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 champions in 2003, whilst they have also participated in three other finals; the 2019 final, the 2007 final and the final of the 1991 competition. They have beaten two countries four times; Australia and the United States. Their worst record is against South Africa, who have defeated them in four of their five encounters.
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.
Rugby World Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 48 | Squad | Invited | |||||||
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Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 61 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
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Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 146 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 250 | 115 | Squad | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | |
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Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 88 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
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Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 122 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 53 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
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Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 75 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
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Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 75 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
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Automatically qualified | |||||||||||||||
Total | Champions | 50 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 1569 | 783 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | |||
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23 May 1987
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Australia ![]() |
19–6 | ![]() |
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Try: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3) |
Try: Harrison Con: Webb |
30 May 1987
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England ![]() |
60–7 | ![]() |
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Try: Harrison (3) Underwood (2) Salmon Richards Redman Rees Simms Con: Webb (7) Pen: Webb (2) |
Try: Miyamoto Pen: Matsuo |
3 June 1987
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England ![]() |
34–6 | ![]() |
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Try: Winterbottom (2) Harrison Dooley Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (4) |
Try: Purcell Con: Nelson |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Tries | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | 18 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | 5 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | 7 | 0 |
8 October 1991
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England ![]() |
36–6 | ![]() |
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Try: Guscott (2) Underwood Webb Con: Webb (4) Pen: Webb (4) |
Try: Cuttitta Con: Dominguez |
11 October 1991
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England ![]() |
37–9 | ![]() |
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Try: Underwood (2) Carling Skinner Heslop Con: Hodgkinson (4) Pen: Hodgkinson (3) |
Try: Nelson Con: Williams Pen: Williams |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 39 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 33 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 76 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 113 | 0 |
19 October 1991
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France ![]() |
10–19 | ![]() |
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Try: Lafond Pen: Lacroix (2) |
Report | Try: Underwood Carling Con: Webb Pen: Webb (3) |
Main article: 1991 Rugby World Cup Final |
27 May 1995
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Argentina ![]() |
18–24 | ![]() |
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Try: Arbizu Noriega Con: Arbizu Pen: Arbizu (2) |
Pen: Andrew (6) Drop: Andrew (2) |
31 May 1995
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England ![]() |
27–20 | ![]() |
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Try: R. Underwood T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) |
Try: Cuttitta Vaccari Con: Dominguez (2) Pen: Dominguez (2) |
4 June 1995
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England ![]() |
44–22 | ![]() |
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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 |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 60 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 88 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 94 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | 3 |
11 June 1995
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England ![]() |
25–22 | ![]() |
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Try: T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) Drop: Andrew |
Report | Try: Smith Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (5) |
18 June 1995
|
England ![]() |
29–45 | ![]() |
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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 |
England ![]() |
67–7 | ![]() |
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Try: Wilkinson Hill Luger Back De Glanville Corry Dawson Perry Con: Wilkinson (6) Pen: Wilkinson (5) |
Try: Dominguez Con: Dominguez |
England ![]() |
16–30 | ![]() |
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Try: De Glanville Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (3) |
Try: Kelleher Wilson Lomu Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens (3) |
England ![]() |
101–10 | ![]() |
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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 |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 28 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 47 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 171 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 196 | 3 |
England ![]() |
45–24 | ![]() |
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Try: Luger Back Beal Greening Con: Dawson Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (7) |
Report | Try: Satala Nakauta Tiko Con: Little (3) Pen: Serevi |
South Africa ![]() |
44–21 | ![]() |
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Try: Van der Westhuizen P. Rossouw Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer (5) Drop: De Beer (5) |
Report | Pen: Grayson (6) Wilkinson |
12 October 2003
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England ![]() |
84–6 | ![]() |
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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
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South Africa ![]() |
6–25 | ![]() |
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Pen: Koen (2) |
Try: Greenwood Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson (2) |
26 October 2003
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England ![]() |
35–22 | ![]() |
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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
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England ![]() |
111–13 | ![]() |
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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) |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 255 | 47 | +208 | 3 | 19 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 184 | 60 | +124 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 255 | -199 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 200 | -154 | 0 | 0 |
9 November 2003
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England ![]() |
28–17 | ![]() |
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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 |
16 November 2003
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France ![]() |
7–24 | ![]() |
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Try: Betsen 10' c Con: Michalak |
Pen: Wilkinson (5) Drop: Wilkinson (3) 9', 38', 58' |
Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup Final |
22 November 2003
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Australia ![]() |
17–20 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Try: Tuqiri 6' m Pen: Flatley (4) |
Report | Try: Robinson 38' m Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson 100' |
8 September 2007
18:00 |
England ![]() |
28–10 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 189 | 47 | +142 | 3 | 19 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 108 | 88 | +20 | 2 | 14 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 89 | 96 | −7 | 1 | 9 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 143 | −74 | 1 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 142 | −81 | 1 | 1 |
6 October 2007
15:00 |
Australia ![]() |
10–12 | ![]() |
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Try: Tuqiri 33' c Con: Mortlock (1/1) Pen: Mortlock (1/4) 6' |
Report | Pen: Wilkinson (4/7) 22', 25', 51', 59' |
13 October 2007
21:00 |
England ![]() |
14–9 | ![]() |
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Try: Lewsey 2' m Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75' Drop: Wilkinson (1/4) 78' |
Report | Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44' |
Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup Final |
20 October 2007
21:00 |
England ![]() |
6–15 | ![]() |
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Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44' |
Report | Pen: Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51' Steyn (1/2) 62' |
10 September 2011
20:30 |
Argentina ![]() |
9–13 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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+' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 34 | +103 | 2 | 18 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 2 | 14 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 3 | 11 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 169 | −125 | 0 | 0 |
England ![]() |
12–19 | ![]() |
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Try: Foden 55' c Cueto 77' m Con: Wilkinson (1/1) |
Try: Clerc 22' m Médard 31' m Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16' Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73' |
18 September 2015
20:00 |
England ![]() |
35–11 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 141 | 35 | +106 | 1 | 17 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 1 | 13 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 3 | 11 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 101 | –17 | 1 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 226 | –196 | 0 | 0 |
(1 BP) England ![]() |
35–3 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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:
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 119 | 20 | +99 | 3 | 17 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 1 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 106 | 91 | +15 | 3 | 11 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 105 | −38 | 2 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 156 | −104 | 0 | 0 |
England ![]() |
40–16 | ![]() |
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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' |
England ![]() |
19–7 | ![]() |
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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' |
Main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup Final |
England ![]() |
12–32 | ![]() |
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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' |
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Total | 51 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 1569 | 783 |