England national rugby league team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national rugby league team.
Not to be confused with England national rugby union team or Great Britain national rugby league team.
The England national rugby league team represents England in international rugby league since the first international match in 1904. It is controlled by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing body for rugby league in England, and participated in the Rugby League World Cup and other test matches.[1] [2]
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Nickname | Wall of White, Three Lions | |||||
Governing body | Rugby Football League | |||||
Region | Europe | |||||
Head coach | Shaun Wane | |||||
Captain | George Williams | |||||
Most caps | James Graham Ryan Hall (45) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Ryan Hall (39) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Kevin Sinfield (202) | |||||
IRL ranking | 3rd | |||||
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Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
![]() (Wigan, Lancashire; 5 April 1904) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Orlando, Florida; October 2000) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Melbourne, Victoria; 2 November 2008) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 7 (first time in 1975) | |||||
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England is the worlds oldest national team in rugby league having played the worlds first international rugby league game in 1904 against Other Nationalities, a team made up of Welsh and Scottish players in Wigan.[3]
England have made the Rugby League World Cup final three times, being runners-up; in 1975, 1995 and 2017.
Shaun Wane is the head coach, and George Williams the captain.