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6 unusual facts about England national rugby union team


Bryan Organ

One of his most recent and popular paintings was of Martin Johnson the England rugby manager and 2003 Rugby World Cup winning captain.

George Hamilton D'Oyly Lyon

Admiral Sir George Hamilton D'Oyly Lyon, KCB (3 October 1883 – 19 August 1947) was a distinguished Royal Navy officer as well as an English sportsman who played first-class cricket and represented the England national rugby union team.

Hayden Triggs

He scored a try against the Barbarians, and started in the squad's historic victories over Ireland and England.

Quddus Fielea

It was expected that they could have a similar result with England, but they lost 20-36, still performing strongly.

Scrumpy Jack

The brand was also publicised by Symonds official sponsorship of the England national rugby union team in the mid-1990s, the English cricket team, and the Cricket World Cup in 1999.

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, of Beauclerc

They had a large family, including John Scott, the eldest son who became the second Baronet of Beauclerc on the death of his father and Mason and William Martin Scott, England international rugby union players.


Anthony Floch

He was called up to the French squad by Marc Lievremont for the 2008 Six Nations Championship, where he won his first cap off the bench against England in a defeat at the Stade de France.

Ben Skirving

Skirving though was to travel to South Africa to take the place of the injured Peter Buxton in the full England squad for their two test series against the Springboks.

Bryce Robins

In 2003 he also made the New Zealand Maori team to play Tonga, England and Canada, scoring a try in his sole start playing at second five-eighth in their win against the Canadian All Stars.

Charles Sherrard

He made his international debut on 27 March 1871 at Edinburgh in the Scotland and England match.

David H. Cooke

David made his international debut on 17 January 1981 at Cardiff Arms Park in the Wales vs England 5 Nations match.

David played his final match for England on 8 June 1985 at Athletic Park, Wellington in the New Zealand vs England 2nd Test on that tour.

Des Fitzgerald

He played for the Ireland team from 1984 to 1992, winning 34 caps, after making his debut in February 1984 against England in a 12-9 defeat at Twickenham.

Dickie Lloyd

He made his debut for the Ireland rugby union team in 1910, while still a student, playing against England and Scotland in the Five Nations.

Eric Tindill

He was selected for that tour, and played in New Zealand's first loss to a club side against Swansea, 3–11, but scored two drop goals against London Counties on 26 December 1935, and was selected to play one Test against England at Twickenham on on 4 January 1936.

Eric Whiteley

Whiteley made his international debut on 21 March 1931 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs England match.

He played his final match for England on 6 April 1931 at Colombes in the France vs England match.

Jamie Noon

Full international recognition came in the summer of 2001 when he started three Tests for England on their North American tour – two against Canada and one versus the United States, with the Goole-born player scoring his first Test try in the second of the two clashes against the Canadians.

John Eric Greenwood

He played his final match for England on 20 March 1920 at Twickenham in the England vs Scotland match.

John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence

Their second son, Henry Arnold, was a noted rugby player and captained England in two matches, including the first ever international against Ireland.

Kendrick Stark

He played his final match for England on 17 March 1928 at Twickenham in the England vs Scotland match.

Maurice McCanlis

He was capped twice for the England national rugby union team in the 1931 Five Nations Championship, appearing in their games against Ireland and Wales.

Nic Mayhew

As his father was born in England, Nic is qualified to play for both England and New Zealand.

Peter Preece

He played his final match for England on 17 January 1976 at Twickenham in the England vs Wales match.

Phil Davies

His career is also memorable for his involvement in the so called "Battle of Cardiff" in 1987, an extremely violent clash between Wales and England that saw Davies wind up on the wrong end of lock Wade Dooley's fist.

RG Heidelberg

The former England international Phil Christophers who made his debuet in 2002 started his rugby career with RG Heidelberg, being the son of a German mother and English father.

Roy Prosser

Prosser played 25 Test matches: seven against South Africa, six against New Zealand, five against France, three against Ireland and one each against England, Scotland, Wales and Fiji.

Simon Picone

He came off the bench in Italy's 23–19 defeat to England in Rome to run in a try after charging down debutant England fly-half Danny Cipriani's kick.

Testimonial match

Another high-profile charitable testimonial was that of England rugby player Martin Johnson, held at Twickenham on 4 June 2005.

Tim Rodber

He made his debut for England in the 25-7 victory over Scotland in the 1992 Five Nations Championship.

Valentin Popîrlan

He played four Tests at the World Cup, three as a substitute against Scotland, Argentina and Georgia and one in number four lock position against England.

W. P. C. Davies

William Philip ("Phil") Cathcart Davies (born 6 August 1928), played rugby union at centre for Evesham RUFC, Cheltenham RUFC, Cambridge University, Harlequins, England and the British Lions (South Africa 1955).


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