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It was founded in 1871, and was the sport's international governing body prior to the formation of what is now known as <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> (WR) in 1886. It promotes and runs the sport, organises international matches for the <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England national team</a>, and educates and trains players and officials. </p><p>The RFU is an <a href="/wiki/Industrial_and_provident_society" title="Industrial and provident society">industrial and provident society</a> owned by over 2,000 member clubs,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> representing over 2.5 million registered players,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and forms the largest rugby union society in the world, and one of the largest sports organisations in England. It is based at <a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a>, London. </p><p>In September 2010 the equivalent women's rugby body, the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_for_Women" title="Rugby Football Union for Women">Rugby Football Union for Women</a> (RFUW), was able to nominate a member to the RFU Council to represent women and girls rugby. The RFUW was integrated into the RFU in July 2012. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_history_(19th_century)"><span id="Early_history_.2819th_century.29"></span>Early history (19th century)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early history (19th century)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:England_1871_first.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/England_1871_first.jpg/220px-England_1871_first.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/England_1871_first.jpg/330px-England_1871_first.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/England_1871_first.jpg/440px-England_1871_first.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1022" data-file-height="854" /></a><figcaption>The First England Team, 1871, in the 1st international, vs Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Rugby_Union#_19th_century" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Rugby Union">History of Rugby Union §  19th century</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Special:EditPage/Rugby Football Union">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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On 26 January 1871 a meeting attended by representatives from 21 clubs was held in London at the <a href="/wiki/Pall_Mall_Restaurant" title="Pall Mall Restaurant">Pall Mall Restaurant</a> on <a href="/wiki/Regent_Street" title="Regent Street">Regent Street</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RFU-foundation-plaque.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/RFU-foundation-plaque.jpg/160px-RFU-foundation-plaque.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/RFU-foundation-plaque.jpg/240px-RFU-foundation-plaque.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/RFU-foundation-plaque.jpg/320px-RFU-foundation-plaque.jpg 2x" data-file-width="891" data-file-height="887" /></a><figcaption>Plaque marking the foundation location of the RFU</figcaption></figure> <p>The 21 clubs present at the meeting were: <a href="/wiki/Blackheath_F.C." title="Blackheath F.C.">Blackheath</a> (represented by Burns and <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Stokes_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Stokes (rugby player)">Frederick Stokes</a>, the latter becoming the first captain of <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Richmond_F.C." title="Richmond F.C.">Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ravenscourt_Park_Football_Club" title="Ravenscourt Park Football Club">Ravenscourt Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Kent_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="West Kent Football Club">West Kent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_Nomads" title="Marlborough Nomads">Marlborough Nomads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wimbledon_RFC" title="Wimbledon RFC">Wimbledon Hornets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gipsies_Football_Club" title="Gipsies Football Club">Gipsies</a>, <a href="/wiki/CS_Rugby_1863" title="CS Rugby 1863">Civil Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Law_FC" title="Law FC">The Law Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wellington_College,_Berkshire" title="Wellington College, Berkshire">Wellington College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guy%27s,_Kings_and_St._Thomas%27_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club">Guy's Hospital</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flamingoes_(Rugby_Football_Club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flamingoes (Rugby Football Club)">Flamingoes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clapham_Rovers" class="mw-redirect" title="Clapham Rovers">Clapham Rovers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequin F.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kings_College_Hospital_RFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Kings College Hospital RFC">King's College Hospital</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_School_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="St Paul's School (London)">St Paul's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_House_Football_Club" title="Queen's House Football Club">Queen's House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lausanne_Football_Club_(Dulwich)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lausanne Football Club (Dulwich)">Lausanne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Addison_Football_Club" title="Addison Football Club">Addison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohicans_Football_Club" title="Mohicans Football Club">Mohicans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Belsize_Park_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Belsize Park Football Club">Belsize Park</a>. The one notable omission was the <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">Wasps</a>. According to one version, a Wasps' representative was sent to attend the meeting, but owing to a misunderstanding was sent to the wrong venue at the wrong time on the wrong day; another version is that he went to a venue of the same name where, after consuming a number of drinks, he realised his mistake but was too drunk to make his way to the correct venue. Ealing Rugby Club (now Ealing Trailfinders) also received an invitation, but their representative stopped in a public house and also missed the meeting. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Re-excommunication_-_JM_Staniforth.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Re-excommunication_-_JM_Staniforth.png/160px-Re-excommunication_-_JM_Staniforth.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Re-excommunication_-_JM_Staniforth.png/240px-Re-excommunication_-_JM_Staniforth.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Re-excommunication_-_JM_Staniforth.png/320px-Re-excommunication_-_JM_Staniforth.png 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="735" /></a><figcaption><i>Re-excommunication</i>: cartoon by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Morewood_Staniforth" title="Joseph Morewood Staniforth">J. M. Staniforth</a>. The RFU is represented as a religious cabal, expelling <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Gould_(rugby_union)" title="Arthur Gould (rugby union)">Arthur "Monkey" Gould</a> from their "church" over the "Gould Affair". Gould, in his Newport jersey, appears unconcerned</figcaption></figure> <p>As a result of this meeting the Rugby Football Union (RFU) was founded. Algernon Rutter was elected as the first president of the RFU, and Edwin Ash was elected as treasurer. Three lawyers who were <a href="/wiki/Rugby_School" title="Rugby School">Rugby School</a> alumni (Rutter, Holmes and L.J. Maton) drew up the first laws of the game, which were approved in June 1871. </p><p>Although similar unions were organised during the next few years in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, France, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, the RFU was the first and therefore had no need to distinguish itself from others by calling itself the English RFU. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_clubs_secede_–_Rugby_League"><span id="Northern_clubs_secede_.E2.80.93_Rugby_League"></span>Northern clubs secede – Rugby League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Northern clubs secede – Rugby League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Twenty-two rugby clubs from across the north of England met on 29 August 1895 in the <a href="/wiki/George_Hotel,_Huddersfield" title="George Hotel, Huddersfield">George Hotel</a> in Huddersfield, where they voted to secede from the Rugby Football Union. The main reason for the split was the wish of players to be compensated for lost wages when playing Rugby. Many working class players in the North lost wages to play. The R.F.U. opposed players being paid. They set up the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_League" title="Rugby Football League">Northern Rugby Football Union</a> (later renamed the Rugby Football League). The RFU took strong action against the clubs involved in the formation of the NRFU, all of whom were deemed to have forfeited their amateur status and therefore to have left the RFU. A similar interpretation was applied to all players who played either for or against such clubs, whether or not they received any compensation. These players were barred indefinitely from any involvement in organised rugby union. These comprehensive and enduring sanctions, combined with the very localised nature of most rugby competition, meant that most northern clubs had little practical option but to affiliate with the NRFU in the first few years of its existence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_modern_era_(1970_–_present)"><span id="The_modern_era_.281970_.E2.80.93_present.29"></span>The modern era (1970 – present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The modern era (1970 – present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Rugby_Union#Professionalism" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Rugby Union">History of Rugby Union § Professionalism</a></div> <p>The RFU long resisted competitions and leagues fearing that they would encourage foul play and professionalism. The first club competition, then known as the R.F.U. Club Competition, took place in 1972. Following a sponsorship agreement it became known as the John Player Cup in 1976. </p><p>The RFU agreed to the formation of a league pyramid in 1987. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex" title="Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex">Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex</a> served as patron until February 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-final_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-final-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Catherine,_Princess_of_Wales" title="Catherine, Princess of Wales">Catherine, Princess of Wales</a> took over the role as patron in February 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2024, England head coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Borthwick" title="Steve Borthwick">Steve Borthwick</a> announced the RFU would introduce Enhanced Elite Player Squad (EPS) contracts. This would allow national team coaches to have final say on all sports science and medical matters relating to players. Initially, 17 contracts were handed to current England players with <a href="/wiki/Maro_Itoje" title="Maro Itoje">Maro Itoje</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smith_(rugby_union)" title="Marcus Smith (rugby union)">Marcus Smith</a> and England captain <a href="/wiki/Jamie_George" title="Jamie George">Jamie George</a> all being among the recipients.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women">Women</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Women"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005 the RFU began talks about a merger with the governing body for women's rugby union the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_for_Women" title="Rugby Football Union for Women">RFUW</a>. In September 2010 the RFUW was able to nominate a member to the RFU Council to represent women and girls rugby. The RFUW was integrated into the RFU in July 2012. </p><p>In July 2022, a vote of the RFU Council approved by a narrow margin to prohibit <a href="/wiki/Transgender_women" class="mw-redirect" title="Transgender women">transgender women</a> from playing in the female category, and to require a risk assessment for transgender men.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Liverpool Tritons, in coordination with <a href="/wiki/International_Gay_Rugby" title="International Gay Rugby">International Gay Rugby</a>, have condemned the decision and protested at <a href="/wiki/Pride_in_Liverpool" title="Pride in Liverpool">Pride in Liverpool</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2022, transgender player Julie Curtiss began a legal challenge to the ban on transgender women in female rugby by sending the RFU a <a href="/wiki/Civil_Procedure_Rules#Pre-action_Protocols" title="Civil Procedure Rules">pre-action protocol</a> letter.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:England_rugby_shirt_rose_1871.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/England_rugby_shirt_rose_1871.svg/100px-England_rugby_shirt_rose_1871.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/England_rugby_shirt_rose_1871.svg/150px-England_rugby_shirt_rose_1871.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/England_rugby_shirt_rose_1871.svg/200px-England_rugby_shirt_rose_1871.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="79" /></a><figcaption>The red rose emblem has been used by the RFU since 1871</figcaption></figure> <p>In response to the faltering results of the England national team, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Andrew" title="Rob Andrew">Rob Andrew</a> was appointed on 18 August 2006 by the RFU to the post of Director of Elite Rugby, to oversee all aspects of representative rugby in England from the regional academies to the full senior side, including senior team selection powers and the power to hire and fire coaches at all levels of English rugby. Andrew also had the task of building bridges with the premiership clubs and the RFU in terms of players withdrawal from their club duties for international duties. On 6 January 2011 his role of Director of Elite Rugby was scrapped in an overhaul of the organisation's structure. </p><p>Chief executive John Steele opted to create a single rugby department divided into the areas of performance, operations and development with the emphasis on "delivering rugby at all levels", with each area having its own director.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_teams">National teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: National teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's_team"><span id="Men.27s_team"></span>Men's team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Men's team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England national rugby union team</a></div> <p>The England national rugby union team competes in the annual <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a> with <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a>. They have won this championship outright on a total of 28 occasions (with the addition of 10 shared victories), 13 times winning the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)" title="Grand Slam (rugby union)">Grand Slam</a> and 25 times winning the <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(rugby_union)" title="Triple Crown (rugby union)">Triple Crown</a>, making them the most successful team in the tournament's history. England are to date the only team from the northern hemisphere to win the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a>, when they won the tournament back in <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>. They were also runners-up in <a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>. They are currently <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">ranked</a> Fifth in the world by <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> as of 3rd October 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_national_team"><span id="Women.27s_national_team"></span>Women's national team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Women's national team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="England women's national rugby union team">England women's national rugby union team</a></div> <p>The England women's national rugby union team first played in 1982.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> England have taken part in every <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby World Cup">Women's Rugby World Cup</a> competition. They won the competition in 1994 by defeating the United States 38–23 in the final, and again in 2014 by beating Canada 21–9 in the final. They finished as runner-up on four other occasions. Their coach is <a href="/wiki/Simon_Middleton" title="Simon Middleton">Simon Middleton</a> after their coach <a href="/wiki/Gary_Street" title="Gary Street">Gary Street</a>, who had been head coach since 2006, retired in 2015. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's_national_sevens_team"><span id="Men.27s_national_sevens_team"></span>Men's national sevens team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Men's national sevens team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="England national rugby sevens team">England national rugby sevens team</a></div> <p>The England national rugby sevens team competes in the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Sevens Series">World Rugby Sevens Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">Rugby World Cup Sevens</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a>. England's best finish in the Sevens Series is second place, which they have achieved four times, most recently in the 2016-17 season. The England Sevens team has generated several notable sevens players. <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gollings" title="Ben Gollings">Ben Gollings</a> holds the record for points scored on the Sevens Series with 2,652 points. <a href="/wiki/Dan_Norton" title="Dan Norton">Dan Norton</a> holds the record for tries scored on the Sevens Series with 338 tries as of October 2019. England's <a href="/wiki/Simon_Amor" title="Simon Amor">Simon Amor</a> (2004) and <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Phillips_(rugby_union)" title="Ollie Phillips (rugby union)">Ollie Phillips</a> (2009) have each won a <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Sevens_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year">World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year</a> award. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_Championship_winning_teams_(7)"><span id="World_Championship_winning_teams_.287.29"></span>World Championship winning teams (7)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: World Championship winning teams (7)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England men's senior team</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="England women's national rugby union team">England women's senior team</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1994 Women's Rugby World Cup">1994</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2014 Women's Rugby World Cup">2014</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/England_national_under-20_rugby_union_team" title="England national under-20 rugby union team">England men's under-20</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_IRB_Junior_World_Championship" title="2013 IRB Junior World Championship">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_IRB_Junior_World_Championship" title="2014 IRB Junior World Championship">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship" title="2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship">2016</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="England national rugby sevens team">England men's sevens</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993_Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens">1993</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Domestic_high-level_competitions">Domestic high-level competitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Domestic high-level competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Premiership">Premiership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Premiership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a> is an English professional <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> competition. The Premiership consists of ten clubs, and is the top division of the <a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union system</a>. Premiership clubs qualify for Europe's two main club competitions, the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Rugby Challenge Cup">European Rugby Challenge Cup</a>. The team finishing at the bottom of the Premiership each season was relegated to the second-division <a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">RFU Championship</a> until 2020, and the winner of the Championship is promoted to the Premiership until 2022. The competition has been played since 1987, and has evolved into the current Premiership system. The current champions are <a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a>. The most recently promoted side are Saracens. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Championship">Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The RFU Championship is the second tier of the <a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union league system</a> and was founded in September 1987. The league was previously known as National Division One and in 2009 changed from a league consisting of <a href="/wiki/Semi-professional" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-professional">semi-professional</a> clubs to one that was fully <a href="/wiki/Professional" title="Professional">professional</a>. However since 2020 several clubs have since returned to a semi-professional model. The current champions are <a href="/wiki/Jersey_Reds" title="Jersey Reds">Jersey Reds</a> after beating <a href="/wiki/Ealing_Trailfinders_Rugby_Club" title="Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club">Ealing Trailfinders</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Premier_15s">Premier 15s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Premier 15s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Premier_15s" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier 15s">Premier 15s</a> is the top tier of the women's English rugby union domestic league system run by the Rugby Football Union. The league was created mainly from teams in the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premiership" title="Women's Premiership">Women's Premiership</a>. Its first season began on 16 September 2017. The current champions are <a href="/wiki/Gloucester-Hartpury_Women" title="Gloucester-Hartpury Women">Gloucester-Hartpury</a>, with the runners up being <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs_Women" title="Exeter Chiefs Women">Exeter Chiefs</a>. Many of the teams have connections with premiership clubs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Royal_Patrons">Royal Patrons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Royal Patrons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Royal Patrons of the Rugby Football Union: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> <b>1952 – December 2016</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex" title="Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex">Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex</a> <b>December 2016 – February 2021</b><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine,_Princess_of_Wales" title="Catherine, Princess of Wales">Catherine, Princess of Wales</a> <b> February 2022 – Present</b></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arms">Arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="max-width: 100%"> <caption class="nowrap">Coat of arms of The Rugby Football Union </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 150;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rugby_Football_Union_Coat_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Rugby_Football_Union_Coat_of_Arms.svg/150px-Rugby_Football_Union_Coat_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Rugby_Football_Union_Coat_of_Arms.svg/225px-Rugby_Football_Union_Coat_of_Arms.svg.png 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also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Rugby_Union" title="Army Rugby Union">Army Rugby Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">County Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_England" title="Rugby union in England">Rugby union in England</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Governing body</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rugby Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_for_Women" title="Rugby Football Union for Women">Rugby Football Union for Women</a> (<i>merged into the RFU</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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Counties XV">England Counties XV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="England women's national rugby union team">Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="England women's national rugby sevens team">7's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">International competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="England at the Rugby World Cup">World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">Rugby World Cup Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Sevens Series">Sevens World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevens_Grand_Prix_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sevens Grand Prix Series">Sevens Grand Prix Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_Commonwealth_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_(women%27s)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby World Cup (women's)">World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Six_Nations_Championship" title="Women's Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Women%27s_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Women's Sevens Series">World Series Sevens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Competition divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system#Levels_3-5:_National_Leagues" title="English rugby union system">National Leagues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_and_South_East_Division_Rugby_Football_Union" title="London and South East Division Rugby Football Union">London and SE Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_Northern_Division" title="Rugby Football Union Northern Division">Northern Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_Midland_Division" title="Rugby Football Union Midland Division">Midland Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_South_West_Division" title="Rugby Football Union South West Division">South West Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Hospitals_Cup" title="United Hospitals Cup">United Hospitals Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Women%27s_Rugby" title="Premiership Women's Rugby">Premiership Women's Rugby</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">European competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Rugby Challenge Cup">European Rugby Challenge Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">National competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby_Cup" title="Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">RFU Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship_Cup" title="RFU Championship Cup">Championship Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_1" title="National League 1">National League 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_East" title="National League 2 East">National League 2 East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_West" title="National League 2 West">National League 2 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Intermediate_Cup" title="RFU Intermediate Cup">RFU Intermediate Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Senior_Vase" title="RFU Senior Vase">RFU Senior Vase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Junior_Vase" title="RFU Junior Vase">RFU Junior Vase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby_Sevens_Series" title="Premiership Rugby Sevens Series">Premiership Rugby Sevens Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premiership" title="Women's Premiership">Women's Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_15s" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier 15s">Premier 15s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">London and South East <br /> competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_East" title="Regional 1 South East">Regional 1 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_Central" title="Regional 1 South Central">Regional 1 South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Anglia" title="Regional 2 Anglia">Regional 2 Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_Central" title="Regional 2 South Central">Regional 2 South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_East" title="Regional 2 South East">Regional 2 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Thames" title="Regional 2 Thames">Regional 2 Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_1_North" title="London 1 North">London 1 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_North_East" title="London 2 North East">London 2 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_North_West" title="London 2 North West">London 2 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_South_East" title="London 2 South East">London 2 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_South_West" title="London 2 South West">London 2 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_North_West" title="London 3 North West">London 3 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_South_East" title="London 3 South East">London 3 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_South_West" title="London 3 South West">London 3 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Eastern_Counties" title="Counties 2 Eastern Counties">Counties 2 Eastern Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_Essex" title="London 3 Essex">London 3 Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_1" title="Eastern Counties 1">Eastern Counties 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_2" title="Eastern Counties 2">Eastern Counties 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_3" title="Eastern Counties 3">Eastern Counties 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Essex" title="Counties 2 Essex">Counties 2 Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Hampshire" title="Counties 2 Hampshire">Counties 2 Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_1" title="Hampshire 1">Hampshire 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Hampshire Rugby Football Union">Hampshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Herts/Middlesex" title="Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex">Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herts/Middlesex_2" title="Herts/Middlesex 2">Herts/Middlesex 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union">Hertfordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Middlesex Rugby Football Union">Middlesex Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Kent" title="Counties 3 Kent">Counties 3 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Kent" title="Counties 4 Kent">Counties 4 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_5_Kent" title="Counties 5 Kent">Counties 5 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Kent Rugby Football Union">Kent Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Surrey/Sussex" title="Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex">Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Surrey" title="Counties 2 Surrey">Counties 2 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Surrey" title="Counties 3 Surrey">Counties 3 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Surrey" title="Counties 4 Surrey">Counties 4 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_5_Surrey" title="Counties 5 Surrey">Counties 5 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surrey_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Surrey Rugby Football Union">Surrey Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Sussex" title="Counties 2 Sussex">Counties 2 Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_1" title="Sussex 1">Sussex 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Sussex Rugby Football Union">Sussex Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Midland competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_Midlands" title="Regional 1 Midlands">Regional 1 Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_Midlands" title="Regional 2 North Midlands">Regional 2 North Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_West_Midlands" title="Regional 2 West Midlands">Regional 2 West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_East_Midlands" title="Regional 2 East Midlands">Regional 2 East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_West_(North)" title="Midlands 2 West (North)">Midlands 2 West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_West_(South)" title="Midlands 2 West (South)">Midlands 2 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_East_(North)" title="Midlands 2 East (North)">Midlands 2 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_East_(South)" title="Midlands 2 East (South)">Midlands 2 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_West_(North)" title="Midlands 3 West (North)">Midlands 3 West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_West_(South)" title="Midlands 3 West (South)">Midlands 3 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_East_(North)" title="Midlands 3 East (North)">Midlands 3 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_East_(South)" title="Midlands 3 East (South)">Midlands 3 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_West_(North)" title="Midlands 4 West (North)">Midlands 4 West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_West_(South)" title="Midlands 4 West (South)">Midlands 4 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_East_(North)" title="Midlands 4 East (North)">Midlands 4 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_East_(South)" title="Midlands 4 East (South)">Midlands 4 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_5_West_(South)" title="Midlands 5 West (South)">Midlands 5 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Leicestershire Rugby Union">Leicestershire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Staffordshire Rugby Union">Staffordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Northern competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_East" title="Regional 1 North East">Regional 1 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_West" title="Regional 1 North West">Regional 1 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North" title="Regional 2 North">Regional 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_East" title="Regional 2 North East">Regional 2 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_West" title="Regional 2 North West">Regional 2 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_East" title="North 1 East">North 1 East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_West" title="North 1 West">North 1 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_2_West" title="North 2 West">North 2 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_ADM_Lancashire_%26_Cheshire" title="Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire">Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_One" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division One">Lancs/Cheshire 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_Two" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division Two">Lancs/Cheshire 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cheshire Rugby Football Union">Cheshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Lancashire County Rugby Football Union">Lancashire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Cumbria" title="Counties 1 Cumbria">Counties 1 Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbria_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cumbria Rugby Union">Cumbria Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Durham County Rugby Football Union">Durham Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Northumberland Rugby Football Union">Northumberland Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Yorkshire" title="Counties 1 Yorkshire">Counties 1 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Yorkshire" title="Counties 2 Yorkshire">Counties 2 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Yorkshire" title="Counties 3 Yorkshire">Counties 3 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Yorkshire" title="Counties 4 Yorkshire">Counties 4 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Yorkshire Rugby Football Union">Yorkshire Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">South West competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_West" title="Regional 1 South West">Regional 1 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Severn" title="Regional 2 Severn">Regional 2 Severn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_West" title="Regional 2 South West">Regional 2 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_North" title="Counties 1 Southern North">Counties 1 Southern North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_South" title="Counties 1 Southern South">Counties 1 Southern South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_North" title="Counties 1 Western North">Counties 1 Western North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_West" title="Counties 1 Western West">Counties 1 Western West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Cornwall" title="Counties 2 Cornwall">Counties 2 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Cornwall" title="Counties 3 Cornwall">Counties 3 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Cornwall#County_club_competitions" title="Rugby union in Cornwall">Cornwall Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Devon" class="mw-redirect" title="Counties 2 Devon">Counties 2 Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_East&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon East (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon East</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_West&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon West (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Devon Rugby Football Union">Devon Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Premier" title="Gloucester Premier">Gloucester Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_1" title="Gloucester 1">Gloucester 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union">Gloucestershire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Premier" title="Somerset Premier">Somerset Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_1" title="Somerset 1">Somerset 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_2_North" title="Somerset 2 North">Somerset 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_2_South" title="Somerset 2 South">Somerset 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_North" title="Somerset 3 North">Somerset 3 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_South" title="Somerset 3 South">Somerset 3 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Somerset Rugby Football Union">Somerset Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berks/Bucks_%26_Oxon_Premier" title="Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier">Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union">Oxfordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 North">Dorset & Wilts 1 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 South">Dorset & Wilts 1 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 North">Dorset & Wilts 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 South">Dorset & Wilts 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_3_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 3 North">Dorset & Wilts 3 North</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">County competitions</th><td 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League">Cornwall/Devon League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divisional_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="Divisional Championship (rugby union)">Divisional Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Knockout_Cup" title="RFU Knockout Cup">RFU Knockout Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_1_East" title="South West 1 East">South West 1 East</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_players" title="List of England national rugby union players">International players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_English_rugby_union_teams" title="List of English rugby union teams">Clubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churchill_Cup" title="Churchill Cup">Churchill Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Cup" title="Calcutta Cup">Calcutta Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Trophy" title="Millennium Trophy">Millennium Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ella-Mobbs_Trophy" title="Ella-Mobbs Trophy">Ella-Mobbs Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Shield" title="Hillary Shield">Hillary Shield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union system</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="England at the Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(rugby_union)" title="Triple Crown (rugby union)">Triple Crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)" title="Grand Slam (rugby union)">Grand Slam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Cup" title="Calcutta Cup">Calcutta Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ella-Mobbs_Trophy" title="Ella-Mobbs Trophy">Ella-Mobbs Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Shield" title="Hillary Shield">Hillary Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Trophy" title="Millennium Trophy">Millennium Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quilter_Cup" title="Quilter Cup">Quilter Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;;width:1%">Related teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="England national rugby sevens team">Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_A_national_rugby_union_team" title="England A national rugby union team">England A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship_XV" title="RFU Championship XV">RFU Championship XV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Counties_XV" title="England Counties XV">England Counties XV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_national_under-20_rugby_union_team" title="England national under-20 rugby union team">U20s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_national_under-18_rugby_union_team" title="England national under-18 rugby union team">U18s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;;width:1%">Matches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals" title="List of Rugby World Cup finals"><span style="color:navy">World Cup finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Rugby World Cup Final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Rugby World Cup Final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Rugby World Cup Final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Rugby World Cup Final">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">By opponent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Argentina_and_England" title="History of rugby union matches between Argentina and England">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Australia_and_England" title="History of rugby union matches between Australia and England">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_the_Barbarians" title="History of rugby union matches between England and the Barbarians">Barbarians</a></li> <li>Fiji</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_France" title="History of rugby union matches between England and France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_Ireland" title="History of rugby union matches between England and Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_Italy" title="History of rugby union matches between England and Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_New_Zealand" title="History of rugby union matches between England and New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_Scotland" title="History of rugby union matches between England and Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_South_Africa" title="History of rugby union matches between England and South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_England_and_Wales" title="History of rugby union matches between England and Wales">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">Results</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1871%E2%80%931879" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1871–1879">1871–1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1880%E2%80%931889" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1880–1889">1880–1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1890%E2%80%931899" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1890–1899">1890–1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1900%E2%80%931909" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1900–1909">1900–1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1910%E2%80%931914" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1910–1914">1910–1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1920%E2%80%931929" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1920–1929">1920–1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1930%E2%80%931939" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1930–1939">1930–1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1947%E2%80%931949" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1947–1949">1947–1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1950%E2%80%931959" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1950–1959">1950–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1960%E2%80%931969" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1960–1969">1960–1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1970%E2%80%931979" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1970–1979">1970–1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1980%E2%80%931989" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1980–1989">1980–1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_1990%E2%80%931999" title="List of England national rugby union team results 1990–1999">1990–1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_2000%E2%80%932009" title="List of England national rugby union team results 2000–2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_2010%E2%80%932019" title="List of England national rugby union team results 2010–2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_results_2020%E2%80%932029" title="List of England national rugby union team results 2020–2029">2020–2029</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_matches" title="List of England national rugby union team matches">All Matches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_Test_Series" title="List of England national rugby union team Test Series">Test Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Scotland_versus_England_rugby_union_match" title="1871 Scotland versus England rugby union match">Scotland (1871)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Scotland_versus_England_rugby_union_match" title="1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match">Scotland (Centenary)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_v_President%27s_Overseas_XV" title="England v President's Overseas XV">England v President's Overseas XV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_England_national_rugby_union_team_tours_and_series" title="List of England national rugby union team tours and series"><span style="color:navy">Tours</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">Australia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1963_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" title="1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1975 England rugby union tour of Australia">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_Fiji" title="1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_Fiji" title="1991 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Australia" title="1997 England rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia_and_South_Africa" title="1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="1999 England rugby union tour of Australia">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_England_rugby_union_tour_of_the_Southern_Hemisphere" title="2003 England rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" title="2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="2006 England rugby union tour of Australia">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" title="2010 England rugby union tour of Australasia">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="2016 England rugby union tour of Australia">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia" title="2022 England rugby union tour of Australia">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">New Zealand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1963_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" title="1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Fiji_and_New_Zealand" title="1973 England rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_England_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia_and_South_Africa" title="1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_England_rugby_union_tour_of_the_Southern_Hemisphere" title="2003 England rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" title="2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_England_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2008 England rugby union tour of New Zealand">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia" title="2010 England rugby union tour of Australasia">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_England_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2014 England rugby union tour of New Zealand">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_England_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand" title="2024 England rugby union tour of New Zealand">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">South Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1972 England rugby union tour of South Africa">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="1994 England rugby union tour of South Africa">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australasia_and_South_Africa" title="1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_England_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa" title="2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa">2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">Argentina</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="1981 England rugby union tour of Argentina">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina_and_Australia" title="1997 England rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="2002 England rugby union tour of Argentina">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="2013 England rugby union tour of Argentina">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Argentina" title="2017 England rugby union tour of Argentina">2017</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">Romania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Romania" title="1989 England rugby union tour of Romania">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">South Pacific</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Fiji_and_New_Zealand" title="1973 England rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan,_Fiji_and_Tonga" title="1979 England rugby union tour of Japan, Fiji and Tonga">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_Fiji" title="1988 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Australia_and_Fiji" title="1991 England rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji">1991</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Canada_and_the_United_States" title="1982 England rugby union tour of Canada and the United States">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Canada" title="1993 England rugby union tour of Canada">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_England_rugby_union_tour_of_North_America" title="2001 England rugby union tour of North America">2001</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971_England_rugby_union_tour_of_the_Far_East" title="1971 England rugby union tour of the Far East">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_England_rugby_union_tour_of_Japan,_Fiji_and_Tonga" title="1979 England rugby union tour of Japan, Fiji and Tonga">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:navy; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Swing_Low,_Sweet_Chariot#Use_in_rugby_union" title="Swing Low, Sweet Chariot">Swing Low, Sweet Chariot</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Cross_(rugby_union)" title="Peter Cross (rugby union)">Mr. England</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="World_Rugby_members" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible 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Rugby Football Union (page does not exist)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Jamaica Rugby Football Union">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Rugby_Federation" title="Mexican Rugby Federation">Mexico</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/St._Lucia_Rugby_Football_Union" title="St. Lucia Rugby Football Union">St. Lucia</a></i></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St._Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_Rugby_Union" title="St. Vincent and the Grenadines Rugby Union">St. Vincent & the Grenadines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union">Trinidad and Tobago</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Rugby" title="USA Rugby">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sudam%C3%A9rica_Rugby" title="Sudamérica Rugby">South America</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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Union (page does not exist)">Panama</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguayan_Rugby_Union" title="Paraguayan Rugby Union">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvian_Rugby_Federation" title="Peruvian Rugby Federation">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_Rugby_Union" title="Uruguayan Rugby Union">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Rugby_Federation" title="Venezuelan Rugby Federation">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby" title="Asia Rugby">Asia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan_Rugby_Federation" title="Azerbaijan Rugby Federation">Azerbaijan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brunei_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Brunei Rugby Football Union">Brunei</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Rugby_Football_Association" title="Chinese Rugby Football Association">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Chinese Taipei Rugby Football Union">Chinese Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guam_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Guam Rugby Football Union">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Rugby_Football_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Rugby Football Union">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rugby_Football_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Rugby Football Union">India</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indonesian_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indonesian Rugby Football Union (page does not exist)">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Rugby_Association" title="Iran Rugby Association">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Japan Rugby Football Union">Japan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Rugby" title="Jordan Rugby">Jordan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_Rugby_Union" title="Kazakhstan Rugby Union">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korea_Rugby_Union" title="Korea Rugby Union">Korea</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyrgyzstan_Rugby_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyrgyzstan Rugby Union (page does not exist)">Kyrgyzstan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lao_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Lao Rugby Union">Lao</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_Rugby_Union_Federation" title="Lebanese Rugby Union Federation">Lebanon</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaysian Rugby Union">Malaysia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mongolia_Rugby_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mongolia Rugby Union (page does not exist)">Mongolia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Rugby_Association" title="Nepal Rugby Association">Nepal</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Rugby_Union" title="Pakistan Rugby Union">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Philippine Rugby Football Union">Philippines</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Rugby_Federation" title="Qatar Rugby Federation">Qatar</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Rugby_Union" title="Singapore Rugby Union">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Rugby" title="Sri Lanka Rugby">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_Rugby_Union" title="Thai Rugby Union">Thailand</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_Rugby_Federation" title="United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation">United Arab Emirates</a></span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uzbekistan_Rugby_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uzbekistan Rugby Union (page does not exist)">Uzbekistan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe" title="Rugby Europe">Europe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andorran_Rugby_Federation" title="Andorran Rugby Federation">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Rugby_Federation" title="Austrian Rugby Federation">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Rugby_Federation" title="Belgian Rugby Federation">Belgium</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Federation_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia & Herzegovina</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Rugby_Federation" title="Bulgarian Rugby Federation">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Croatian Rugby Union">Croatia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_Rugby_Federation" title="Cyprus Rugby Federation">Cyprus</a></i></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Czech_Rugby_Union" title="Czech Rugby Union">Czech Republic</a></span></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Rugby_Federation" title="Lithuanian Rugby Federation">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Rugby_Federation" title="Luxembourg Rugby Federation">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Malta Rugby Football Union">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldovan_Rugby_Federation" title="Moldovan Rugby Federation">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monegasque_Rugby_Federation" title="Monegasque Rugby Federation">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Rugby_Union" title="Dutch Rugby Union">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Rugby_Union" title="Norwegian Rugby Union">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Rugby_Union" title="Polish Rugby Union">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Rugby_Federation" title="Portuguese Rugby Federation">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Rugby_Federation" title="Romanian Rugby Federation">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Union_of_Russia" title="Rugby Union of Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Union_of_Serbia" title="Rugby Union of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Rugby_Union" title="Slovak Rugby Union">Slovakia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovenian Rugby Union">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Rugby_Federation" title="Spanish Rugby Federation">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Rugby_Union" title="Swedish Rugby Union">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Rugby Union">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_Federation_of_Ukraine" title="National Rugby Federation of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Rugby_Federation" title="Turkish Rugby Federation">Turkey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby" title="Oceania Rugby">Oceania</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Rugby_Union" title="American Samoa Rugby Union">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Australia" title="Rugby Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Rugby_Union" title="Cook Islands Rugby Union">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_Rugby_Union" title="Fiji Rugby Union">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Niue Rugby Football Union">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Samoa" title="Rugby Samoa">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_Rugby_Union_Federation" title="Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_Rugby_Union" title="Tonga Rugby Union">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Vanuatu Rugby Football Union">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Associate unions are in <i>italics</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sports_governing_bodies_in_the_United_Kingdom" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Sport in the United Kingdom">Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Summer Olympic sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aquatics_GB" title="Aquatics GB">Aquatics</a> <ul><li>Diving</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Swimming" class="mw-redirect" title="British Swimming">Swimming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Swimming" class="mw-redirect" title="British Swimming">Synchronized swimming</a></li> <li>Water polo</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archery_GB" title="Archery GB">Archery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Athletics" title="UK Athletics">Athletics</a></li> <li>Badminton <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Badminton_England" title="Badminton England">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badminton_Wales" title="Badminton Wales">WAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BadmintonScotland" title="BadmintonScotland">SCO</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Baseball_Federation" title="British Baseball Federation">Baseball</a></li> <li>Basketball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Basketball" title="British Basketball">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketball_England" title="Basketball England">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketballscotland" title="Basketballscotland">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketball_Wales" title="Basketball Wales">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Boxing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Boxing_Board_of_Control" title="British Boxing Board of Control">Professional</a></li> <li>Amateur <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GB_Boxing" title="GB Boxing">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Boxing" title="England Boxing">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amateur_Boxing_Scotland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amateur Boxing Scotland (page does not exist)">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Welsh_Amateur_Boxing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welsh Amateur Boxing Federation (page does not exist)">WAL</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddle_UK" title="Paddle UK">Canoeing</a></li> <li>Cycling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Cycling" title="British Cycling">BC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycling_Time_Trials" title="Cycling Time Trials">CTT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Dance sport</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Equestrian" title="British Equestrian">Equestrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Fencing" title="British Fencing">Fencing</a></li> <li>Football <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Olympic_Association" title="British Olympic Association">GBR</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_men%27s_Olympic_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Britain men's Olympic football team">M</a></sup><sup><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_Olympic_football_team" title="Great Britain women's Olympic football team">W</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Football_Association" title="The Football Association">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">NI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Association" title="Scottish Football Association">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Wales" title="Football Association of Wales">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Golf <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_R%26A" title="The R&A">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Golf" title="England Golf">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_Golf" title="Wales Golf">WAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Golf" title="Scottish Golf">SCO</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Gymnastics" title="British Gymnastics">Gymnastics</a></li> <li>Handball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Handball" title="British Handball">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Handball_Association" title="England Handball Association">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Handball_Association" title="Scottish Handball Association">SCO</a></li> <li>WAL</li> <li>NI</li></ul></li> <li>Hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_Hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Britain Hockey">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Hockey" title="England Hockey">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Hockey_Union" title="Scottish Hockey Union">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Wales" title="Hockey Wales">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Judo_Association" title="British Judo Association">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_Pentathlon_Association_Great_Britain" title="Modern Pentathlon Association Great Britain">Modern Pentathlon</a></li> <li>Rugby 7's <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">NI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Rowing" title="British Rowing">Rowing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Yachting_Association" title="Royal Yachting Association">Sailing</a></li> <li>Shooting <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Shooting" title="British Shooting">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Target_Shooting_Federation" title="English Target Shooting Federation">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Target_Shooting" title="Scottish Target Shooting">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Target_Shooting_Federation" title="Welsh Target Shooting Federation">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Softball_Federation" title="British Softball Federation">Softball</a></li> <li>Surfing <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Surfing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="British Surfing (page does not exist)">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfing_England&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Surfing England (page does not exist)">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Surfing_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scottish Surfing Federation (page does not exist)">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Surfing_Federation" title="Welsh Surfing Federation">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Table Tennis <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Table_Tennis_England" title="Table Tennis England">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Table_Tennis_Scotland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Table Tennis Scotland (page does not exist)">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Table_Tennis_Association_of_Wales" title="Table Tennis Association of Wales">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Taekwondo" title="British Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawn_Tennis_Association" title="Lawn Tennis Association">Tennis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_Scotland" title="Tennis Scotland">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_Wales" title="Tennis Wales">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Triathlon_Federation" title="British Triathlon Federation">Triathlon</a></li> <li>Volleyball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Volleyball_Federation" title="British Volleyball Federation">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_England" title="Volleyball England">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Volleyball" title="Scottish Volleyball">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Welsh_Volleyball_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welsh Volleyball Association (page does not exist)">WAL</a></li> <li>NI</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Volleyball_Federation" title="British Volleyball Federation">Beach Volleyball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Weight_Lifting" title="British Weight Lifting">Weightlifting</a></li> <li>Wrestling</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Winter Olympic sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biathlon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Association" title="British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association">Bobsleigh</a></li> <li>Curling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_Curling_Association" title="English Curling Association">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Caledonian_Curling_Club" title="Royal Caledonian Curling Club">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Welsh_Curling_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welsh Curling Association (page does not exist)">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Ice_Skating" title="British Ice Skating">Ice skating</a></li> <li>Ice Hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_UK" title="Ice Hockey UK">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Ice_Hockey_Association" title="English Ice Hockey Association">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Ice_Hockey_Association" title="Northern Ireland Ice Hockey Association">NI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Ice_Hockey" title="Scottish Ice Hockey">SCO</a></li></ul></li> <li>Luge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Association" title="British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association">Skeleton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Ski_and_Snowboard_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="British Ski and Snowboard Federation (page does not exist)">Skiing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Ski_and_Snowboard_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="British Ski and Snowboard Federation (page does not exist)">Snowboarding</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other IOC recognised sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Aero_Club" title="Royal Aero Club">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_Bandy_Association" title="Great Britain Bandy Association">Bandy</a></li> <li>Billiard sports <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_Association_of_Snooker_and_Billiards" title="English Association of Snooker and Billiards">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Billiards_and_Snooker_Association" title="Northern Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association">NI</a></li> <li>SCO</li> <li>WAL</li></ul></li> <li>Boules</li> <li>Bowling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridge_Great_Britain" title="Bridge Great Britain">Bridge</a></li> <li>Chess <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_Chess_Federation" title="English Chess Federation">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chess_Scotland" title="Chess Scotland">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Chess_Union" title="Welsh Chess Union">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_and_Wales_Cricket_Board" title="England and Wales Cricket Board">ENG & WAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_Scotland" title="Cricket Scotland">SCO</a></li></ul></li> <li>Floorball</li> <li>Karate</li> <li>Korfball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_Korfball_Association" title="English Korfball Association">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Korfball_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scottish Korfball Association (page does not exist)">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Welsh_Korfball_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welsh Korfball Association (page does not exist)">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Lacrosse <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_Lacrosse" title="England Lacrosse">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacrosse_Scotland" title="Lacrosse Scotland">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Lacrosse_Association" title="Welsh Lacrosse Association">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Life_Saving_Society_UK" title="Royal Life Saving Society UK">Lifesaving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auto-Cycle_Union" title="Auto-Cycle Union">Motorcycle racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motorsport_UK" title="Motorsport UK">Motorsport</a></li> <li>Mountaineering and climbing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Mountaineering_Council" title="British Mountaineering Council">ENG & WAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountaineering_Scotland" title="Mountaineering Scotland">SCO</a></li></ul></li> <li>Netball <ul><li>GBR</li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Netball" title="England Netball">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Netball_Scotland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Netball Scotland (page does not exist)">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_Netball" title="Wales Netball">WAL</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Netball_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Netball Northern Ireland (page does not exist)">NI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Orienteering_Federation" title="British Orienteering Federation">Orienteering</a></li> <li>Pelota vasca</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurlingham_Polo_Association" title="Hurlingham Polo Association">Polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Yachting_Association" title="Royal Yachting Association">Powerboating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Squash" title="England Squash">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Roller_Sports_Federation" title="British Roller Sports Federation">Roller Sports</a></li> <li>Rugby Union <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">WAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">SCO</a></li></ul></li> <li>Squash <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_Squash" title="England Squash">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Squash_and_Racketball" title="Scottish Squash and Racketball">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squash_Wales" title="Squash Wales">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Sumo</li> <li>Tug-of-war</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Sub-Aqua_Club" title="British Sub-Aqua Club">Underwater sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Sub-Aqua_Club" title="British Sub-Aqua Club">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Federation_of_Sub-Aqua_Clubs" title="Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs">NI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Sub_Aqua_Club" title="Scottish Sub Aqua Club">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Sub-Aqua_Club" title="British Sub-Aqua Club">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Water ski</li> <li>Wushu</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Disability and Paralympic sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_Wheelchair_Rugby" title="Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby">Wheelchair rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Wheelchair_Basketball" title="British Wheelchair Basketball">Wheelchair basketball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_American_Football_Association" title="British American Football Association">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL_England" title="AFL England">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Backgammon_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Backgammon Federation">Backgammon</a></li> <li>British baseball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_Baseball_Association" title="English Baseball Association">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Baseball_Union" title="Welsh Baseball Union">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bog snorkelling</li> <li>Bowls <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bowls_England" title="Bowls England">ENG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowls_Scotland" title="Bowls Scotland">SCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Bowling_Association" title="Welsh Bowling Association">WAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Caving_Association" title="British Caving Association">Caving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croquet_Association" title="Croquet Association">Croquet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Darts_Organisation" title="British Darts Organisation">Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Rifle_Association_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)">Fullbore Target Rifle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Horseracing_Authority" title="British Horseracing Authority">Horse racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kho_Kho_Federation_of_England" title="Kho Kho Federation of England">Kho-kho</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=British_Kitesurfing_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="British Kitesurfing Association (page does not exist)">Kiteboarding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QuadballUK" title="QuadballUK">Quadball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Radio_Car_Association" title="British Radio Car Association">Radio-controlled racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_School_Sailing_Association" title="National School Sailing Association">Sailing in schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_and_Rackets_Association" title="Tennis and Rackets Association">Real Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_League" title="Rugby Football League">Rugby league</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Small-bore_Rifle_Association" title="National Small-bore Rifle Association">Smallbore Target Rifle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Olympic_Association" title="British Olympic Association">British Olympic Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Paralympic_Association" title="British Paralympic Association">British Paralympic Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_GB" title="Team GB">Team GB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Department for 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