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England national rugby union team

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1 What is England national rugby union team's union called?

2 England also compete for the ________ with Scotland as part of the Six Nations.

3 What is England national rugby union team's nickname?

4 Where does England national rugby union team come from?

5 Martin Johnson named a revised 32-man England squad for the ________.

6 After losing 18–9 at ________, the England captain, John Pullin famously stated, "We might not be very good but at least we turned up."[34]

7 [8] A subsequent international took place at ________ in London on 5 February 1872 which saw England defeat Scotland by a goal, a drop goal and two tries to one drop goal.

8 ________, Bisham Abbey and the University of Bath grounds served as training bases prior to this agreement.

9 On 8 December, the English team greeted 750,000 supporters on their victory parade through London before meeting Queen Elizabeth II at ________.

10 [36] In the first ________ in New Zealand and Australia, England were grouped in pool A alongside Australia, Japan and the United States.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • Launcelot Percival was an England international rugby union player before becoming Deputy Clerk of the Closet to George VI of the United Kingdom?
  • Lennard Stokes, a 19th-century rugby union international who captained England on five occasions, also played first-class cricket for Kent and later worked as a surgeon?
  • Ronnie Boon scored all the match points for Wales when their rugby team finally broke the "Twickenham bogey", beating England at Twickenham after 21 years and ten failed attempts?
  • Frederick Stokes captained the England rugby team in the first ever international rugby match in 1871?
  • Edward Barrett played rugby union for England, and cricket for the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States?
  • South Africa and England had already played each other during pool play before meeting in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final?
  • Don White was the first-ever coach of the England national rugby union team?
  • rugby union footballer Robert Wilson Shaw was so influential in Scotland's Triple Crown winning victory over England in 1938 that the match became known as "Wilson Shaw's match"?
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