The rugby union match played between Scotland and England on 27 March 1871 was the world's first international rugby match. It is also officially the first international football match in any football
Raeburn Place fields (photographed in 2013), where the first international was played
Scene of the match
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The England national rugby union team represents England in international men's rugby union. They participate annually in the Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
1871 Scotland versus England rugby union match
…English team wore all white, with a red rose on its shirts and the Scots, brown shirts with a thistle and white cricket flannels. The team representing England was captained by Frederick Stokes of Blackheath; that representing Scotland was led by Francis Moncrieff. the umpires were Hely Hutchinson Almond…
Illustration by Frank Gillett showing the England versus The Original All Blacks Test attended by a then-record crowd of at least 50,000. The New Zealanders won 15–0.
Celebrations at Trafalgar Square after England's 2003 World Cup victory
The England national squad training for the 2007 Rugby World Cup at the University of Bath