After a disastrous home World Cup in 2015, England would go on to lose against South Africa in the final.
England Rugby World Cup Fixtures, Squad, Group, Guide
Looking to get over the terrible 2015 Rugby World Cup, England tried to put those demons to bed in the final against South Africa. However they got totally outplayed.
How They Qualified
England qualified automatically for the 2019 tournament.
Key Players
There’s plenty of Saracens muscle up front, where Maro Itoje and the Vunipola brothers, Billy and Mako, are automatic choices when fit. Another Saracen, goalkicking Owen Farrell, calls the shots behind.
Saracens trio: from left, Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Jamie George are three of England’s finest (Getty)
The Coach – Eddie Jones
The jocular Australian has a proud track record, winning the trophy as an assistant coach with South Africa in 2007.
In the spotlight: Eddie Jones hopes to achieve success in the country he coached at RWC 2015 (Getty)
Major Work-ons
They have been criticised for their failure to adapt during matches and have been known to concede heavy penalty counts.
England Rugby World Cup Warm-ups
- Sunday 11 August 2019: England 33-19 Wales
- Saturday 17 August 2019: Wales 13-6 England
- Saturday 24 August 2019: England 57-15 Ireland
- Friday 6 September 2019: England 37-0 Italy
Related: 2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-ups
England Rugby World Cup Group
England are in Group C alongside France, Argentina, USA, and Tonga.
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England Rugby World Cup Kit
England Rugby World Cup Fixtures
- Sun 22 Sep England 35-3 Tonga (Sapporo) Match report
- Thu 26 Sep England 45-7 USA (Kobe) Match report
- Sat 5 Oct England 39-10 Argentina (Tokyo) Match report
- Sat 12 Oct England 0-0 France (Yokohama) Match cancelled – click here for story
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Sat 19 Oct QF1 England 40-16 Australia (Oita) Match report
- Sat 26 Oct SF1 England 19-7 New Zealand (Yokohama) Match Report
- Sat 2 Nov RWC 2019 Final England 12-32 South Africa (Yokohama) Match Report
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Important match: England v France could decide who tops the group in Japan (Getty Images)
England Rugby World Cup Squad
Eddie Jones has named his 31-man training squad below;
Forwards (17):
Dan Cole
Luke Cowan-Dickie
Tom Curry
Ellis Genge
Jamie George
Maro Itoje
George Kruis
Joe Launchbury
Courtney Lawes
Lewis Ludlam
Joe Marler
Kyle Sinckler
Jack Singleton
Sam Underhill
Billy Vunipola
Mako Vunipola
Mark Wilson
Backs (14):
Joe Cokanasiga
Elliot Daly
Owen Farrell
George Ford
Piers Francis
Willi Heinz (ruled out by a hamstring injury picked up in the semi-final and replaced by Ben Spencer)
Jonathan Joseph
Jonny May
Ruaridh McConnochie
Jack Nowell
Henry Slade
Manu Tuilagi
Anthony Watson
Ben Youngs
Related: 2019 Rugby World Cup Fixtures
Previous World Cup Results and Record
England’s Rugby World Cup Record: P44 W31 D0 L13
- 1987 Quarter-finals
- 1991 Runners-up
- 1995 Fourth
- 1999 Quarter-finals
- 2003 Champions
- 2007 Runners-up
- 2011 Quarter-finals
- 2015 Pool stages
- 2019 Runners-up
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