England at the Rugby World Cup

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.

The England national team have competed in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. They have played 44 matches in eight tournaments, and won 31 for a winning record of 70.45%. Their best ever position was first in 2003, whilst they also participated in 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 New Zealand whom they have never beaten in three matches, and South Africa who have defeated them in three of their four 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.

By position

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA
1987	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	0	2	103	48
1991	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	119	61
1995	Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	158	146
1999	Quarter-finals	8th	5	3	0	2	250	115
2003	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	327	88
2007	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	0	2	140	122
2011	Quarter-finals	6th	5	4	0	1	149	53
2015	Pool Stage	10th	4	2	0	2	133	75
2019
Total	8/8	1 Title	44	31	0	13	1379	708

By tournament

1987

Main article: 1987 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
Australia	6	19	1987-05-23	Concord Oval, Sydney
Japan	60	7	1987-05-30	Concord Oval, Sydney
United States	34	6	1987-06-03	Concord Oval, Sydney
Wales	3	16	1987-06-08	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

1991

Main article: 1991 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
New Zealand	12	16	1991-10-03	Twickenham, London
Italy	36	6	1991-10-08	Twickenham, London
United States	37	9	1991-10-11	Twickenham, London
France	19	10	1991-10-19	Parc des Princes, Paris
Scotland	9	6	1991-10-26	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Australia	6	12	1991-11-02	Twickenham, London

1995

Main article: 1995 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
Argentina	24	18	1995-05-27	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Italy	27	20	1995-05-31	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Western Samoa	44	22	1995-06-04	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Australia	25	22	1995-06-11	Newlands, Cape Town
New Zealand	29	45	1995-06-18	Newlands, Cape Town
France	9	19	1995-06-22	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

1999

Main article: 1999 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
Italy	67	7	1999-10-02	Twickenham, London
New Zealand	16	30	1999-10-09	Twickenham, London
Tonga	101	10	1999-10-15	Twickenham, London
Fiji	45	24	1999-10-20	Twickenham, London
South Africa	21	44	1999-10-24	Stade de France, Saint-Denis

2003

Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
Georgia	84	6	2003-10-12	Subiaco Oval, Perth
South Africa	25	6	2003-10-18	Subiaco Oval, Perth
Samoa	35	22	2003-10-26	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Uruguay	111	13	2003-11-02	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Wales	28	17	2003-11-09	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
France	24	7	2003-11-16	Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Australia	20	17	2003-11-22	Telstra Stadium, Sydney

2007

Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
United States	28	10	2007-09-08	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
South Africa	0	36	2007-09-14	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Samoa	44	22	2007-09-22	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Tonga	36	20	2007-09-28	Parc des Princes, Paris
Australia	12	10	2007-10-06	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
France	14	9	2007-10-13	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
South Africa	6	15	2007-10-20	Stade de France, Saint-Denis

2011

Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
Argentina	13	9	2011-09-10	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Georgia	41	10	2011-09-17	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Romania	67	3	2011-09-24	Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Scotland	16	12	2011-10-01	Eden Park, Auckland
France	12	19	2011-10-08	Eden Park, Auckland

2015

Main article: 2015 Rugby World Cup

Opposition	For	Against	Date	Venue	Winner
Fiji	35	11	2015-09-18	Twickenham Stadium, London
Wales	25	28	2015-09-26	Twickenham Stadium, London
Australia	13	33	2015-10-03	Twickenham Stadium, London
Uruguay	60	3	2015-10-10	Manchester City Stadium, Manchester

Overall record

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	% Won
Argentina	2	2	0	0	37	29	100
Australia	6	3	0	3	82	113	50
Fiji	2	2	0	0	80	35	100
France	5	3	0	2	78	64	60
Georgia	2	2	0	0	125	16	100
Italy	3	3	0	0	130	33	100
Japan	1	1	0	0	60	7	100
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	57	93	0
Romania	1	1	0	0	67	3	100
Samoa	3	3	0	0	123	66	100
Scotland	2	2	0	0	25	18	100
South Africa	4	1	0	3	51	95	25
Tonga	2	2	0	0	146	30	100
United States	3	3	0	0	99	25	100
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	171	16	100
Wales	3	1	0	2	56	61	33.33
Total	44	31	0	13	1379	708	70.45

References

• 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

• Rugbyworldcup.com Official site of the Rugby World Cup.
• IRB.com Official site of the International Rugby Board.