England at the Rugby World Cup

The England national team have competed in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. They have played 51 matches in nine tournaments, and won 36 for a winning record of 70.59%. Their best ever position was first in 2003, whilst they also participated in the 2019 final, 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 South Africa, who have defeated them in four of their five encounters.

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.

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
Rugby World Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Pos Pld W D L PF PA
1987 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 103 48 Squad Invited
1991 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 119 61 Squad Automatically qualified
1995 Fourth Place 6 4 0 2 158 146 Squad Automatically qualified
1999 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 250 115 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 133 15
2003 Champions 7 7 0 0 327 88 Squad Automatically qualified
2007 Runners-up 7 5 0 2 140 122 Squad Automatically qualified
2011 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 149 53 Squad Automatically qualified
2015 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 133 75 Squad Automatically qualified
2019 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 190 75 Squad Automatically qualified
2023 Automatically qualified
Total Champions 50 36 0 14 1569 783 2 2 0 0 133 15
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

By tournament

1987 New Zealand & Australia
Group matches
23 May 1987
Australia  19–6  England
Try: Campese
Poidevin
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (3)
 Try: Harrison
Con: Webb
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,896
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
30 May 1987
England  60–7  Japan
Try: Harrison (3)
Underwood (2)
Salmon
Richards
Redman
Rees
Simms
Con: Webb (7)
Pen: Webb (2)
 Try: Miyamoto
Pen: Matsuo
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: René Hourquet (France)
3 June 1987
England  34–6  United States
Try: Winterbottom (2)
Harrison
Dooley
Con: Webb (3)
Pen: Webb (4)
 Try: Purcell
Con: Nelson
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
Team
 Pld W D L PF PA Tries Pts
 Australia 330010841186
 England 320110032154
 United States 3102399952
 Japan 30034812370
Quarter final
8 June 1987
England  3–16  Wales
Pen: Webb
 Try: Roberts
Jones
Devereux
Con: Thorburn (2)
Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: René Hourquet (France)

1991 UK, Ireland & France
Group matches
3 October 1991
England  12–18  New Zealand
Pen: Webb (3)
Drop: Andrew
 Try: Jones
Con: Fox
Pen: Fox (4)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
8 October 1991
England  36–6  Italy
Try: Guscott (2)
Underwood
Webb
Con: Webb (4)
Pen: Webb (4)
 Try: Cuttitta
Con: Dominguez
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
11 October 1991
England  37–9  United States
Try: Underwood (2)
Carling
Skinner
Heslop
Con: Hodgkinson (4)
Pen: Hodgkinson (3)
 Try: Nelson
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Les Peard (Wales)
Team
 Pld W D L PF PA Pts
 New Zealand 330095396
 England 320185334
 Italy 310257762
 United States 3003241130
Quarter final
19 October 1991
France  10–19  England
Try: Lafond
Pen: Lacroix (2)
 Report Try: Underwood
Carling
Con: Webb
Pen: Webb (3)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)
Semi final
26 October 1991
Scotland  6–9  England
Pen: G. Hastings (2)
 Report Pen: Webb (2)
Drop: Andrew
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
Final
Main article: 1991 Rugby World Cup Final
2 November 1991
Australia  12–6  England
Try: Daly
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2)
 Report Pen: Webb (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 56,208
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

1995 South Africa
Group matches
27 May 1995
Argentina  18–24  England
Try: Arbizu
Noriega
Con: Arbizu
Pen: Arbizu (2)
 Pen: Andrew (6)
Drop: Andrew (2)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
31 May 1995
England  27–20  Italy
Try: R. Underwood
T. Underwood
Con: Andrew
Pen: Andrew (5)
 Try: Cuttitta
Vaccari
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Dominguez (2)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 45,093
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
4 June 1995
England  44–22  Western Samoa
Try: R. Underwood (2)
Back
Penalty try
Con: Callard (3)
Pen: Callard(5)
Drop: Catt
 Try: Sini (2)
Umaga
Con: Fa'amasino (2)
Pen: Fa'amasino
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Patrick Robin (France)
Team
 Pld W D L PF PA Pts
 England 330095609
 Western Samoa 320196887
 Italy 310269945
 Argentina 300369873
Quarter final
11 June 1995
England  25–22  Australia
Try: T. Underwood
Con: Andrew
Pen: Andrew (5)
Drop: Andrew
 Report Try: Smith
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (5)
Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 35,448
Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)
Semi final
18 June 1995
England  29–45  New Zealand
Try: Carling (2)
R. Underwood (2)
Con: Andrew (3)
Pen: Andrew
 Report Try: Lomu (4)
Kronfeld
Bachop
Con: Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Mehrtens
Drop: Z. Brooke
Mehrtens
Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 43,414
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Third-place play-off
22 June 1995
France  19–9  England
Try: Olivier Roumat
Ntamack
Pen: Lacroix (3)
 Pen: Andrew (3)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)

1999 Wales
Group matches
2 October 1999
17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England  67–7  Italy
Try: Wilkinson
Hill
Luger
Back
De Glanville
Corry
Dawson
Perry
Con: Wilkinson (6)
Pen: Wilkinson (5)
 Try: Dominguez
Con: Dominguez
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 73,470
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
9 October 1999
16:30 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England  16–30  New Zealand
Try: De Glanville
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson (3)
 Try: Kelleher
Wilson
Lomu
Con: Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Mehrtens (3)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
15 October 1999
13:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
England  101–10  Tonga
Try: Guscott (2)
Greening (2)
Luger (2)
Healey (2)
Greenwood (2)
Dawson
Perry
Hill
Con: Grayson (12)
Pen: Grayson (4)
 Try: Tiueti
Con: Tuipulotu
Pen: Tuipulotu
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 72,485
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Team
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 New Zealand 3300176289
 England 3201184477
 Tonga 3102471715
 Italy 3003351963
Quarter-final play-offs
20 October 1999
13:00 WEST/GMT+1 (UTC+01)
England  45–24  Fiji
Try: Luger
Back
Beal
Greening
Con: Dawson
Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson (7)
 Report Try: Satala
Nakauta
Tiko
Con: Little (3)
Pen: Serevi
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Quarter final
24 October 1999
14:00 CEST/GMT+2 (UTC+02)
South Africa  44–21  England
Try: Van der Westhuizen
P. Rossouw
Con: De Beer (2)
Pen: De Beer (5)
Drop: De Beer (5)
 Report Pen: Grayson (6)
Wilkinson
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

2003 Australia
Group matches
12 October 2003
England  84–6  Georgia
Try: Tindall
Dawson
Thompson
Back
Dallaglio
Greenwood (2)
Regan
Cohen (2)
Robinson
Luger
Con: Wilkinson (5)
Grayson (4)
Pen: Wilkinson (2)
 Pen: Urjukashvili
Jimsheladze
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 25,501
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
18 October 2003
South Africa  6–25  England
Pen: Koen (2)
 Try: Greenwood
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop: Wilkinson (2)
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 38,834
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
26 October 2003
England  35–22  Samoa
Try: Back
Penalty try
Balshaw
Vickery
Con: Wilkinson (3)
Pen: Wilkinson (2)
Drop: Wilkinson
 Try: Sititi
Con: Va'a
Pen: Va'a (5)
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 50,647
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
2 November 2003
England  111–13  Uruguay
Try: Moody
Lewsey (5)
Balshaw (2)
Catt (2)
Gomarsall (2)
Luger
Abbott
Robinson (2)
Greenwood
Con: Grayson (11)
Catt (2)
 Try: Lemoine
Con: Menchaca
Pen: Menchaca (2)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,233
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 44003425547+208319
 South Africa 43012718460+124315
 Samoa 420218138117+21210
 Uruguay 4103656255-19904
 Georgia 4004146200-15400
Quarter final
9 November 2003
England  28–17  Wales
Try: Greenwood 44' c
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson (6)
Drop: Wilkinson 80+1'
 Try: S. Jones 30' m
Charvis 35' m
M. Williams 71' c
Con: Harris
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,252
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Semi final
16 November 2003
France  7–24  England
Try: Betsen 10' c
Con: Michalak
 Pen: Wilkinson (5)
Drop: Wilkinson (3) 9', 38', 58'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 82,346
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
Final
Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup Final
22 November 2003
Australia  17–20 (a.e.t.)  England
Try: Tuqiri 6' m
Pen: Flatley (4)
 Report Try: Robinson 38' m
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop: Wilkinson 100'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 82,957
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)

2007 France
Group matches
8 September 2007
18:00
England  28–10  United States
Tries: Robinson 35' m
Barkley 40+' c
Rees 49' c
Con: Barkley (2/3)
Pen: Barkley (3/3) 7', 22', 31'		 Report Tries: Moeakiola 74' c
Con: Hercus (1/1)
Pen: Hercus (1/1) 9'
14 September 2007
21:00
England  0–36  South Africa
Report Tries: Smith 6' c
Pietersen (2) 38' c, 64' c
Con: Montgomery (3/3)
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 11'
Montgomery (4/4) 36', 46', 55', 79'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,523
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
22 September 2007
16:00
England  44–22  Samoa
Tries: Corry (2) 2' c, 76' c
Sackey (2) 32' c, 80+' m
Con: Wilkinson (3/4)
Pen: Wilkinson (4/6) 15', 22', 33', 72'
Drop: Wilkinson (2/3) 6', 69'		 Report Try: Polu 47' c
Con: Crichton (1/1)
Pen: Crichton (5/5) 9', 12', 38', 40+, 42'
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 37,022
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
28 September 2007
21:00
England  36–20  Tonga
Tries: Sackey (2) 20' m, 38' m
Tait 57' c
Farrell 66' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/4)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 14', 36'
Drop: Wilkinson (2/2) 32', 72'		 Report Tries: Hufanga 17' c
Pole 80' c
Con: Hola (2/2)
Pen: Hola (2/2) 11', 55'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,085
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 South Africa 44002418947+142319
 England 43011110888+20214
 Tonga 420298996−719
 Samoa 4103569143−7415
 United States 4004761142−8111
Quarter final
6 October 2007
15:00
Australia  10–12  England
Try: Tuqiri 33' c
Con: Mortlock (1/1)
Pen: Mortlock (1/4) 6'
 Report Pen: Wilkinson (4/7) 22', 25', 51', 59'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 59,102
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Semi final
13 October 2007
21:00
England  14–9  France
Try: Lewsey 2' m
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/4) 78'
 Report Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44'
Final
Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup Final
20 October 2007
21:00
England  6–15  South Africa
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44'
 Report Pen: Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51'
Steyn (1/2) 62'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,430
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

2011 New Zealand
Group matches
10 September 2011
20:30
Argentina  9–13  England
Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 7'
Rodríguez (2/7) 20', 45'
 Report[1] Try: Youngs 67' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/7) 12', 75'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 30,700
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
18 September 2011
18:00
England  41–10  Georgia
Try: Hape (2) 4' c, 21' c
Armitage 47' m
Tuilagi 62' c
Ashton (2) 65' c, 80' m
Con: Flood (4/6)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 35'
 Report[2] Try: Basilaia 40' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1)
Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/6) 27'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 20,117
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
24 September 2011
18:00
England  67–3  Romania
Try: Cueto (3) 15' m, 22' c, 26' m
Ashton (3) 32' c, 35' c, 70' c
Youngs 41' m
Foden 49' c
Tuilagi 61' c
Croft 67' c
Con: Wilkinson (3/5)
Flood (4/5)
Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 2'
 Report[3] Pen: Dumbravă (1/5) 38'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 25,687
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
1 October 2011
20:30
England  16–12  Scotland
Try: Ashton 78' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 34', 63'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 57'
 Report[4] Pen: Paterson (2/2) 9', 55'
Parks (1/1) 17'
Drop: Parks (1/3) 40+'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,213
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 44001813734+103218
 Argentina 4301109040+50214
 Scotland 420247359+14311
 Georgia 410334890−4204
 Romania 4004344169−12500
Quarter final
8 October 2011
20:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
England  12–19  France
Try: Foden 55' c
Cueto 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
 Try: Clerc 22' m
Médard 31' m
Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 49,105
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

2015 England
Group matches
18 September 2015
20:00
England  35–11  Fiji
Try: Penalty try 13' c
Brown (2) 22' m, 72' c
B. Vunipola 80' c
Con: Ford (1/2) 13'
Farrell (2/2) 73', 80'
Pen: Ford (2/3) 3', 34'
Farrell (1/1) 68'
 Report Try: Nadolo 30' m
Pen: Nadolo (1/3) 37'
Volavola (1/2) 64'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,015
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
26 September 2015
20:00
England  25–28  Wales
Try: May 27' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 29'
Pen: Farrell (5/5) 12', 24', 44', 52', 69'
Drop: Farrell 18'
 Report Try: G. Davies 71' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 72'
Pen: Biggar (7/7) 3', 16', 40', 48', 54', 59', 75'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,129
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
3 October 2015
20:00
England  13–33  Australia
Try: Watson 56' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 57'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65'
 Report Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c
Giteau 80' c
Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80'
Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,010
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
10 October 2015
20:00
England  60–3  Uruguay
Try: Watson (2) 7' c, 42' m
Easter (3) 18' c, 23' c, 60' m
Slade 54' m
Nowell (3) 57' c, 70' m, 74' m
Penalty try 80' c
Con: Farrell (4/6) 8', 19', 25', 58'
Ford (1/4) 80'
 Report Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 2'
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Australia 44001714135+106117
 Wales 43011111162+49113
 England 42021613375+58311
 Fiji 41031084101–1715
 Uruguay 4004230226–19600

2019 Japan
Group matches
22 September 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) England  35–3  Tonga
Try: Tuilagi (2) 24' m, 31' c
George 57' c
Cowan-Dickie 77' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 33', 58', 78'
Pen: Farrell (3/3) 11', 37', 43'
 Report Pen: Takulua (1/2) 15'
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 35,923
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
26 September 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) England  45–7  United States
Try: Ford 5' c
Vunipola 24' c
Cowan-Dickie 32' m
Cokanasiga 47' m, 75' c
McConnochie 57' c
Ludlam 66' c
Con: Ford (5/7) 7', 25', 59', 68', 76'
 Report Try: Campbell 81' c
Con: MacGinty (1/1) 82'
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 27,194
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
5 October 2019
17:00 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) England  39–10  Argentina
Try: May 9' m
Daly 35' m
Youngs 40'+1 m
Ford 45' c
Nowell 74' c
Cowan-Dickie 80' c
Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 76', 80+1'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 54'
 Report Try: Moroni 71' c
Con: Boffelli (1/1) 72'
Pen: Urdapilleta (1/1) 7'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 48,185
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
12 October 2019
17:15 JST (UTC+09)
England  0–0
(Cancelled)		  France

Notes:

  • As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[5]
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 43101711920+99317
 France 431097951+28115
 Argentina 42021410691+15311
 Tonga 4103967105−3826
 United States 4004752156−10400
Quarter-final
19 October 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)
England  40–16  Australia
Try: May (2) 18' c, 21' c
Sinckler 46' c
Watson 76' c
Con: Farrell (4/4) 19', 23', 47', 77'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 30', 51', 66', 73'
 Report Try: Koroibete 43' c
Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 44'
Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 12', 26', 41'
Ōita Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 36,954
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Semi-final
26 October 2019
17:00 JST (UTC+09)
England  19–7  New Zealand
Try: Tuilagi 2' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 3'
Pen: Ford (4/5) 40', 50', 63', 69'
 Report Try: Savea 57' c
Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 58'
Final
Main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup Final
2 November 2019
18:00 JST (UTC+09)
England  12–32  South Africa
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 35', 52', 60'
 Report Try: Mapimpi 66' c
Kolbe 74' c
Con: Pollard (2/2) 67', 75'
Pen: Pollard (6/8) 10', 26', 39', 43', 46', 58'

Overall record
Against Played Won Drawn Lost For Against % Won
 Argentina
3
3
0
0
76
37
100
 Australia
7
4
0
3
122
129
57.14
 Fiji
2
2
0
0
80
35
100
 France
6
3
1
2
78
64
50
 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
4
1
0
3
76
100
25
 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
5
1
0
4
64
133
20
 Tonga
3
3
0
0
172
33
100
 United States
4
4
0
0
144
32
100
 Uruguay
2
2
0
0
171
16
100
 Wales
3
1
0
2
56
61
33.33
Total51361141569783
70.59

References
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  5. "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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