Sport in England

Sport plays a prominent role in English life. Popular teams sports in England are association football, field hockey, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, and netball. Major individual sports include badminton, athletics, tennis, boxing, golf, cycling, motorsport and horseracing. A number of modern sports were codified in England during the nineteenth century, among them cricket, rugby union, rugby league, football, field hockey, squash, tennis, and badminton. The game of baseball was first described in 18th century England

WORLD CUPS AND EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS WON BY ENGLAND Mens Football: winners of the world cup 1966. U21 European championship winners in 1982 and 1984, runners up in 2009. U19 world cup winners in 2005 and 2009. U17 world cup winners 2010, 2014 and runners up in 2007. Womens rugby: winners of the rugby world cup in 1994 and 2014; runners up in 1991, 2002, 2006 and 2010. Mens rugby: world cup winners 2003, runners up in 1991 and 2007. U20 mens rugby world cup: winners in 2013, 2014 and 2016, runners up in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2015. Mens rugby league: 14 European championship wins and 2 other tournaments.

Although it differs from sport to sport, English sport often has fierce rivalries with Welsh, Scottish, German and Australian sport, which spans the whole sporting spectrum.

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