The England National Rugby Union Team represents England in international competitions and is governed by the Rugby Football Union.
The team played their first match in 1873 and made the final this year (Oct. '07) losing to S. Africa in Paris, having won the 2003 edition of the World Cup.
England participate annually in the Six Nations Championship and have won the competition more times than any other country.
They have also achieved the most Grand Slams by completing the championship undefeated.
There are approximately 1900 clubs playing rugby in England, and within England there are a number of competitions for the clubs to participate in, including the Heineken Cup, Powergen Cup, European Challenge cup, European Shield, Guinness Premiership, and the Middlesex 7's.
There is also Rugby league aswell as Rugby union in England. Rugby league attracts huge attendances and is more popular in the north of England than south, with teams like the Sale Sharks having a strong following. The game of rugby league is a lot faster than union and many people site this fact the reason why they prefare it.
The IRB currently ranks England 6th out of 95 union-playing countries.
Their home ground is Twickenham in Middlesex and their national song is Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, even though it was sang by the black slaves on the cotton fields in the south of the USA.
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