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Will Greenwood⁠

Centre Will Greenwood, born in Blackburn on 20 October 1972, made his England debut against Australia on 15 November 1997, aged 25. His 31 tries place him joint third on England's all-time try-scoring list, level with Ben Cohen.

Greenwood was selected for two Rugby World Cups, with England reaching the quarter-finals in 1999 and winning the tournament in 2003.
Caps–
England careerDebut 1997

England legacy

Joint No.3 on England's all-time tries list

Player file

At a glance

Major tournaments

1999 Rugby World Cup2003 Rugby World Cup

Every England try

Will Greenwood's tries

1998 – 2004

Tries31In our match records
Matches scored in22For England
Hat-tricks1Three or more in a match
Opponents12Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Will Greenwood's England tries by year
YearTries
19983
19994
20001
20016
20027
20039
20041

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. Wales 7
  2. South Africa 4
  3. Ireland 4
  4. Italy 4
  5. Canada 3
  6. Georgia 2
  7. Tonga 2
  8. Uruguay 1
First England try
v Wales, 21 February 1998 · Five Nations Championship
Latest
v Canada, 13 November 2004 · Test matches · Test Match
Latest matches in which Will Greenwood scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
31 13 Nov 2004 England 70–0 CanadaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match 62'
30 9 Nov 2003 Wales 17–28 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 44'
29 2 Nov 2003 Uruguay 13–111 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 68'
28 18 Oct 2003 South Africa 6–25 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 63'
26–27 12 Oct 2003 Georgia 6–84 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 50', 72'
25 21 Jun 2003 Australia 14–25 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match 5'
23–24 30 Mar 2003 Ireland 6–42 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 64', 80'
22 22 Feb 2003 Wales 9–26 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship ×1
20–21 23 Nov 2002 England 53–3 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match 30', 42'
18–19 7 Apr 2002 Italy 9–45 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship ×2
17 23 Mar 2002 England 50–10 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship 10'
15–16 16 Feb 2002 England 45–11 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship ×2
Show all 22 matches
Earlier matches in which Will Greenwood scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
14 7 Apr 2001 England 48–19 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship ×1
13 3 Mar 2001 England 43–3 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship ×1
12 17 Feb 2001 England 80–23 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship ×1
9–11 3 Feb 2001 Wales 15–44 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship Hat-trick 11', 14', 41'
8 2 Dec 2000 England 25–17 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×1
6–7 15 Oct 1999 England 101–10 TongaRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 45', 47'
4–5 28 Aug 1999 England 36–11 CanadaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match ×2
3 22 Nov 1998 England 23–15 ItalyRugby World Cup · Qualifier Rugby World Cup · Qualifier ×1
2 14 Nov 1998 England 110–0 NetherlandsRugby World Cup · Qualifier Rugby World Cup · Qualifier ×1
1 21 Feb 1998 England 60–26 WalesFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship ×1

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