ONE OF THE BEST

Rugby is a widely popular game in England as well as almost all parts of the world. The national team for england rugby represents its country for all tournaments held under rugby union.

They participate in the famous tournaments held for the game like the annual national championships, rugby world cup and many more! They are the proud winners of the Six National Championships for a record breaking 26 times.

They are winners of Grand slam for 12 times and hence they are ranked as the 4th team in the world rankings by the IRB. In the world cup also, the england rugby team has shown remarkable performances. They had won the tournament in 2003 and were runners up in both 2007 as well as 1991.

If one tries to explore the history of the team, he needs to date back to 1871 when the team played the first test match officially but lost to Scotland at a marginal rate. Since then there were no looking backs. They have always given remarkable performances on the field beating their opponents.

England has always dominated the Six nations tournaments. They were one of the first team who were participating in the inaugural world cup matches of rugby in 1987. The england rugby team went to the final in 1991, but did not manage to win against the Australians. Similar story got repeated in the 2007 world cup but this time they lost to South Africa.

The jersey of the England team is very interesting. It is white in color with a rose on the chest. It looks very different on the field especially for men. The administrator of the team in the Rugby Football Union and they still manage to be one of the best teams in the world when it comes to rugby.