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Will Carling⁠

Caps–
England careerDebut 1988

Player file

At a glance

  • Born12 December 1965
  • BirthplaceBradford-on-Avon
  • England debut16 January 1988 v France

Major tournaments

1991 Rugby World Cup1995 Rugby World Cup

Every England try

Will Carling's tries

1989 – 1997

Tries13In our match records
Matches scored in12For England
Hat-tricks0Three or more in a match
Opponents8Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Will Carling's England tries by year
YearTries
19891
19903
19912
19922
19930
19941
19953
19960
19971

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. France 3
  2. New Zealand 2
  3. Ireland 2
  4. Wales 2
  5. Scotland 1
  6. Romania 1
  7. South Africa 1
  8. United States 1
First England try
v France, 4 March 1989 · Five Nations Championship
Latest
v Scotland, 1 February 1997 · Five Nations Championship
Latest matches in which Will Carling scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
13 1 Feb 1997 England 41–13 ScotlandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1
11–12 18 Jun 1995 New Zealand 45–29 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 67', 72'
10 21 Jan 1995 Ireland 8–20 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1
9 12 Nov 1994 England 54–3 RomaniaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×1
8 14 Nov 1992 England 33–16 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×1
7 7 Mar 1992 England 24–0 WalesFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1
6 19 Oct 1991 France 10–19 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 80'
5 11 Oct 1991 England 37–9 United StatesRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 32'
4 17 Feb 1990 England 34–6 WalesFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1
3 3 Feb 1990 France 7–26 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1
2 20 Jan 1990 England 23–0 IrelandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1
1 4 Mar 1989 England 11–0 FranceFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1

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