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England: Pool stage
How England performed
England hosted the 2015 Rugby World Cup, with Stuart Lancaster as head coach and Chris Robshaw as captain. The campaign opened at Twickenham on 18 September with a 35–11 win over Fiji, but the next two pool matches, also at Twickenham, both ended in defeat: Wales won 28–25 and Australia won 33–13.
England did not progress beyond the pool stage. Their last match, against Uruguay at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on 10 October, ended in a 60–3 win, leaving them with two wins and two defeats from four matches. They scored 133 points and conceded 75 across the four matches, with both defeats coming at Twickenham. It was a disappointing outcome compared with 2011, when England had reached the quarter-finals.
England fixtures
England
35–11
Fiji
England won
England tries: Penalty try 12', Mike Brown 21', Mike Brown 71', Billy Vunipola 81'
Fiji tries: Nemani Nadolo 29'
England
25–28
Wales
England lost
England tries: Jonny May 26'
Wales tries: Gareth Davies 70'
England
13–33
Australia
England lost
England tries: Anthony Watson 55'
Australia tries: Bernard Foley 19', Bernard Foley 34', Matt Giteau 79'
England
60–3
Uruguay
England won
England tries: Anthony Watson 6', Nick Easter 17', Nick Easter 22', Anthony Watson 41', Henry Slade 53', Jack Nowell 56', Nick Easter 59', Jack Nowell 69', Jack Nowell 73', Penalty try 81'
Uruguay tries: None
England statistics
Full England squad
| Player | Pos | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie George | Hooker | Saracens | – |
| Rob Webber | Hooker | Bath | – |
| Tom Youngs | Hooker | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Kieran Brookes | Prop | Northampton Saints | – |
| Dan Cole | Prop | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Joe Marler | Prop | Harlequins | – |
| Mako Vunipola | Prop | Saracens | – |
| David Wilson | Prop | Bath | – |
| George Kruis | Lock | Saracens | – |
| Joe Launchbury | Lock | Wasps | – |
| Courtney Lawes | Lock | Northampton Saints | – |
| Geoff Parling | Lock | Exeter Chiefs | – |
| James Haskell | Flanker | Wasps | – |
| Chris Robshaw C | Flanker | Harlequins | – |
| Tom Wood | Flanker | Northampton Saints | – |
| Nick Easter | Number 8 | Harlequins | 3 |
| Ben Morgan | Number 8 | Gloucester | – |
| Billy Vunipola | Number 8 | Saracens | 1 |
| Danny Care | Scrum-half | Harlequins | – |
| Richard Wigglesworth | Scrum-half | Saracens | – |
| Ben Youngs | Scrum-half | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Owen Farrell | Fly-half | Saracens | – |
| George Ford | Fly-half | Bath | – |
| Brad Barritt | Centre | Saracens | – |
| Sam Burgess | Centre | Bath | – |
| Jonathan Joseph | Centre | Bath | – |
| Henry Slade | Centre | Exeter Chiefs | 1 |
| Jonny May | Wing | Gloucester | 1 |
| Jack Nowell | Wing | Exeter Chiefs | 3 |
| Anthony Watson | Wing | Bath | 3 |
| Mike Brown | Fullback | Harlequins | 2 |
| Alex Goode | Fullback | Saracens | – |
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