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England rugby union · The year in full

1999⁠

England played 12 matches in 1999: won 8, drew 0 and lost 4, scoring 510 and conceding 234.

Tournaments and series

Biggest win of 1999

England 106–8 United States

21 August · Test matches · Test Match

Played121999
Won867% of matches
Drawn0
Lost4Points 510–234

Tries of the year

Top scorers

  1. Dan Luger 9
  2. Matt Perry 8
  3. Jeremy Guscott 6
  4. Matt Dawson 4
  5. Neil Back 4
  6. Phil Greening 4
  7. Richard Hill 4
  8. Will Greenwood 4
  9. Phil de Glanville 3
  10. Austin Healey 2

First caps

3 England debuts

Oldest first

Every England match of 1999

12 results

Every England match of 1999, oldest first
DateMatchCompetitionEngland scorersOutcome
20 Feb England 24–21 ScotlandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship Tim Rodber 7', Dan Luger 19', Nick Beal 67' England won
6 Mar Ireland 15–27 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship Tim Rodber, Matt Perry 33' England won
20 Mar England 21–10 FranceFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship None England won
11 Apr Wales 32–31 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship Dan Luger, Steve Hanley, Richard Hill England lost
26 Jun Australia 22–15 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match Matt Perry, Matt Perry England lost
21 Aug England 106–8 United StatesTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match Penalty try, Matt Perry, Matt Perry, Dan Luger, Dan Luger, Phil De Glanville, Jeremy Guscott, Jeremy Guscott, Jeremy Guscott, Jeremy Guscott, Matt Dawson, Phil Greening, Martin Johnson, Richard Hill, Neil Back, Neil Back England won
28 Aug England 36–11 CanadaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match Matt Perry, Dan Luger, Will Greenwood, Will Greenwood, Matt Dawson England won
2 Oct England 67–7 ItalyRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Matt Dawson 9', Richard Hill 33', Phil De Glanville 36', Matt Perry 48', Jonny Wilkinson 51', Dan Luger 68', Neil Back 71', Martin Corry 77' England won
9 Oct England 16–30 New ZealandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Phil De Glanville 49' England lost
15 Oct England 101–10 TongaRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Matt Dawson 13', Phil Greening 28', Dan Luger 35', Matt Perry 40', Will Greenwood 45', Will Greenwood 47', Austin Healey 50', Richard Hill 53', Jeremy Guscott 64', Austin Healey 68', Phil Greening 74', Dan Luger 77', Jeremy Guscott 84' England won
20 Oct England 45–24 FijiRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Dan Luger 24', Neil Back 39', Nick Beal 60', Phil Greening 68' England won
24 Oct South Africa 44–21 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup None England lost

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