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1987 Rugby World Cup Wales: 29 May 1987 Showgrounds Oval Tonga Wales: 16–29 Wales: 3 June 1987 Rugby Park Stadium Canada Wales: 9–40 Wales: 8 June 1987 Ballymore Stadium England Wales: 3–16 Wales: 14 June 1987 Ballymore Stadium New Zealand Wales: 49–6 New Zealand: 18 June 1987 Rotorua International Stadium Australia Wales: 21–22 Wales
References. ^ " 'Le Crunch': Rejuvenated France beat England 24–17 in Six Nations". France 24. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. ^ Goodwill, Jake (2 February 2020). "France 24 England 17: Hosts hold on to secure Six Nations victory after late comeback from Eddies Jones' side". The Sunday Telegraph.
The authorities also allowed the playing of two "Rugby League vs. Rugby Union" fixtures as fundraisers for the war effort (both matches were won by the rugby league teams playing rugby union). In 1958, long after the William Webb Ellis had become engraved as a legend in the history of rugby union, his grave was finally located by Ross McWhirter in the French town of Menton near the border with ...
The rivalry between the England and Australia national rugby union teams started on 9 January 1909 at Blackheath 's Rectory Field in England, during the 1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, dubbed the 1st Wallabies. The Wallabies won the match 9–3. The two nations next met in 1928, at Twickenham, during the 1927–28 Waratahs tour ...
England and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1881. A total of 142 matches have been played, with England having won 69 times, Wales having won 61 times and 12 matches having been drawn. There is a considerable rivalry between the sides due to the proximity of the two nations and the history between them.
The national rugby union teams of England and Italy have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1991, and by February 2024, they had met in 31 test matches, all of which have been won by England. Their first meeting was on 8 October 1991 in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, England won 36–6. England had played Italy three times in Rugby World ...
2023–24 Indigo Group Premiership. The 2023–24 Indigo Group Premiership is the fifth season of the current format of the rugby union competition Welsh Premier Division. It began on 2 September 2023. [1] For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Indigo Group Premiership. [2]
England and Ireland have played rugby union internationals against each other since 1875, with England winning the first match at The Oval, London by two goals to nil. (A points scoring system was not used in rugby at the time.) The two teams have played a total of 142 Test matches with England winning 81 of them, Ireland 53, and 8 resulting in ...