Independent England sport Est. 2026 · England, every angle

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England rugby union · The year in full

2026⁠

England played 8 matches in 2026: won 3, drew 0 and lost 5, scoring 278 and conceding 228. 3 matches still to come.

Tournaments and series

Biggest win of 2026

Fiji 8–73 England

11 July · Nations Championship

Played82026
Won338% of matches
Drawn0
Lost5Points 278–228

Tries of the year

Top scorers

  1. Ben Earl 4
  2. Henry Arundell 4
  3. Tommy Freeman 4
  4. Henry Pollock 3
  5. Marcus Smith 3
  6. Tom Roebuck 3
  7. Alex Coles 2
  8. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 2
  9. Ollie Chessum 2
  10. Benhard Janse van Rensburg 1

First caps

3 England debuts

Oldest first

Every England match of 2026

8 results

Every England match of 2026, oldest first
DateMatchCompetitionEngland scorersOutcome
7 Feb England 48–7 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship Henry Arundell 8', Henry Arundell 18', Ben Earl 24', Henry Arundell 36', Tom Roebuck 45', Tommy Freeman 80' England won
14 Feb Scotland 31–20 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship Henry Arundell 22', Ben Earl 78' England lost
21 Feb England 21–42 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship Fraser Dingwall 41', Ollie Lawrence 54', Sam Underhill 76' England lost
7 Mar Italy 23–18 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship Tommy Freeman 26', Tom Roebuck 42' England lost
14 Mar France 48–46 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship Tom Roebuck 10', Cadan Murley 19', Ollie Chessum 26', Alex Coles 34', Ollie Chessum 51', Marcus Smith 57', Tommy Freeman 77' England lost
4 Jul South Africa 45–21 EnglandNations Championship Nations Championship Ellis Genge 36', George Martin 42', Alex Coles 68' England lost
11 Jul Fiji 8–73 EnglandNations Championship Nations Championship Marcus Smith 6', Jamie George 15', Guy Pepper 28', Benhard Janse van Rensburg 35', Seb Atkinson 38', Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 54', Henry Pollock 55', Henry Slade 60', Noah Caluori 65', Henry Pollock 68', Henry Pollock 80' England won
18 Jul Argentina 24–31 EnglandNations Championship Nations Championship Tommy Freeman 4', Ben Earl 24', Ben Earl 33', Marcus Smith 62', Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 69' England won

Still to come

The rest of 2026

Sun 8 Nov Men's · Rugby Union

England Australia

15:10 UK · Nations Championship · Allianz Stadium, London

Sat 14 Nov Men's · Rugby Union

England Japan

16:40 UK · Nations Championship · Allianz Stadium, London

Sat 21 Nov Men's · Rugby Union

England New Zealand

14:10 UK · Nations Championship · Allianz Stadium, London

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