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England archive · Head coach · 1994–1997

Jack Rowell⁠

Jack Rowell, born in Hartlepool on 1 November 1936, served as England head coach.

His 29 matches in charge place him seventh on England's all-time list of head coaches.
Matches in charge29
Won21

England legacy

No.7 on England's all-time head coaches list

Player file

At a glance

  • Born1 November 1936
  • BirthplaceHartlepool
  • Matches in charge29 No.7 all-time

Profile

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In charge of England

Jack Rowell as England head coach

1994–1997

Matches29Points 811–508
Won2172.4% of matches
Drawn0Level at the end
Lost828% of matches

Competition by competition

Where the matches came

Jack Rowell's matches in charge of England by competition
CompetitionPWDL
Six Nations Championship121002
Test matches11704
Rugby World Cup6402

Major tournaments

At the finals

First match
South Africa 15–32 England, 4 June 1994 · Test matches · First Test
Last match
Australia 25–6 England, 12 July 1997 · Test matches · Test Match
Latest matches with Jack Rowell in charge of England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
29 12 Jul 1997 Australia 25–6 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
28 7 Jun 1997 Argentina 33–13 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
27 31 May 1997 Argentina 20–46 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England won
26 15 Mar 1997 Wales 13–34 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
25 1 Mar 1997 England 20–23 FranceFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England lost
24 15 Feb 1997 Ireland 6–46 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
23 1 Feb 1997 England 41–13 ScotlandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
22 14 Dec 1996 England 20–18 ArgentinaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
21 23 Nov 1996 England 54–21 ItalyTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
20 16 Mar 1996 England 28–15 IrelandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
19 2 Mar 1996 Scotland 9–18 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
18 3 Feb 1996 England 21–15 WalesFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
Show all 29 matches
Earlier matches with Jack Rowell in charge
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
17 20 Jan 1996 France 15–12 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England lost
16 16 Dec 1995 England 27–9 SamoaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
15 18 Nov 1995 England 14–24 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
14 22 Jun 1995 France 19–9 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England lost
13 18 Jun 1995 New Zealand 45–29 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England lost
12 11 Jun 1995 Australia 22–25 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
11 4 Jun 1995 Samoa 22–44 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
10 31 May 1995 Italy 20–27 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
9 27 May 1995 Argentina 18–24 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
8 18 Mar 1995 England 24–12 ScotlandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
7 18 Feb 1995 Wales 9–23 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
6 4 Feb 1995 England 31–10 FranceFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
5 21 Jan 1995 Ireland 8–20 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
4 10 Dec 1994 England 60–19 CanadaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
3 12 Nov 1994 England 54–3 RomaniaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
2 11 Jun 1994 South Africa 27–9 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
1 4 Jun 1994 South Africa 15–32 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England won

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