List of England national rugby union team test series

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 Test Score Date Venue First Test11–21 25 May Eden Park, Auckland Second Test6–9 1 June Lancaster Park, Christchurch

1971 Series – Japan Test Score Date Venue First TestEngland did not award caps but the Japanese did.27–19 24 September Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Second Test6–3 28 September Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

1971 Series – Ceylon Test Score Date Venue First TestEngland did not award caps but the Ceylonese did.40–11 6 October Longden Place, Colombo Second Test34–6 8 October Longden Place, Colombo

1975 Series – Australia Test Score Date Venue First Test9–16 24 May Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Second Test21–30 31 May Ballymore, Brisbane

1979 Series – Japan Test Score Date Venue First TestEngland did not award caps but the Japanese did like in 1971.21–19 13 May Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Second Test38–18 20 May Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

1981 Series – Argentina Test Score Date Venue First Test19–19 30 May Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Second Test12–6 6 June Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires

1984 Series – South Africa Test Score Date Venue First Test15–33 2 June Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Second Test9–35 9 June Ellis Park, Johannesburg

1985 Series – New Zealand Test Score Date Venue First Test13–18 1 June Lancaster Park, Christchurch Second Test15–42 8 June Athletic Park, Wellington

1988 Series – Australia Test Score Date Venue First Test16–22 29 May Ballymore, Brisbane Second Test8–28 12 June Concord Oval, Sydney

1990 Series – Argentina Test Score Date Venue First Test25–12 28 June José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Second Test13–15 4 August José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires

1993 Series – Canada Test Score Date Venue First TestEngland did not award caps but the Canadians did.12–15 29 May Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Second Test19–14 5 June Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean

1994 Series – South Africa Test Score Date Venue First Test32–15 4 June Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Second Test9–27 11 June Newlands, Cape Town

1997 Series – Argentina Test Score Date Venue First Test42–20 31 May Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Second Test13–33 7 June Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires

1997 Series – New Zealand Test Score Date Venue First Test8–25 22 November Old Trafford, Manchester Second Test26–26 6 December Twickenham, London

1998 Series – New Zealand Test Score Date Venue First Test22–64 20 June Carisbrook, Dunedin Second Test10–40 27 June Eden Park, Auckland

2000 Series – South Africa Test Score Date Venue First Test13–18 17 June Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Second Test27–22 24 June Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

2001 Series – Canada Test Score Date Venue First Test22–10 2 June Fletcher's Fields, Markham Second Test59–20 9 June Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

2003 Series – France Test Score Date Venue First Test16–17 30 August Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Second Test45–14 6 September Twickenham, London

2004 Series – New Zealand Test Score Date Venue First Test3–36 12 June Carisbrook, Dunedin Second Test12–36 19 June Eden Park, Auckland

2006 Series – Australia Test Score Date Venue First Test3–34 11 June Stadium Australia, Sydney Second Test18–43 17 June Colonial Stadium, Melbourne

2006 Series – South Africa Test Score Date Venue First Test23–21 18 November Twickenham, London Second Test14–25 25 November Twickenham, London

2007 Series – South Africa Test Score Date Venue First Test10–58 26 May Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Second Test22–55 2 June Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

2007 Series – France Test Score Date Venue First Test15–21 11 August Twickenham, London Second Test9–22 18 August Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

2008 Series – New Zealand Test Score Date Venue First Test20–37 14 June Eden Park, Auckland Second Test12–44 21 June Lancaster Park, Christchurch

2009 Series – Argentina Test Score Date Venue First Test37–15 6 June Old Trafford, Manchester Second Test22–24 13 June Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta

2010 Series – Australia Test Score Date Venue First Test17–27 12 June Subiaco Oval, Perth Second Test21–20 19 June Stadium Australia, Sydney

2011 Series – Wales Test Score Date Venue First Test23–19 6 August Twickenham, London Second Test9–19 13 August Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

2012 Series – South Africa Test Score Date Venue First Test17–22 9 June Kings Park Stadium, Durban Second Test27–36 16 June Ellis Park, Johannesburg Third Test14–14 23 June Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

2013 Series – Argentina Test Score Date Venue First Test32–3 9 June Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Second Test51–26 16 June José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires

2014 Series – New Zealand Test Score Date Venue First Test15–20 7 June Eden Park, Auckland Second Test27–28 14 June Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Third Test13–36 21 June Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

2015 Series – France Test Score Date Venue First Test19–14 15 August Twickenham, London Second Test20–25 22 August Stade de France, Paris

2016 Series – Australia Test Score Date Venue First Test39–28 11 June Lang Park, Brisbane Second Test23–7 18 June Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne Third Test44–40 25 June Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

2017 Series – Argentina Test Score Date Venue First Test38–34 10 June Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan Second Test35–25 17 June Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe

2018 Series – South Africa 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 Touring Test Series Year Home Score Away Points Venue Note 19632–030–17 New Zealand 19710–222–33 Japan 19710–213–74 Ceylon 19752–046–30 Australia 19790–237–59 Japan 19810–125–31 Argentina 1 Draw 19842–068–24 South Africa 19852–060–28 New Zealand 19882–050–24 Australia 19901–121–38 Argentina 19931–129–31 Canada 19941–141–40 South Africa 19971–153–55 Argentina 19982–0104—32 New Zealand 20001–140–40 South Africa 20010–230–81 Canada 20042–074–15 New Zealand 20062–077–21 Australia 20072–0113–32 South Africa 20082–081–32 New Zealand 20101–147–38 Australia 20122–072–58 South Africa 1 Draw 20130–229–83 Argentina 20143–084–55 New Zealand 20160–375–106 Australia 20170–259–73 Argentina

Home Test Series Year Team Score Points Note 1997 0–134–51 1 Draw 2006 1–137–46

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

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