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The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 25 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam. England also compete for the Calcutta Cup with Scotland as part of the Six Nations. England are ranked Seventh in the world by the International Rugby Board on 16 February 2009. They won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and finished runner-up in 1991 and 2007.

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 try. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895, England did not win the Championship again until 1910. England first played against New Zealand (the All Blacks) in 1905, South Africa in 1906, and Australia in 1909. 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 cup in 1991 only to be defeated by Australia. Following their 2003 Six Nations Grand Slam, England won that year's World Cup — beating Australia 20–17 in extra time. They also contested the final in 2007 but finished as runners up, losing 15–6 to South Africa. England players traditionally wear white shorts, navy socks (although they are now white and red) with white tops, and a white shirt with a red rose embroidered on it, and for the first time in the English rugby team's history, their away shirt is red (up until recently, navy blue has been the traditional colour). Their home ground is Twickenham Stadium where they first played in 1910. The team is administered by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Four former players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

<h1>The Home Ground</h1>

<a href="http://fumbbl.com/"><img src="http://www.rugby-hospitality-packages.co.uk/images/twickenham240(1).jpg"></a>

Up until 1910, the English rugby team used various stadia in a number of venues around England before settling at Twickenham Stadium.[56][57] After sell-out matches at Crystal Palace in 1905 and 1906 against New Zealand and South Africa respectively, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) decided to invest in their own ground. In 1906, the RFU arranged for William Williams to find a home ground for English Rugby. The land for the ground was purchased the following year for £5,572 12s and 6d, and construction began the following year.[58]

The first England match was held on 9 October 1910 between England and Wales. England ran out winners, 11–6, beating Wales for the first time since 1898.[59] The stadium was expanded in 1927 and again in 1932. Further upgrades did not happen until the 1990s when new North, East and West stands were built.[58] A new South stand was built in 2005 and 2006 to make the stadium into a complete bowl. The first match to be played at the redeveloped Twickenham was on Sunday 5 November 2006 against the All Blacks.[60] England lost the match 20–41 in front of a record crowd of 82,076.[61]

Although England have played home matches almost exclusively at Twickenham since 1910, they have played at Huddersfield's Galpharm Stadium twice in 1998, at Old Trafford against New Zealand in 1997 and at Wembley Stadium against Canada in 1992.[62][63] They will also play the first of a two-test series against Argentina at Old Trafford in June 2009.

<h1>Team Anthem</h1>

<b><h2>Swing Low, Sweet Chariot</H2></B>


Chorus:
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan,
And WHAT did I see,
Comin' for to carry me home,
A band of angels comin' after me,
Comin' for to carry me home.

Repeat chorus:

If you get there before I do,
Comin' for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I'm comin' too,
Comin' for to carry me home.

<h1>Second Anthem</h1>
<h2>Jerusalem</h2>

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green
And was the holy lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen

And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark Satanic mills

Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire

I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land



<h1><a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=yearbook&team_id=539987">Yearbook</a></h1>



New Team Page Beta
Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Lee Mears
Blitzer
7 3 3 8
Block
Tackle
   11 0 1 0 2 1 12/16 110k
(90+20)k
  
2
Phil Vickery
Blitzer
7 3 3 8
Block
Guard
   11 0 3 0 0 1 14/16 110k
(90+20)k
  
3
Matt Stevens
Blitzer
7 3 3 8
Block
Dodge, Mighty Blow
   11 0 1 0 4 3 26/31 140k
(90+50)k
  
4
Michael Lipman
Blitzer
7 3 3 8
Block
Strip Ball
   11 0 2 0 0 1 11/16 110k
(90+20)k
  
5
Olly Barkley
Thrower
6 3 4 8
Pass, Sure Hands
Strong Arm, +AG
   10 5 2 0 2 1 20/31 140k
(70+70)k
  
6
Mathew Tait
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Block
 n 10 0 0 0 1 1 7/16 70k
(50+20)k
  
7
Danny Cipriani
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Block
   11 0 0 0 1 1 7/16 70k
(50+20)k
  
8
Toby Flood
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Block
   11 0 1 1 2 0 9/16 70k
(50+20)k
  
9
Lesley Vainikolo
Lineman
6 3 3 8   11 1 0 0 2 0 5/6 50k
(50+0)k
  
10
Andy Goode
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Block
   11 0 0 0 1 1 7/16 70k
(50+20)k
  
11
James Haskell
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Block
   11 0 2 0 0 1 11/16 70k
(50+20)k
  
12
Lawrence Dallaglio
Ogre
5 5 2 9
Bone-head, Loner, Mighty Blow, Thick Skull, Throw Team-Mate
Block
   8 0 0 0 4 0 8/16 170k
(140+30)k
  
13
Jeremy Guscott
Catcher
8 2 3 7
Catch, Dodge
   1 0 1 0 0 0 3/6 60k
(60+0)k
  
13 players  
Coach: trashkorps Re-Rolls (100k): 6  
Race: Human Fan Factor: 10  
Current Team Value: 1690k (±290) Assistant Coaches: 0  
Treasury: 10k Cheerleaders: 0  
Team Value: 1690k Apothecary: Yes  

Games Played:11 (3/4/4) |TD Diff:-4 (14 - 18) |Cas Diff:4 (13/6/2 - 12/3/2)
Last Opponent: Rat n Doll