*****THE OFFICIAL ENGLISH RUGBY THREAD*****

HEAD COACH: EDDIE JONES
ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/FORWARDS COACH: STEVE BORTHWICK 
ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/DEFENCE COACH: JOHN MITCHELL
ATTACK COACH: SCOTT WISEMANTEL
ENGLISH EPS SQUAD DEPTH:Forwards:Loosehead Prop:1.
Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 27 Years Old, 46 Caps)


2.
3.
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 23 Years Old, 5 Caps)
4.
Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs, 24 Years Old, 2 Caps)
5.
Beno Obano (Bath Rugby, 23 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Tighthead Prop:1.
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 30 Years Old, 79 Caps)


2.
Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs, 26 Years Old, 7 Caps)
3.
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 23 Years Old, 7 Caps)

4.
Henry Thomas (Bath Rugby, 26 Years Old, 7 Caps)
5.
Jake Cooper-Wolley (Wasps, 28 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Hooker:1.
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints, 31 Years Old, 91 Caps)

2.
Jamie George (Saracens, 27 Years Old, 22 Caps)


3.
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby, 25 Years Old, 0 Caps)
4.
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 24 Years Old, 6 Caps)
5.
Tommy Taylor (Wasps, 26 Years Old, 1 Cap)
Locks:1.
Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 26 Years Old, 49 Caps)

2.
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 23 Years Old, 16 Caps)

3.
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 28 Years Old, 63 Caps)


4.
George Kruis (Saracens, 27 Years Old, 23 Caps)


5.
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 19 Years Old, 2 Caps)
Blindside Flanker:1.
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 31 Years Old, 61 Caps)

2.
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 20 Years Old, 5 Caps)
3.
James Chisholm (Harlequins, 22 Years Old, U20 Capped)
4.
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 19 Years Old, U20 Capped)
5.
Jack Willis (Wasps, 21 Years Old, U20 Capped)
Openside Flanker1.
Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 21 Years Old, 5 Caps)
2.
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 19 Years Old, 1 Cap)
3.
James Haskell (Wasps, 32 Years Old, 77 Caps)

4.
Gary Graham (Newcastle Falcons, 25 Years Old, 0 Caps)
5.
Jack Clifford (Harlequins, 24 Years Old, 7 Caps)
No 8/3rd Rower:1.
Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 25 Years Old, 38 Caps)

2.
Nathan Hughes (Wasps, 26 Years Old, 12 Caps)
3.
Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby, 20 Years Old, U20 Capped)
4.
Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby, 28 Years Old, 31 Caps)
5.
Sam Moore (Sale Sharks, 19 Years Old, U20 Capped)
Backs:Scrum Half:1.
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 28 Years Old, 76 Caps)

2.
Danny Care (Harlequins, 31 Years Old, 78 Caps)

3.
Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens, 34 Years Old, 28 Caps)
4.
Ben Vellacott (Gloucester Rugby, 22 Years Old, 0 Capped)
5.
Dan Robson (Wasps, 26 Years Old, Saxons Capped)
Fly Half/1st 5/8s:1.
George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 24 Years Old, 42 Caps)

2.
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 19 Years Old, U18 Capped)
3.
Danny Cipriani (London Wasps, 30 Years Old, 14 Caps)
4.
Freddie Burns (Bath Rugby, 28 Years Old, 10 Caps)
5.
Billy Burns (Gloucester Rugby, 24 Years Old, U20 Capped)
Inside Centre/2nd 5/8s:1.
Owen Farrell (Saracens, 26 Years Old, 55 Caps)


2.
Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors, 31 Years Old, 10 Caps)
3.
Alex Lozowski (Saracens, 24 Years Old, 4 Caps)
4.
Piers Francis (Northampton Saints, 27 Years Old, 3 Caps)
5.
Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs, 24 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Outside Centre:1.
Jonathan Joseph (Bath, 26 Years Old, 37 Caps)

2.
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 25 Years Old, 10 Caps)

3.
Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 27 Years Old, 27 Caps)

4.
Nick Tompkins (Saracens, 22 Years Old, Saxons Capped)
5.
Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 21 Years Old, U20 Capped)
Winger:1.
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 24 Years Old, 30 Caps)


2.
Elliot Daly (Wasps, 25 Years Old, 19 Caps)

3.
Jonny May (Leicester Tigers, 27 Years Old, 31 Caps)
4.
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 24 Years Old, 25 Caps)


5.
Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks, 24 Years Old, 2 Caps)
Full Back:1.
Mike Brown (Harlequins, 32 Years Old, 66 Caps)

2.
Alex Goode (Saracens, 30 Years Old, 21 Caps)

3.
Harry Mallinder (Northampton Saints, 21 Years Old, U20 Capped)
4.
Mike Haley (Sale Sharks, 23 Years Old, 0 Caps)
5.
Ben Foden (Northampton Saints, 32 Years Old, 34 Caps)
The KitHome:

Away:
Twickenham Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 82,000Stadium Nickname: HQHistory:World Cup History:1987: Quarter Final
1991: 2nd
1995: 4th
1999: Quarter Final
2003: 1st
2007: 2nd
2011: Quarter Final
2015: Group Stages
2019:
Six Nations History:Entered: 121
Overall: 28 Titles
Home Nations: 5
Five Nations: 17
Six Nations: 6
Grand Slams: 13 (1st)
Triple Crowns: 25 (1st)
Wooden Spoons: 25 (3rd)
Last Grand Slam: 2016
Overall 6Ns Ranking: 1st
Records vs 6Ns:Wales (Played 131, Won 62, Lost 57, Drawn 12, 47% Win rate)
France (Played 103, Won 57, Lost 39, Drawn 7, 55% Win rate)
Ireland (Played 131, Won 76, Lost 48, Drawn 8, 58% Win rate)
Scotland (Played 135, Won 75, Lost 42, Drawn 18, 55% Win rate)
Italy (Played 24, Won 24, Lost 0, Drawn 0, 100% Win rate)
Records vs 4Ns:Argentina (Played 23, Won 18, Lost 4, Drawn 1, 78% Win rate)
Australia (Played 49, Won 23, Lost 25, Drawn 1, 47% Win rate)
New Zealand (Played 40, Won 7, Lost 32, Drawn 1, 17.5% Win rate)
South Africa (Played 38, Won 13, Lost 23, Drawn 2, 34% Win rate)
England Under 20s Records:Under 20 6 Nations (Ranked 1st Overall): Grand Slam - 2008, 2011, 2017
1st - 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
2nd - 2010, 2014
3rd - 2009
5th - 2016
Junior World Rugby Championship (Ranked 2nd Overall):World Champions - 2013, 2014, 2016
2nd - 2008, 2009, 2011,2015, 2017
4th - 2010
7th - 2012





ENGLAND 2019 FIXTURE LIST:February 2019: Saturday 2nd February 16:45 - Ireland 20-32 England, Aviva Stadium
Sunday 10th February 16:45 - England vs France, Twickenham Stadium
Saturday 23rd February 16:45 - Wales v England, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
March 2019:Saturday 9th March 16:45 - England vs Italy, Twickenham Stadium
Saturday 16th March 17:00 - England v Scotland, Twickenham Stadium
August 2019:Sunday 11th August 2019 14:00 - England v Wales, Twickenham Stadium
Saturday 17th August 2019 TBC - Wales v England, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Saturday 24th August 2019 15:00 - England v Ireland, Twickenham Stadium, London
September 2019:Friday 6th September 2019 19:45 - England v Italy, St James' Park, Newcastle
Sunday 22nd September 2019 11:15 - England v Tonga, Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, RWC 2019 GROUP MATCH
Thursday 26th September 2019 11:45 - England v USA, Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe, RWC 2019 GROUP MATCH
Saturday 5th October 2019 09:00 - England v Argentina, Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, RWC 2019 GROUP MATCH
Saturday 12th October 2019 09:15 - England v France, International Stadium, Yokohama, RWC 2019 GROUP MATCH
IRB World Rankings: 1. New Zealand 92.54
2. Ireland 89.92
3. England 88.02
4. Wales 87.55
5. South Africa 84.58
6. Australia 82.40
7. Scotland 81.30
8. Fiji 77.95
9. Argentina 77.05
10. France 77.02
11. Japan 75.24
12. Georgia 73.93
13. USA 73.66
14. Tonga 73.02
15. Italy 72.75
16. Samoa 68.78
17. Uruguay 67.13
18. Russia 65.20
19. Romania 64.95
20. Spain 62.24