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List of England national rugby union team Test Series

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Before 1963, the English rugby team never had a test series and in 1963 they played in a two test series. So here is a list of test series involving the England rugby union team.

1963 Series – New Zealand

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 11–21 25 May Eden Park, Auckland
Second Test 6–9 1 June Lancaster Park, Christchurch

1971 Series – Japan

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test[1] 27–19 24 September Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Second Test 6–3 28 September Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

1971 Series – Ceylon

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test[2] 40–11 6 October Longden Place, Colombo
Second Test 34–6 8 October Longden Place, Colombo

1975 Series – Australia

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 9–16 24 May Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Second Test 21–30 31 May Ballymore, Brisbane

1979 Series – Japan

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test[3] 21–19 13 May Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Second Test 38–18 20 May Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

1981 Series – Argentina

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 19–19 30 May Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires
Second Test 12–6 6 June Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires

1984 Series – South Africa

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 15–33 2 June Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Second Test 9–35 9 June Ellis Park, Johannesburg

1985 Series – New Zealand

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 13–18 1 June Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Second Test 15–42 8 June Athletic Park, Wellington

1988 Series – Australia

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 16–22 29 May Ballymore, Brisbane
Second Test 8–28 12 June Concord Oval, Sydney

1990 Series – Argentina

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 25–12 28 June José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Second Test 13–15 4 August José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires

1993 Series – Canada

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test[4] 12–15 29 May Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Second Test 19–14 5 June Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean

1994 Series – South Africa

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 32–15 4 June Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Second Test 9–27 11 June Newlands, Cape Town

1997 Series – Argentina

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 42–20 31 May Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires
Second Test 13–33 7 June Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires

1997 Series – New Zealand

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 8–25 22 November Old Trafford, Manchester
Second Test 26–26 6 December Twickenham, London

1998 Series – New Zealand

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 22–64 20 June Carisbrook, Dunedin
Second Test 10–40 27 June Eden Park, Auckland

2000 Series – South Africa

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 13–18 17 June Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Second Test 27–22 24 June Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

2001 Series – Canada

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 22–10 2 June Fletcher's Fields, Markham
Second Test 59–20 9 June Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

2003 Series – France

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 16–17 30 August Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Second Test 45–14 6 September Twickenham, London

2004 Series – New Zealand

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 3–36 12 June Carisbrook, Dunedin
Second Test 12–36 19 June Eden Park, Auckland

2006 Series – Australia

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 3–34 11 June Stadium Australia, Sydney
Second Test 18–43 17 June Colonial Stadium, Melbourne

2006 Series – South Africa

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 23–21 18 November Twickenham, London
Second Test 14–25 25 November Twickenham, London

2007 Series – South Africa

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 10–58 26 May Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Second Test 22–55 2 June Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

2007 Series – France

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 15–21 11 August Twickenham, London
Second Test 9–22 18 August Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

2008 Series – New Zealand

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 20–37 14 June Eden Park, Auckland
Second Test 12–44 21 June Lancaster Park, Christchurch

2009 Series – Argentina

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 37–15 6 June Old Trafford, Manchester
Second Test 22–24 13 June Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta

2010 Series – Australia

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 17–27 12 June Subiaco Oval, Perth
Second Test 21–20 19 June Stadium Australia, Sydney

2011 Series – Wales

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 23–19 6 August Twickenham, London
Second Test 9–19 13 August Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

2012 Series – South Africa

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 17–22 9 June Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Second Test 27–36 16 June Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Third Test 14–14 23 June Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

2013 Series – Argentina

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 32–3 9 June Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Second Test 51–26 16 June José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires

2014 Series – New Zealand

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 15–20 7 June Eden Park, Auckland
Second Test 27–28 14 June Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Third Test 13–36 21 June Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

2015 Series – France

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 19–14 15 August Twickenham, London
Second Test 20–25 22 August Stade de France, Paris

2016 Series – Australia

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 39–28 11 June Lang Park, Brisbane
Second Test 23–7 18 June Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Third Test 44–40 25 June Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

2017 Series – Argentina

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 38–34 10 June Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Second Test 35–25 17 June Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe

2018 Series – South Africa

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Test Score Date Venue
First Test 9 June Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Second Test 16 June Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Third Test 23 June Newlands, Cape Town

Test Series Scores

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Touring Test Series

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Year Home Score Away Points Venue Note
1963 New Zealand  2–0  England 30–17 New Zealand
1971 Japan  0–2  England 22–33 Japan [1]
1971 Ceylon  0–2  England 13–74 Ceylon [2]
1975 Australia  2–0  England 46–30 Australia
1979 Japan  0–2  England 37–59 Japan [3]
1981 Argentina  0–1  England 25–31 Argentina 1 Draw
1984 South Africa  2–0  England 68–24 South Africa
1985 New Zealand  2–0  England 60–28 New Zealand
1988 Australia  2–0  England 50–24 Australia
1990 Argentina  1–1  England 21–38 Argentina
1993 Canada  1–1  England 29–31 Canada [4]
1994 South Africa  1–1  England 41–40 South Africa
1997 Argentina  1–1  England 53–55 Argentina
1998 New Zealand  2–0  England 104—32 New Zealand
2000 South Africa  1–1  England 40–40 South Africa
2001 Canada  0–2  England 30–81 Canada
2004 New Zealand  2–0  England 74–15 New Zealand
2006 Australia  2–0  England 77–21 Australia
2007 South Africa  2–0  England 113–32 South Africa
2008 New Zealand  2–0  England 81–32 New Zealand
2010 Australia  1–1  England 47–38 Australia
2012 South Africa  2–0  England 72–58 South Africa 1 Draw
2013 Argentina  0–2  England 29–83 Argentina
2014 New Zealand  3–0  England 84–55 New Zealand
2016 Australia  0–3  England 75–106 Australia
2017 Argentina  0–2  England 59–73 Argentina

Home Test Series

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Year Team Score Points Note
1997  New Zealand 0–1 34–51 1 Draw
2006  South Africa 1–1 37–46

Home and Away Test Series

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Year Home Score Away Points Venue Note
2003  England 1 - 1  France 61 - 31 France and England
2007  England 0 - 2  France 24 - 43 England and France

2009 Argentina First Test 37–15 6 June Old Trafford, Manchester Second Test 22–24 13 June Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta

2011 Wales First Test 23–19 6 August Twickenham, London Second Test 9–19 13 August Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

2015 France First Test 19–14 15 August Twickenham, London Second Test 20–25 22 August Stade de France, Paris

Notes

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  1. ^ a b England did not award caps but the Japanese did.
  2. ^ a b England did not award caps but the Ceylonese did.
  3. ^ a b England did not award caps but the Japanese did like in 1971.
  4. ^ a b England did not award caps but the Canadians did.