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.
The England team before playing in their first international match, versus Scotland in Edinburgh, 1871
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
The Wales national rugby union team represents Wales in men's international rugby union. Its governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union, was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first
The 1895 Wales team before playing England in the Home Nations Championship
Wales' 1905 team that defeated New Zealand
A scrum in the Wales victory over New Zealand's Original All Blacks in 1905
Wales playing France during the 1922 Five Nations Championship