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Stuart Lancaster⁠

Stuart Lancaster, a flanker in his playing days, was born in Penrith on 9 October 1969 and served as England head coach.

His 46 matches in charge place him fifth on England's all-time list of head coaches, two behind Steve Borthwick.
Matches in charge46
Won28

England legacy

No.5 on England's all-time head coaches list

Player file

At a glance

  • Born9 October 1969
  • BirthplacePenrith
  • Matches in charge46 No.5 all-time

Profile

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In charge of England

Stuart Lancaster as England head coach

2012–2015

Matches46Points 1,173–831
Won2860.9% of matches
Drawn1Level at the end
Lost1737% of matches

Competition by competition

Where the matches came

Stuart Lancaster's matches in charge of England by competition
CompetitionPWDL
Test matches2210111
Six Nations Championship201604
Rugby World Cup4202

Major tournaments

At the finals

First match
Scotland 6–13 England, 4 February 2012 · Six Nations Championship
Last match
England 60–3 Uruguay, 10 October 2015 · Rugby World Cup
Latest matches with Stuart Lancaster in charge of England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
46 10 Oct 2015 England 60–3 UruguayRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
45 3 Oct 2015 England 13–33 AustraliaRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England lost
44 26 Sep 2015 England 25–28 WalesRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England lost
43 18 Sep 2015 England 35–11 FijiRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
42 5 Sep 2015 England 21–13 IrelandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
41 22 Aug 2015 France 25–20 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
40 15 Aug 2015 England 19–14 FranceTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
39 21 Mar 2015 England 55–35 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
38 14 Mar 2015 England 25–13 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
37 1 Mar 2015 Ireland 19–9 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
36 14 Feb 2015 England 47–17 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
35 6 Feb 2015 Wales 16–21 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
Show all 46 matches
Earlier matches with Stuart Lancaster in charge
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
34 29 Nov 2014 England 26–17 AustraliaTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England won
33 22 Nov 2014 England 28–9 SamoaTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England won
32 15 Nov 2014 England 28–31 South AfricaTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England lost
31 8 Nov 2014 England 21–24 New ZealandTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England lost
30 21 Jun 2014 New Zealand 36–13 EnglandTest matches · Third Test Test matches · Third Test England lost
29 14 Jun 2014 New Zealand 28–27 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
28 7 Jun 2014 New Zealand 20–15 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
27 15 Mar 2014 Italy 11–52 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
26 9 Mar 2014 England 29–18 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
25 22 Feb 2014 England 13–10 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
24 8 Feb 2014 Scotland 0–20 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
23 1 Feb 2014 France 26–24 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
22 16 Nov 2013 England 22–30 New ZealandTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England lost
21 9 Nov 2013 England 31–12 ArgentinaTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England won
20 2 Nov 2013 England 20–13 AustraliaTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England won
19 15 Jun 2013 Argentina 26–51 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England won
18 8 Jun 2013 Argentina 3–32 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England won
17 16 Mar 2013 Wales 30–3 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
16 10 Mar 2013 England 18–11 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
15 23 Feb 2013 England 23–13 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
14 10 Feb 2013 Ireland 6–12 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
13 2 Feb 2013 England 38–18 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
12 1 Dec 2012 England 38–21 New ZealandTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England won
11 24 Nov 2012 England 15–16 South AfricaTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England lost
10 17 Nov 2012 England 14–20 AustraliaTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England lost
9 10 Nov 2012 England 54–12 FijiTest matches · Test match Test matches · Test match England won
8 23 Jun 2012 South Africa 14–14 EnglandTest matches · 2012 tour Test matches · 2012 tour England drew
7 16 Jun 2012 South Africa 36–27 EnglandTest matches · 2012 tour Test matches · 2012 tour England lost
6 9 Jun 2012 South Africa 22–17 EnglandTest matches · 2012 tour Test matches · 2012 tour England lost
5 17 Mar 2012 England 30–9 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
4 11 Mar 2012 France 22–24 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
3 25 Feb 2012 England 12–19 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
2 11 Feb 2012 Italy 15–19 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
1 4 Feb 2012 Scotland 6–13 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won

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