England Rugby is the name of the English national rugby union team. The current captain is Lawrence Dallaglio, the coach is Sir Clive Woodward. They are the current World champions, having won the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
They first played in 1887(?) against Scotland. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship and have won that championship and its predecessors more times than any other side with the most Grand Slams.
Current players
The 2004/5 elite squad is as follows:
- Stuart Abbott- London Wasps
- Iain Balshaw - Leeds Tykes
- Steve Borthwick - Bath
- Alex Brown- Gloucester
- George Chuter - Leicester Tigers
- Ben Cohen, - Northampton Saints
- Martin Corry - Leicester Tigers
- Lawrence Dallaglio - Wasps
- Matt Dawson - Wasps
- David Flatman- Bath
- Any Gomarsall,- Gloucester
- Will Greenwood - Harlequins
- Danny Grewcock - Bath
- Andy Hazell - Gloucester
- Richard Hill - Saracens
- Charlie Hodgson, - Sale Sharks
- Ben Kay - Leicester Tigers
- Alex King Wasps
- Josh Lewsey Wasps
- Dan Luger- USA Perpignan
- Lewis Moody - Leicester Tigers
- Jamie Noon - Newcastle Falcons
- Henry Paul - Gloucester
- Mark Regan - Leeds Tykes
- Jason Robinson- Sale
- Graham Rowntree - Leicester
- Alex Sanderson - Saracens
- Dan Scarbrough- Saracens
- Simon Shaw - Wasps
- James Simpson-Daniel- Gloucester
- Steve Thompson - Northampton Saints
- Mike Tindall, - Bath
- Andy Titterrell- Sale
- Phil Vickery- Gloucester
- Hugh Vyvyan- Saracens
- Julian White - Leicester Tigers
- Jonny Wilkinson - Newcastle Falcons
- Trevor Woodman - Sale Sharks
- Joe Worsley - Wasps
- Mike Worsley (no relation) - Harlequins
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They play in an all white strip, (like the football team) with an emblem of a red rose, instead of the Three Lions of the football and cricket teams.
Captains
List of principle captains (others may have captained side when these were injured).
- Bill Beaumont
- someone else
- Will Carling
- Phil de Glanville
- Lawrence Dallaglio
- Martin Johnson
- Lawrence Dallaglio
Coaches
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List of players with 50+ caps
- Jason Leonard (114 caps)
- Rory Underwood (85 caps)
- Martin Johnson (84 caps)
- Will Carling (72 caps)
- Rob Andrew (71 caps)
- Lawrence Dallaglio (70 caps)
- Richard Hill (flanker) (68 caps) (do not confuse with Richard Hill (scrum-half))
- Neil Back (66 caps)
- Jeremy Guscott (65 caps)
- Brian Moore (64 caps)
- Mike Catt (63 caps)
- Matt Dawson (62 caps as of May 2004 - still playing)
- Peter Winterbottom (58 caps)
- Wade Dooley (55 caps)
- Jonny Wilkinson (52 caps as of May 2004 - still playing)
- Will Greenwood (52 caps as of May 2004 - still playing)
- Kyran Bracken (51 caps)
- Austin Healey (51 caps as of May 2004 - still playing)
Planet-Rugby has a listing by number of caps.
Other famous players
- Paul Dodge
- Dick Greenwood
- Peter Jackson (1930 - 2004)
- Brian Moore
- Prince Alexander Obolensky (1916 - 1940)
- Jason Robinson (1974 - )
- Rory Underwood (1963 - )
- Peter Wheeler