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Josh Lewsey⁠

Full-back Josh Lewsey, born in Bromley on 30 November 1976, made his England debut against New Zealand on 20 June 1998, aged 21. His 22 tries rank ninth on England's all-time try-scoring list.

Lewsey was selected for two Rugby World Cups and was part of squads that reached the final on both occasions, with England winning the tournament in 2003 and finishing runners-up in 2007.
Caps–
England careerDebut 1998

England legacy

No.9 on England's all-time tries list

Player file

At a glance

  • Born30 November 1976
  • BirthplaceBromley
  • England debut20 June 1998 v New Zealand
  • Tries22 No.9 all-time

Major tournaments

2003 Rugby World Cup2007 Rugby World Cup

Every England try

Josh Lewsey's tries

2001 – 2007

Tries22In our match records
Matches scored in14For England
Hat-tricks1Three or more in a match
Opponents7Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Josh Lewsey's England tries by year
YearTries
20014
20020
20039
20046
20052
20060
20071

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. Uruguay 5
  2. France 4
  3. Canada 4
  4. Scotland 3
  5. Italy 3
  6. United States 2
  7. Australia 1
First England try
v Canada, 2 June 2001 · Test matches · First Test
Latest
v France, 13 October 2007 · Rugby World Cup
Latest matches in which Josh Lewsey scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
22 13 Oct 2007 France 9–14 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 2'
21 19 Mar 2005 England 43–22 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 41'
20 13 Feb 2005 England 17–18 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 36'
19 27 Nov 2004 England 19–21 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match 61'
17–18 13 Nov 2004 England 70–0 CanadaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match 14', 21'
16 27 Mar 2004 France 24–21 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 76'
15 21 Feb 2004 Scotland 13–35 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 48'
14 15 Feb 2004 Italy 9–50 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 59'
9–13 2 Nov 2003 Uruguay 13–111 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Hat-trick 17', 41', 52', 56', 76'
8 6 Sep 2003 England 45–14 FranceTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test 80'
7 22 Mar 2003 England 40–9 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 21'
5–6 9 Mar 2003 England 40–5 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 2', 14'
Show all 14 matches
Earlier matches in which Josh Lewsey scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
3–4 16 Jun 2001 United States 19–48 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×2
1–2 2 Jun 2001 Canada 10–22 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test ×2

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