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England: Third place
How England performed
England finished third at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, with Steve Borthwick as head coach and Owen Farrell as captain. They won all four of their pool matches, beginning with a 27–10 victory over Argentina in Marseille. Wins over Japan (34–12) in Nice and Chile (71–0) in Lille followed, before a narrow 18–17 win over Samoa, also in Lille, completed the pool stage.
A 30–24 victory over Fiji in Marseille took England into the semi-finals, where South Africa beat them 16–15 at the Stade de France. England met Argentina again in the third-place play-off at the same ground and won 26–23. Their record was six wins and one defeat from seven matches, with 221 points scored and 102 conceded, and their only loss came by a single point. Four years earlier, England had finished as runners-up.
England fixtures
England
27–10
Argentina
England won
England tries: None
Argentina tries: Rodrigo Bruni 78'
England
34–12
Japan
England won
England tries: Lewis Ludlam 23', Courtney Lawes 55', Freddie Steward 65', Joe Marchant 80'
Japan tries: None
England
71–0
Chile
England won
England tries: Henry Arundell 19', Theo Dan 23', Henry Arundell 29', Bevan Rodd 34', Marcus Smith 39', Theo Dan 44', Henry Arundell 47', Henry Arundell 59', Henry Arundell 68', Marcus Smith 76', Jack Willis 79'
Chile tries: None
England
18–17
Samoa
England won
England tries: Ollie Chessum 8', Danny Care 72'
Samoa tries: Nigel Ah-Wong 21', Nigel Ah-Wong 28'
England
30–24
Fiji
England won
England tries: Manu Tuilagi 13', Joe Marchant 22'
Fiji tries: Viliame Mata 27', Peni Ravai 63', Vilimoni Botitu 67'
England
15–16
South Africa
England lost
England tries: None
South Africa tries: RG Snyman 68'
Argentina
23–26
England
England won
England tries: Ben Earl 6', Theo Dan 43'
Argentina tries: Tomas Cubelli 35', Santiago Carreras 41'
England statistics
Full England squad
| Player | Pos | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Dan | Hooker | Saracens | 3 |
| Jamie George | Hooker | Saracens | – |
| Jack Walker | Hooker | Harlequins | – |
| Dan Cole | Prop | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Ellis Genge | Prop | Bristol Bears | – |
| Joe Marler | Prop | Harlequins | – |
| Bevan Rodd | Prop | Sale Sharks | 1 |
| Kyle Sinckler | Prop | Bristol Bears | – |
| Will Stuart | Prop | Bath | – |
| Ollie Chessum | Lock | Leicester Tigers | 1 |
| Maro Itoje | Lock | Saracens | – |
| Courtney Lawes | Lock | Northampton Saints | 1 |
| George Martin | Lock | Leicester Tigers | – |
| David Ribbans | Lock | Toulon | – |
| Tom Curry | Back row | Sale Sharks | – |
| Ben Earl | Back row | Saracens | 1 |
| Lewis Ludlam | Back row | Northampton Saints | 1 |
| Sam Underhill | Back row | Bath | – |
| Jack Willis | Back row | Toulouse | 1 |
| Billy Vunipola | Back row | Saracens | – |
| Danny Care | Scrum-half | Harlequins | 1 |
| Alex Mitchell | Scrum-half | Northampton Saints | – |
| Jack van Poortvliet | Scrum-half | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Ben Youngs | Scrum-half | Leicester Tigers | – |
| Owen Farrell C | Fly-half | Saracens | – |
| George Ford | Fly-half | Sale Sharks | – |
| Marcus Smith | Fly-half | Harlequins | 2 |
| Elliot Daly | Centre | Saracens | – |
| Ollie Lawrence | Centre | Bath | – |
| Joe Marchant | Centre | Stade Français | 2 |
| Manu Tuilagi | Centre | Sale Sharks | 1 |
| Max Malins | Wing | Bristol Bears | – |
| Jonny May | Wing | Gloucester | – |
| Anthony Watson | Wing | Unattached | – |
| Henry Arundell | Fullback | Racing 92 | 5 |
| Freddie Steward | Fullback | Leicester Tigers | 1 |
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