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The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union .. England. England. rugby union. rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France , Ireland , Scotland , Italy , and Wales .. Scotland. Scotland. Six Nations Championship. Six Nations Championship. France. France national rugby union team. Ireland. Ireland national rugby union team. Italy. Italy national rugby union team. Wales. Wales national rugby union team. They have won this championship outright on a total of 28 occasions -LRB- with the addition of 10 shared victories -RRB- , 13 times winning the Grand Slam and 25 times winning the Triple Crown , making them the most successful team in the tournament 's history .. Grand Slam. Grand Slam ( rugby union ). Triple Crown. Triple Crown ( rugby union ). They are ranked second in the world by the International Rugby Board as of 20 June 2016 .. ranked. IRB World Rankings. International Rugby Board. International Rugby Board. England are to date the only team from the northern hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup , when they won the tournament back in 2003 .. 2003 Rugby World Cup. England. England. Rugby World Cup. Rugby World Cup. They were also runners-up in 1991 and 2007 .. 1991 Rugby World Cup. 2007 Rugby World Cup. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their first official Test match , losing to Scotland by one goal .. Scotland. Scotland. Test match. Test match ( rugby union ). England dominated the early Home Nations Championship -LRB- now the Six Nations -RRB- which started in 1883 .. England. England. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895 , England did not win the Championship again until 1910 .. England. England. schism. History of rugby league#The schism in England. England first played against New Zealand in 1905 , South Africa in 1906 , and Australia in 1909 .. Australia. Australia national rugby union team. England. England. New Zealand. New Zealand national rugby union team. South Africa. South Africa national rugby union team. England was one of the teams invited to take part in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and went on to appear in the final in the second tournament in 1991 , losing 12 -- 6 to Australia .. Australia. Australia national rugby union team. England. England. Rugby World Cup. Rugby World Cup. 1991 Rugby World Cup. 1987 Rugby World Cup. Following their 2003 Six Nations Championship Grand Slam , they went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup -- defeating Australia 20 -- 17 in extra time .. Australia. Australia national rugby union team. 2003 Rugby World Cup. Six Nations Championship. Six Nations Championship. Grand Slam. Grand Slam ( rugby union ). Rugby World Cup. Rugby World Cup. 2003 Six Nations Championship. 2003 Six Nations Championship. 2003 Rugby World Cup. 2003 Rugby World Cup. They again contested the final in 2007 , losing 15 -- 6 to South Africa .. 2007 Rugby World Cup. South Africa. South Africa national rugby union team. England players traditionally wear a white shirt with a Rose embroidered on the chest , white shorts , and navy blue socks with a white trim .. England. England. Their home ground is Twickenham Stadium where they first played in 1910 .. Twickenham Stadium. Twickenham Stadium. The team is administered by the Rugby Football Union -LRB- RFU -RRB- .. Rugby Football Union. Rugby Football Union. Four former players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame ; one of these is also a member of the IRB Hall of Fame .. International Rugby Hall of Fame. International Rugby Hall of Fame. IRB Hall of Fame. IRB Hall of Fame. Seven other former players are members of the IRB Hall -- four solely for their accomplishments as players , two solely for their achievements in other roles in the sport , and one for achievements both as a player and administrator .