England national rugby union team
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| Emblem | Red rose |
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| Union | Rugby Football Union |
| Head coach | Eddie Jones |
| Captain | Dylan Hartley |
| Most caps | Jason Leonard (114) |
| Top scorer | Jonny Wilkinson (1,179) |
| Top try scorer | Rory Underwood (49) |
| Home stadium | Twickenham Stadium |
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 2 (as of 27 June 2016) |
| Highest | 1 (2004) |
| Lowest | 8 (2015) |
| First international | |
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Scotland 1–0 England (27 March 1871) |
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| Biggest win | |
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England 134–0 Romania (17 November 2001) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Australia 76–0 England (6 June 1998) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1987) |
| Best result | Champions, 2003 |
| Website | www.englandrugby.com |
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on a total of 27 occasions, 13 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in the tournament's history. They are ranked second in the world by the International Rugby Board as of 20 June 2016. England were the first, and to date, the only team from the northern hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, when they won the tournament back in 2003. They were also runners-up in 1991 and 2007.
The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their first official Test match, losing to Scotland by one goal. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895, England did not win the Championship again until 1910. England first played against New Zealand in 1905, South Africa in 1906, and Australia in 1909. England was one of the teams invited to take part in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and went on to appear in the final in the second tournament in 1991, losing 12–6 to Australia. Following their 2003 Six Nations Championship Grand Slam, they went on to win it again in 2016. England also won the 2003 Rugby World Cup – beating Australia 20–17 in extra time. They also contested the final in 2007, losing 15–6 to South Africa.
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