
*****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, 28 Years Old, 54 Caps)



2. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 24 Years Old, 6 Caps)
3. Ben Moon (Exeter Chiefs, 30 Years Old, 5 Caps)
4. Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs, 26 Years Old, 4 Caps)
5. Ehren Painter (Northampton Saints, 21 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Tighthead Prop:
1. Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 26 Years Old, 19 Caps)

2. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 32 Years Old, 83 Caps)



3. Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs, 28 Years Old, 15 Caps)
4. Henry Thomas (Bath Rugby, 28 Years Old, 7 Caps)
5. Jake Cooper-Wolley (Wasps, 30 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Hooker:
1. Jamie George (Saracens, 29 Years Old, 34 Caps)


2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 25 Years Old, 11 Caps)
3. Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints, 33 Years Old, 96 Caps)


4. Jack Singleton (Worcester Warriors, 22 Years Old, 0 Caps)
5. Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby, 27 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Locks:
1. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 24 Years Old, 24 Caps)

2. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 30 Years Old, 70 Caps)


3. George Kruis (Saracens, 29 Years Old, 29 Caps)


4. Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 28 Years Old, 55 Caps)

5. Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 21 Years Old, 3 Caps)
Blindside Flanker:
1. Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons, 30 Years Old, 10 Caps)
2. Brad Shields (Wasps, 28 Years Old, 5 Caps)
3. Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors, 19 Years Old, 1 Cap)
4. Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 33 Years Old, 66 Caps)

5. James Haskell (Wasps, 34 Years Old, 77 Caps)


Openside Flanker
1. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 21 Years Old, 7 Caps)
2. Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 23 Years Old, 7 Caps)
3. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 25 Years Old, 7 Caps)
4. Ben Earl (Saracens, 21 Years Old, U20 Capped)
5. Jack Clifford (Harlequins, 26 Years Old, 7 Caps)
No 8/3rd Rower:
1. Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 27 Years Old, 38 Caps)

2. Nathan Hughes (Wasps, 28 Years Old, 19 Caps)
3. Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby, 22 Years Old, 2 Caps)
4. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 22 Years Old, 0 Caps)
5. Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby, 30 Years Old, 31 Caps)
Backs:
Scrum Half:
1. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 30 Years Old, 82 Caps)


2. Dan Robson (Wasps, 27 Years Old, 1 Cap)
3. Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens, 36 Years Old, 31 Caps)
4. Danny Care (Harlequins, 32 Years Old, 84 Caps)

5. Ben Vellacott (Gloucester Rugby, 24 Years Old, 0 Capped)
Fly Half/1st 5/8s:
1. Owen Farrell (Saracens, 28 Years Old, 67 Caps)



2. George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 26 Years Old, 53 Caps)

3. Danny Cipriani (Gloucester Rugby, 32 Years Old, 16 Caps)
4. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 20 Years Old, U20 Capped)
5. James Grayson (Northampton Saints, 21 Years Old, U20 Capped)
Inside Centre/2nd 5/8s:
1. Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 28 Years Old, 29 Caps)

2. Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors, 32 Years Old, 16 Caps)
3. Ollie Devoto (Exeter Chiefs, 25 Years Old, 1 Cap)
4. Alex Lozowski (Saracens, 26 Years Old, 6 Caps)
5. Piers Francis (Northampton Saints, 27 Years Old, 3 Caps)
Outside Centre:
1. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 26 Years Old, 19 Caps)

2. Jonathan Joseph (Bath, 28 Years Old, 40 Caps)


3. Nick Tompkins (Saracens, 24 Years Old, 0 Caps)
4. Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 23 Years Old, 0 Caps)
5. Sam James (Sale Sharks, 25 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Winger:
1. Jonny May (Leicester Tigers, 29 Years Old, 42 Caps)
2. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 26 Years Old, 31 Caps)


3. Chris Ashton (Sale Sharks, 32 Years Old, 44 Caps)
4. Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 22 Years Old, 2 Caps)
5. Olly Thorley (Gloucester Rugby, 23 Years Old, 0 Caps)
Full Back:
1. Elliot Daly (Wasps, 27 Years Old, 27 Caps)


2. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 25 Years Old, 36 Caps)


3. Mike Brown (Harlequins, 34 Years Old, 72 Caps)
4. Alex Goode (Saracens, 31 Years Old, 21 Caps)

5. Harry Mallinder (Northampton Saints, 23 Years Old, U20 Capped)
The Kit
Home:

Away:

Twickenham Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 82,000
Stadium Nickname: HQ
History:
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: 122
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 105, Won 58, Lost 40, Drawn 7, 55% Win rate)
Ireland (Played 134, Won 77, Lost 49, Drawn 8, 57% Win rate)
Scotland (Played 136, Won 75, Lost 43, 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 50, Won 24, Lost 25, Drawn 1, 48% Win rate)
New Zealand (Played 41, Won 7, Lost 33, Drawn 1, 17% Win rate)
South Africa (Played 42, Won 15, Lost 25, Drawn 2, 36% 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, 2018
3rd - 2009
5th - 2016
Junior World Rugby Championship (Ranked 2nd Overall):
World Champions - 2013, 2014, 2016
2nd - 2008, 2009, 2011,2015, 2017, 2018
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 44-8 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