perry |
| Pete Richards | Pat Sanderson | Simon Shawy |
| Andy Sheridan | Mathew Tait | Steve Thompson |
| Julian White | Joe Worsley | Phil Vickery |
| Mike Tindall | Jonny Wilkinson | |
Rugby World Cup Pool A - England Matches
| Date | Team A | Team B | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-08 18:00 |
England | USA | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
| 2007-09-09 16:00 |
South Africa | Samoa | Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Paul Honiss |
| 2007-09-12 14:00 |
USA | Tonga | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Stuart Dickinson |
| 2007-09-14 21:00 |
England | South Africa | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Joël Jutge |
| 2007-09-16 16:00 |
Samoa | Tonga | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
| 2007-09-22 14:00 |
South Africa | Tonga | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Referee: Wayne Barnes |
| 2007-09-22 16:00 |
England | Samoa | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Alan Lewis |
| 2007-09-26 20:00 |
Samoa | USA | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Referee: Wayne Barnes |
| 2007-09-28 21:00 |
England | Tonga | Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Alain Rolland |
| 2007-09-30 20:00 |
South Africa | USA | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
