England at the Rugby World Cup
The England national team have competed in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. They have played 51 matches in nine tournaments, and won 36 for a winning record of 70.59%. Their best ever position was first in 2003, whilst they also participated in the 2019 final, the 2007 final and the final of the 1991 competition. They have beaten three countries three times; Australia, France and the United States. Their worst record is against South Africa, who have defeated them in four of their five encounters.
England playing against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup.
Map of the countries participating around the globe best results, excluding countries which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.
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.
By position
| Rugby World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 .svg.png){kind=small} |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 48 | Squad | Invited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
    .svg.png){kind=small} |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 61 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 146 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 250 | 115 | Squad | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 88 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 122 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 53 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 75 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 75 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Champions | 50 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 1569 | 783 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By tournament
1987 New Zealand & Australia
- Group matches
23 May 1987 |
| Australia |
19–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3) |
Try: Harrison Con: Webb |
30 May 1987 |
| England |
60–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Harrison (3) Underwood (2) Salmon Richards Redman Rees Simms Con: Webb (7) Pen: Webb (2) |
Try: Miyamoto Pen: Matsuo |
3 June 1987 |
| England |
34–6 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Winterbottom (2) Harrison Dooley Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (4) |
Try: Purcell Con: Nelson |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | 18 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | 5 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | 7 | 0 |
- Quarter final
1991 UK, Ireland & France
- Group matches
8 October 1991 |
| England |
36–6 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Guscott (2) Underwood Webb Con: Webb (4) Pen: Webb (4) |
Try: Cuttitta Con: Dominguez |
11 October 1991 |
| England |
37–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Underwood (2) Carling Skinner Heslop Con: Hodgkinson (4) Pen: Hodgkinson (3) |
Try: Nelson Con: Williams Pen: Williams |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 39 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 33 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 76 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 113 | 0 |
- Quarter final
19 October 1991 |
| France |
10–19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Lafond Pen: Lacroix (2) |
Report | Try: Underwood Carling Con: Webb Pen: Webb (3) |
- Semi final
- Final
1995 South Africa
- Group matches
27 May 1995 |
Argentina  |
18–24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Arbizu Noriega Con: Arbizu Pen: Arbizu (2) |
Pen: Andrew (6) Drop: Andrew (2) |
31 May 1995 |
| England |
27–20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: R. Underwood T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) |
Try: Cuttitta Vaccari Con: Dominguez (2) Pen: Dominguez (2) |
4 June 1995 |
| England |
44–22 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: R. Underwood (2) Back Penalty try Con: Callard (3) Pen: Callard(5) Drop: Catt |
Try: Sini (2) Umaga Con: Fa'amasino (2) Pen: Fa'amasino |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 60 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 88 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 94 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | 3 |
- Quarter final
11 June 1995 |
| England |
25–22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) Drop: Andrew |
Report | Try: Smith Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (5) |
- Semi final
18 June 1995 |
| England |
29–45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Carling (2) R. Underwood (2) Con: Andrew (3) Pen: Andrew |
Report | Try: Lomu (4) Kronfeld Bachop Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens Drop: Z. Brooke Mehrtens |
- Third-place play-off
1999 Wales
- Group matches
| England |
67–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Wilkinson Hill Luger Back De Glanville Corry Dawson Perry Con: Wilkinson (6) Pen: Wilkinson (5) |
Try: Dominguez Con: Dominguez |
| England |
16–30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: De Glanville Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (3) |
Try: Kelleher Wilson Lomu Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens (3) |
| England |
101–10 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Guscott (2) Greening (2) Luger (2) Healey (2) Greenwood (2) Dawson Perry Hill Con: Grayson (12) Pen: Grayson (4) |
Try: Tiueti Con: Tuipulotu Pen: Tuipulotu |
Team |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 28 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 47 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 171 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 196 | 3 |
- Quarter-final play-offs
| England |
45–24 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Luger Back Beal Greening Con: Dawson Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (7) |
Report | Try: Satala Nakauta Tiko Con: Little (3) Pen: Serevi |
- Quarter final
| South Africa |
44–21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Van der Westhuizen P. Rossouw Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer (5) Drop: De Beer (5) |
Report | Pen: Grayson (6) Wilkinson |
2003 Australia
- Group matches
12 October 2003 |
| England |
84–6 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Tindall Dawson Thompson Back Dallaglio Greenwood (2) Regan Cohen (2) Robinson Luger Con: Wilkinson (5) Grayson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (2) |
Pen: Urjukashvili Jimsheladze |
18 October 2003 |
| South Africa |
6–25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Koen (2) |
Try: Greenwood Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson (2) |
26 October 2003 |
| England |
35–22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Back Penalty try Balshaw Vickery Con: Wilkinson (3) Pen: Wilkinson (2) Drop: Wilkinson |
Try: Sititi Con: Va'a Pen: Va'a (5) |
2 November 2003 |
| England |
111–13 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Moody Lewsey (5) Balshaw (2) Catt (2) Gomarsall (2) Luger Abbott Robinson (2) Greenwood Con: Grayson (11) Catt (2) |
Try: Lemoine Con: Menchaca Pen: Menchaca (2) |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 255 | 47 | +208 | 3 | 19 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 184 | 60 | +124 | 3 | 15 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 2 | 10 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 255 | -199 | 0 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 200 | -154 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter final
9 November 2003 |
| England |
28–17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Greenwood 44' c Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (6) Drop: Wilkinson 80+1' |
Try: S. Jones 30' m Charvis 35' m M. Williams 71' c Con: Harris |
- Semi final
16 November 2003 |
| France |
7–24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Betsen 10' c Con: Michalak |
Pen: Wilkinson (5) Drop: Wilkinson (3) 9', 38', 58' |
Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 82,346 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
- Final
2007 France
- Group matches
8 September 2007 18:00 |
| England |
28–10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Robinson 35' m Barkley 40+' c Rees 49' c Con: Barkley (2/3) Pen: Barkley (3/3) 7', 22', 31' |
Report | Tries: Moeakiola 74' c Con: Hercus (1/1) Pen: Hercus (1/1) 9' |
14 September 2007 21:00 |
| England |
0–36 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tries: Smith 6' c Pietersen (2) 38' c, 64' c Con: Montgomery (3/3) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 11' Montgomery (4/4) 36', 46', 55', 79' |
22 September 2007 16:00 |
| England |
44–22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Corry (2) 2' c, 76' c Sackey (2) 32' c, 80+' m Con: Wilkinson (3/4) Pen: Wilkinson (4/6) 15', 22', 33', 72' Drop: Wilkinson (2/3) 6', 69' |
Report | Try: Polu 47' c Con: Crichton (1/1) Pen: Crichton (5/5) 9', 12', 38', 40+, 42' |
28 September 2007 21:00 |
| England |
36–20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Sackey (2) 20' m, 38' m Tait 57' c Farrell 66' c Con: Wilkinson (2/4) Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 14', 36' Drop: Wilkinson (2/2) 32', 72' |
Report | Tries: Hufanga 17' c Pole 80' c Con: Hola (2/2) Pen: Hola (2/2) 11', 55' |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 189 | 47 | +142 | 3 | 19 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 108 | 88 | +20 | 2 | 14 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 89 | 96 | −7 | 1 | 9 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 143 | −74 | 1 | 5 |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 142 | −81 | 1 | 1 |
- Quarter final
6 October 2007 15:00 |
| Australia |
10–12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Tuqiri 33' c Con: Mortlock (1/1) Pen: Mortlock (1/4) 6' |
Report | Pen: Wilkinson (4/7) 22', 25', 51', 59' |
- Semi final
13 October 2007 21:00 |
| England |
14–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Lewsey 2' m Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75' Drop: Wilkinson (1/4) 78' |
Report | Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44' |
- Final
20 October 2007 21:00 |
| England |
6–15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44' |
Report | Pen: Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51' Steyn (1/2) 62' |
2011 New Zealand
- Group matches
10 September 2011 20:30 |
| Argentina |
9–13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 7' Rodríguez (2/7) 20', 45' |
Report[1] | Try: Youngs 67' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/7) 12', 75' |
18 September 2011 18:00 |
| England |
41–10 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Hape (2) 4' c, 21' c Armitage 47' m Tuilagi 62' c Ashton (2) 65' c, 80' m Con: Flood (4/6) Pen: Flood (1/1) 35' |
Report[2] | Try: Basilaia 40' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/6) 27' |
24 September 2011 18:00 |
| England |
67–3 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cueto (3) 15' m, 22' c, 26' m Ashton (3) 32' c, 35' c, 70' c Youngs 41' m Foden 49' c Tuilagi 61' c Croft 67' c Con: Wilkinson (3/5) Flood (4/5) Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 2' |
Report[3] | Pen: Dumbravă (1/5) 38' |
1 October 2011 20:30 |
| England |
16–12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Ashton 78' c Con: Flood (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 34', 63' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 57' |
Report[4] | Pen: Paterson (2/2) 9', 55' Parks (1/1) 17' Drop: Parks (1/3) 40+' |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 34 | +103 | 2 | 18 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 2 | 14 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 3 | 11 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 0 | 4 |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 169 | −125 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter final
2015 England
- Group matches
18 September 2015 20:00 |
| England |
35–11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Penalty try 13' c Brown (2) 22' m, 72' c B. Vunipola 80' c Con: Ford (1/2) 13' Farrell (2/2) 73', 80' Pen: Ford (2/3) 3', 34' Farrell (1/1) 68' |
Report | Try: Nadolo 30' m Pen: Nadolo (1/3) 37' Volavola (1/2) 64' |
26 September 2015 20:00 |
| England |
25–28 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: May 27' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 29' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 12', 24', 44', 52', 69' Drop: Farrell 18' |
Report | Try: G. Davies 71' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 72' Pen: Biggar (7/7) 3', 16', 40', 48', 54', 59', 75' |
3 October 2015 20:00 |
| England |
13–33 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Watson 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 57' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65' |
Report | Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c Giteau 80' c Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80' Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76' |
10 October 2015 20:00 |
| England |
60–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Watson (2) 7' c, 42' m Easter (3) 18' c, 23' c, 60' m Slade 54' m Nowell (3) 57' c, 70' m, 74' m Penalty try 80' c Con: Farrell (4/6) 8', 19', 25', 58' Ford (1/4) 80' |
Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 2' |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 141 | 35 | +106 | 1 | 17 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 1 | 13 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 3 | 11 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 101 | –17 | 1 | 5 |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 226 | –196 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Japan
- Group matches
| (1 BP) England |
35–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Tuilagi (2) 24' m, 31' c George 57' c Cowan-Dickie 77' c Con: Farrell (3/4) 33', 58', 78' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 11', 37', 43' |
Report | Pen: Takulua (1/2) 15' |
| (1 BP) England |
45–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Ford 5' c Vunipola 24' c Cowan-Dickie 32' m Cokanasiga 47' m, 75' c McConnochie 57' c Ludlam 66' c Con: Ford (5/7) 7', 25', 59', 68', 76' |
Report | Try: Campbell 81' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 82' |
| (1 BP) England |
39–10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: May 9' m Daly 35' m Youngs 40'+1 m Ford 45' c Nowell 74' c Cowan-Dickie 80' c Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 76', 80+1' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 54' |
Report | Try: Moroni 71' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 72' Pen: Urdapilleta (1/1) 7' |
Notes:
- As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[5]
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 119 | 20 | +99 | 3 | 17 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 1 | 15 |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 106 | 91 | +15 | 3 | 11 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 105 | −38 | 2 | 6 |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 156 | −104 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter-final
| England |
40–16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: May (2) 18' c, 21' c Sinckler 46' c Watson 76' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 19', 23', 47', 77' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 30', 51', 66', 73' |
Report | Try: Koroibete 43' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 44' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 12', 26', 41' |
- Semi-final
| England |
19–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Tuilagi 2' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 3' Pen: Ford (4/5) 40', 50', 63', 69' |
Report | Try: Savea 57' c Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 58' |
- Final
| England |
12–32 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 35', 52', 60' |
Report | Try: Mapimpi 66' c Kolbe 74' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 67', 75' Pen: Pollard (6/8) 10', 26', 39', 43', 46', 58' |
Overall record
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| Total | 51 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 1569 | 783 | |
References
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup, Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1-86074-602-0)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
External links
 |
Wikinews has news related to: |
- Rugbyworldcup.com Official site of the Rugby World Cup.
- IRB.com Official site of the International Rugby Board.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.