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Neil Back⁠

Caps–
England careerDebut 1994

Player file

At a glance

  • Born16 January 1969
  • BirthplaceCoventry
  • England debut5 February 1994 v Scotland

Major tournaments

1995 Rugby World Cup1999 Rugby World Cup2003 Rugby World Cup

Every England try

Neil Back's tries

1995 – 2003

Tries16In our match records
Matches scored in12For England
Hat-tricks1Three or more in a match
Opponents10Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Neil Back's England tries by year
YearTries
19951
19960
19970
19986
19994
20002
20010
20021
20032

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. Netherlands 4
  2. Samoa 2
  3. Wales 2
  4. United States 2
  5. Georgia 1
  6. South Africa 1
  7. Ireland 1
  8. Fiji 1
First England try
v Samoa, 4 June 1995 · Rugby World Cup
Latest
v Samoa, 26 October 2003 · Rugby World Cup
Latest matches in which Neil Back scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
16 26 Oct 2003 Samoa 22–35 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 25'
15 12 Oct 2003 Georgia 6–84 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 26'
14 23 Nov 2002 England 53–3 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match 69'
13 4 Mar 2000 England 46–12 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 52'
12 5 Feb 2000 England 50–18 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship ×1
11 20 Oct 1999 England 45–24 FijiRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 39'
10 2 Oct 1999 England 67–7 ItalyRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 71'
8–9 21 Aug 1999 England 106–8 United StatesTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×2
4–7 14 Nov 1998 England 110–0 NetherlandsRugby World Cup · Qualifier Rugby World Cup · Qualifier Hat-trick ×4
3 21 Feb 1998 England 60–26 WalesFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1
2 7 Feb 1998 France 24–17 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship 48'
1 4 Jun 1995 Samoa 22–44 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 1'

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