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England: Quarter-finals
How England performed
England qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup with two wins at the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield in November 1998, beating the Netherlands 110–0 and Italy 23–15. With Clive Woodward as head coach and Martin Johnson as captain, they then began the tournament itself at Twickenham, where their opening three matches brought a 67–7 win over Italy, a 30–16 defeat by New Zealand and a 101–10 victory over Tonga.
A 45–24 win over Fiji at Twickenham followed on 20 October, but four days later England's campaign ended in the quarter-final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, where South Africa won 44–21. Across their five matches at the tournament England won three and lost two, scoring 250 points and conceding 115. It was an earlier exit than in 1995, when England had finished fourth.
England fixtures
England
110–0
Netherlands
England won
England tries: Penalty try, Richard Cockerill, Neil Back, Neil Back, Neil Back, Neil Back, Martin Corry, Matt Dawson, Austin Healey, Jeremy Guscott, Jeremy Guscott, Jeremy Guscott, Jeremy Guscott, Will Greenwood, Dan Luger, Nick Beal
Netherlands tries: None
England
23–15
Italy
England won
England tries: Will Greenwood, Dan Luger
Italy tries: None
England
67–7
Italy
England won
England tries: Matt Dawson 9', Richard Hill 33', Phil De Glanville 36', Matt Perry 48', Jonny Wilkinson 51', Dan Luger 68', Neil Back 71', Martin Corry 77'
Italy tries: Diego Dominguez 22'
England
16–30
New Zealand
England lost
England tries: Phil De Glanville 49'
New Zealand tries: Jeff Wilson 18', Jonah Lomu 58', Byron Kelleher 70'
England
101–10
Tonga
England won
England tries: Matt Dawson 13', Phil Greening 28', Dan Luger 35', Matt Perry 40', Will Greenwood 45', Will Greenwood 47', Austin Healey 50', Richard Hill 53', Jeremy Guscott 64', Austin Healey 68', Phil Greening 74', Dan Luger 77', Jeremy Guscott 84'
Tonga tries: Dave Tiueti 16'
England
45–24
Fiji
England won
England tries: Dan Luger 24', Neil Back 39', Nick Beal 60', Phil Greening 68'
Fiji tries: Viliame Satala 51', Imanueli Tikomaimakogai 62', Meli Nakauta 80'
South Africa
44–21
England
England lost
England tries: None
South Africa tries: Joost van der Westhuizen 37', Pieter Rossouw 84'
England statistics
Full England squad
| Player | Pos | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cockerill | Hooker | Leicester Tigers | 1 |
| Neil McCarthy | Hooker | Gloucester Rugby | – |
| Phil Greening | Hooker | Sale Sharks | 3 |
| Jason Leonard | Prop | Harlequins FC | – |
| Graham Rowntree | Prop | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Victor Ubogu | Prop | Bath Rugby | – |
| Phil Vickery | Prop | Gloucester Rugby | – |
| Darren Garforth | Prop | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Martin Johnson C | Lock | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Danny Grewcock | Lock | Saracens F.C. | – |
| Garath Archer | Lock | Bristol Rugby | – |
| Richard Hill | Flanker | Saracens F.C. | 2 |
| Neil Back | Flanker | Leicester Tigers | 6 |
| Tim Rodber | Flanker | Northampton Saints | – |
| Lawrence Dallaglio | Number 8 | London Wasps | – |
| Martin Corry | Number 8 | Leicester Tigers | 2 |
| Joe Worsley | Number 8 | London Wasps | – |
| Matt Dawson | Scrum-half | Northampton Saints | 3 |
| Kyran Bracken | Scrum-half | Bristol Rugby | – |
| Martyn Wood | Scrum-half | London Wasps | – |
| Paul Grayson | Fly-half | Northampton Saints | – |
| Jonny Wilkinson | Fly-half | Newcastle Falcons | 1 |
| Phil de Glanville | Centre | Bath Rugby | 2 |
| Will Greenwood | Centre | Leicester Tigers | 4 |
| Jeremy Guscott | Centre | Bath Rugby | 6 |
| Austin Healey | Wing | Leicester Tigers | 3 |
| Leon Lloyd | Wing | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Dan Luger | Wing | Saracens F.C. | 6 |
| David Rees | Wing | Bristol Rugby | – |
| Mike Catt | Fullback | Bath Rugby | – |
| Nick Beal | Fullback | Northampton Saints | 2 |
| Matt Perry | Fullback | Bath Rugby | 2 |
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