68-418: England Lions may refer to: England national rugby league team England Lions (cricket team) See also [ edit ] English lion (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title England Lions . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
136-766: A goal -kicking wing . Jack Fish was born in Runcorn , Cheshire in 1878, he played for Lostock Gralam FC where he was soon noticed, and a trial match for Warrington was organised in 1898. Legend has it that as he entered the committee room he was confronted with a table heaped with £50 in silver, and the signing was then a mere formality, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £20,190 in 2017), and he died aged 61 in Warrington , Lancashire , England. Fish played in Warrington's friendly at home against Barrow on 15 October 1898 and scored from
204-511: A 9–3 win for the Other Nationalities in the final minutes of the match. A total of 6,000 spectators turned up for the match, which was considered a poor showing despite a Broughton Rangers v Bradford cup clash being scheduled on the same day. In 1905 a match between the two sides was played at Bradford. This time England won 26–11 even though they were losing 11–0 at half-time. Wigan's Jim Leytham scored four tries in succession,
272-498: A crowd of 5,000, due to the strikes in the cotton mills, the attendance was badly affected, the loss of earnings meant that some fans could not afford to watch the first tour by the Australian rugby league team, and played and scored a try in the 8-8 draw with Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium , Warrington , Monday 8 February 1909, in front of
340-477: A crowd of 7,000. He was idolised in the town, and supporters could be seen wearing metal fish badges at games. When it came to cup ties he was put in the care of Heesom, a local professional sprinter, who gave the wing special preparation. He was prominent in Challenge Cup Finals, scoring twice including one from half way in 1905 as Warrington beat Hull Kingston Rovers 6-0 to win the trophy for
408-776: A draw against Australia in Sydney , the final score being 10–10. And they also picked up a point in Auckland , drawing 17–17 against New Zealand. At the end of October, after the domestic season had finished, England beat the Welsh 22–16 in Warrington and then crossed the English Channel to thrash a French side 48–2 in Bordeaux . Bradford played host the England versus New Zealand match, in which England won comfortably 27–12. At
476-548: A few games. Their first ever game was against France and the Knights came out 38–18 victors. The Knights won the 2012 European Cup by beating Ireland and Scotland in a 3-game tournament. Jack Fish (rugby league) Jack Fish (30 December 1878 – 23 October 1940) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire , and at club level for Warrington ( captain ), as
544-477: A much better performance but for only 28 minutes, as they gave up a 24–8 lead to lose 24–36. Before, and during the match, England were accusing New Zealand of being soft, however, after the match, media outlets were calling England the biggest losers of the tournament. Controversy also occurred before the game kicked off, when England refused to face New Zealand's haka challenge. Smith said 'In some cultures poking your tongue out at others could be seen as insulting and
612-650: A record crowd in Huddersfield, in a game which saw Ryan Hall become the new England top try-scorer after a hat-trick took him to tally 17 total tries for his country. England also beat a determined Fiji, in front a sold-out crowd at the KC Stadium, to advance to the quarter-finals. They took on European rivals, France, in Wigan and, after trailing 0–6 early, England went on to advance to the semi-finals to meet defending World Champions, New Zealand, at Wembley. The game
680-521: A record that still stand today. The match was played with fifteen players on each side and so was the 1906 match. Played in Wigan again, the match finished a 3–3 draw. The concept was abandoned after the 1906 match. By 1908 the game had expanded much more into Australia, New Zealand and Wales and England began playing those teams. Harold Wagstaff made his debut for England in 1908 against the touring Kangaroos team at 17 years and 228 days. The Other Nationalities side did return in 1921. An England side beat
748-639: A score of just 6–0. As hosts of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup , and as a team who reached the quarter finals in the previous world cup, England automatically qualified. They again reached the semi-final, but lost 27-26, on a golden point after extra time, to Samoa. England replaced Great Britain in competing in the Rugby League Four Nations which replaced the previous Tri Nations tournament. They have been runners up twice, in 2009 and 2011. These two tournaments were hosted by England. England have competed in twenty-six European Nations Cups,
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#1732787791190816-487: A talking point. At the age of 35, it was suggested younger players such as Liam Farrell , Alex Walmsley , Mark Percival , and Scott Taylor , should have been selected instead. Bennett only named one NRL player, Chris Heighnington, in his England team for the World Cup, while Zak Hardaker missed out due to a drugs ban. England's first game of the World Cup was against Australia. Although they were credited throughout
884-493: A team called " Other Nationalities ", who were made up of ten Welshman and two Scotsman, including George Frater , who captained the side. It was a period of experimentation for the Northern Union and each team had twelve players, not thirteen. At Central Park , Wigan the ground was muddy and in poor condition, however the match went ahead. England steamed into a 3–0 lead, from a try by Warrington's Jackie Fish . This
952-415: A team). During those years England won in 1950 and 1954. Since then the tournament has run for some seasons, but never for more than five years at a time. But from 1970 to 1996 England won it six out of a possible nine times. In 2003 the tournament was revived and England comfortably won, beating her old rivals plus Scotland, Ireland and Russia. England beat the same opponents to win the cup again in 2004. This
1020-494: A £100 sprint challenge with a flying wing called Buckie Green from Wigan, at Springfield Park , Wigan , and won in a canter, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £37,760 in 2017). Fish played on the wing and scored a try , and a goal in Warrington 's 10-3 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain tour match during the 1908–09 season at Wilderspool Stadium , Warrington , Saturday 14 November 1908, in front of
1088-413: Is despite Salford's James Lomas arriving late and causing England to start the match with eleven players. Fish missed the conversion and so the Other Nationalities were able to level the scores a little later, Welshman Thomas crashing over for a try. The conversion was missed and going into half-time the score was tied 3–3. In the second half Thomas went over for another try before Wigan's Harris sealed
1156-452: Is placed through the centre of the cross, symbolising the birth of rugby league. Many people involved in the sport were consulted throughout the design process, which took a little under a year. The logo was first used for the 2008 World Cup and was replaced in 2017. As part of a rebrand across all of the RFL in 2017, a new England crest was introduced. It is a merge of both the shield crest and
1224-474: The 1904–05 Challenge Cup Final during the 1904–05 season at Headingley , Leeds , in front of a crowd of 19,638, and played on the wing was captain , and scored a sensational try hacking on a wayward Oldham pass, dribbling forward and then picking up the bouncing ball to swerve round the Oldham fullback ; Richard Llewellyn "Dickie" / "Dicky" Thomas in the 17–3 victory over Oldham in
1292-496: The 2011 Four Nations with Wales. Their opening game was a win against Wales where Sam Tomkins scored a record-equalling four tries in one game. The win meant England kept their impressive record of not losing on home soil against Wales since 1977. A loss the following week to Australia at Wembley meant that they had to beat New Zealand to make the final, which they did. In the final, England at one point were tied at 8–8, but they would be outclassed again. England were held 'try-less' in
1360-445: The 2014 Four Nations . In the opening game, England took on Samoa in an affair which saw the lead change several times. In the end, England survived a shock result occurring after winning by 6 points. In the second game against Australia, controversy occurred. Australia led 16–12 with one minute left on the clock. England player, Liam Farrell , put a grubber-kick in the in-goal area, which forced Australian fullback, Greg Inglis, to force
1428-401: The 2021 Rugby League World Cup with a 60-6 victory over Samoa and finished top of their group after winning all three pool matches. England would then defeat Papua New Guinea to reach the semi-final. In the semi-final, England would lose 27-26 against Samoa during golden point extra-time. In October and November 2023, England played in the 2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England . England won
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#17327877911901496-633: The 2024 Autumn Series against Samoa . Below is a list of England's head-to-head record as of 2 November 2024 . England have competed seven times in the World Cup ; in 1975 , 1995 , 2000 , 2008 , 2013 , 2017 and 2021 . They have never won the competition, though finished runners-up to Australia in 1975, 1995 and 2017. In every other year, Great Britain have represented England. Despite having only played in 7 world cups, England have hosted matches in 8 different tournaments, including 3 that took part internationally. England have played 39 games in
1564-484: The Australasian team of the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain 4–5 at Highbury . England played only one international between 10 May 1956 and 7 November 1968 an 18–6 victory at Headingley Rugby Stadium , Leeds . England played at the World Cup in 1975 coached by Alex Murphy , which was played over several months in both hemispheres on a league basis. Normally Great Britain would represent England in
1632-511: The England national football team and the English national cricket team which all promote similar attributes. Until the mid 1990s, England simply used a red lion rampant as crest. The new official logo was launched on 6 February 2008 on the rugby league magazine programme Boots N' All . The cross of St George is positioned across a three-dimensional shield within the design. The date "1895"
1700-669: The Rugby League World Cup final three times, being runners-up; in 1975 , 1995 and 2017 . Shaun Wane is the head coach, and George Williams the captain. For most of its history, England has been represented by the Great Britain national rugby league team in tours and world cups . The only competitive exception to this was the European Championship . England, in its early years, would also play regular friendlies against Wales to ensure
1768-423: The wing in Warrington 's 0–6 defeat by Batley in the 1900–01 Challenge Cup Final during the 1900–01 season at Headingley , Leeds , in front of a crowd of 29,563, played on the wing in the 3–8 defeat by Halifax in the 1903–04 Challenge Cup Final during the 1903–04 season at The Willows , Salford , in front of a crowd of 17,041, played on the wing in the 6–0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in
1836-562: The 'Wall of White', featured a new record of three brothers in their squad: Sam and twins George and Tom Burgess . England played their first game against Australia in Cardiff. England got off to a surprising early lead for many, when they were up 10–0 after 20 minutes. England, however, went on to lose in what was one of their best displays against the Kangaroos in years, losing 20–28. They then went on to thrash Ireland to nil in front of
1904-411: The 1906 match. Fish played again for England in 1908 against Wales . Fish's last match for Warrington was on 18 February 1911. Altogether he played 321 games for the club, scoring 215 tries and kicking 262 goals for a total of 1,169 points. His representative honours amounted to playing twice for England and 16 times for Lancashire for whom he scored and 16 tries and 12 goals. Jack Fish played on
1972-491: The 1954 World Cup final. England lost their final game against New Zealand and, in the process, ended any chance of qualifying for their first Four Nations final in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2015, England took on New Zealand in a three match series held in England. Before the series, England recorded their biggest ever win over France, beating their previous 73–6 win in 1996. England beat New Zealand 2–1 in
2040-551: The Baskerville Series to retain the trophy that Great Britain last won in 2007. During that series vice-captain, James Graham , reached the milestone of becoming England's most capped player, surpassing Kevin Sinfield 's record of 27 test appearances. Despite the series victory, McNamara was facing scrutiny beforehand and the RFL decided not to renew his contract which expired after the series. McNamara therefore left
2108-483: The England national team. Following McNamara's contract expiration, the RFL appointed Australian Wayne Bennett on a 2-year contract, with a view to win the 2017 World Cup. Bennett's first request as coach was for England to have a pre-season training camp, a mid-season international in 2017, as well as shortening the 2017 Super League season in order to prepare for the 2017 World Cup . RFL Chief Executive Nigel Wood accepted Bennett's first two demands, but said shortening
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2176-539: The England pre-season 'heat training camp' in Dubai would be cancelled after taking in the consideration of domestic coaches' concerns. Instead of a pre-season training camp, Bennett and the English coaching staff chose an Elite Performance Squad of players, based in England, who would be scouted regularly throughout the 2017 season. The squad trained six times throughout the season in England. England's first game of 2017
2244-630: The English national side. Following Tony Smiths resignation, former Bradford Bulls head coach Steve McNamara was given the job. His first game in charge of England was against France in Leigh. England thrashed the French to keep their impressive winning run going over their opponents that dates back to 1981. McNamara also fielded the first brothers, Sam and Joel Tomkins , to start on the field for England since Paul and David Hulme represented Great Britain in 1989. The following year, England co-hosted
2312-723: The Exiles would win the 2012 series after recording a bigger winning margin in game 2. In October and November that year, England competed in the Autumn Internationals where they took on Wales, and France. In their first game, England racked up their biggest points tally against Wales, as they thrashed 'the Red Dragons' 80–12 in Wrexham. In their second game against France, fullback Sam Tomkins became England's top try scorer when he scored his 14th try for England, breaking
2380-521: The Great Britain team into its individual nations, England (as co-host) were in the 1995 World Cup , their first appearance in the World Cup since 1975. England were coached by Phil Larder . The Lions got off to a flying start beating Australia 20–16 in the opening game at Wembley , then hammering Fiji and South Africa in the remaining group games to finish top of group A. This set up a semi-final game at Old Trafford against Wales. England won
2448-551: The International scene, 8 years after he left the New Zealand assistant coach role. However England went onto having a disappointing Four Nations, losing the opening game to New Zealand, facing a scare against Scotland, before going on to lose a 'must-win' game against Australia. This marked the first time that England failed to qualify for a Four Nations final while being hosts. At the end of 2016, Bennett announced that
2516-524: The Kiwis pushed things too far by crossing into England's side of halfway.' They took on New Zealand again in the semi-final. This time they never had the lead over the Kiwis, as they lost the match by 10 points. After rumours Smith would be sacked from his position, the RFL announced they'd keep faith in Smith for the remainder of his contract. The World Cup players took the blame for their performances. After
2584-432: The Kiwis. England then went on to make the final to face Australia. In the final England, at one point, led 16–14 and were credited with how they were able to produce a real contest. However, in the final quarter of the game, Australia dominated proceedings and eventually went on to win 46–16. On 16 November 2009, a few hours after crediting that the England national team had a bright future in rugby league, Smith resigned from
2652-445: The World Cup nightmare, England began 2009 on a high-note with a record-breaking 54-point away win over France. Later that year, England were co-hosts of the year's major international tournament, the inaugural Four Nations . After thrashing them earlier in the year, England faced a shock half-time deficit in their opening game against a French side coached by former Great Britain international Bobbie Goulding . But despite trailing at
2720-694: The World Cup, but the RLIF wanted to capitalise on the large number of Welsh players in the game at the time, and so England and Wales fielded separate teams. England won their first match, a 20–2 victory over France in Leeds in March. In June the Lions suffered their first defeat in just their second match of the tournament, losing 12–7 against a strong Wales side in Brisbane . A little later England managed to hold on for
2788-408: The anger of English players and fans. Ryan complained on Twitter, saying "Looking at the video, I’d say it was a try if we’re playing Super League rules..." Had Hall scored, and England converted, it would have been England's first win over Australia since 1995, the first time Australia suffered back-to-back home defeats since 1970 and the first time Australia did not qualify for a tournament final since
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2856-403: The ball dead, however, the video referees decided to have a look and see whether or not Inglis or the incoming Ryan Hall got the last touch on the ball. On the slow-motion replays, it showed that Ryan Hall's right hand's little finger had put some downward pressure on the ball, however, in normal speed, it was deemed 'inconclusive' by Australian officiating rules. It was eventually given a no-try to
2924-565: The country at the event. In the event they were placed in Group A alongside hosts Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. England faced a scare in their opening game against Papua New Guinea, as Smith's men were trailing 12–16 at halftime, but they did go on to win the game. England were humiliated in their second game against the hosts, suffering their biggest defeat to date, beating their 43-point margin against New Zealand eight years ago. In their final pool game against New Zealand, they produced
2992-474: The domestic season is a "big disturbance in lots of ways..." Bennett's plans suffered criticism from some professional club coaches. Bennett's first match was against France in Perpignan, in preparation for the 2016 Four Nations . Despite trailing, and being held scoreless in the first 26 minutes, England did go on to avoid an upset, convincingly beating the French and giving Bennett a successful return to
3060-488: The first in 1935. In the past the tournament has been axed and revived many times, and it was stopped for six years because of the Second World War . From 1935 to 1949 (minus the war years) England played France and Wales annually, and won the tournament in 1935, 1946, 1947 and 1948. From 1950 to 1956 an Other Nationalities team were added as the fourth team in the competition (except in 1956 when Wales did not field
3128-537: The first international match in 1904. It is controlled by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing body for rugby league in England, and participated in the Rugby League World Cup and other test matches. The England national team is the worlds oldest national rugby league team, having played the first international rugby league game in 1904 against Other Nationalities , a team initially made up of Welsh and Scottish players. England have made
3196-447: The first time. His testimonial match in 1910 raised over £268, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £93,470 in 2013), before playing his last match at Coventry in a First Round Challenge Cup match, where he scored his last try to help Warrington into the next round in an 18-10 victory. Fish won caps for England while at Warrington in 1904 and in 1906 against Other Nationalities . He broke his leg in
3264-551: The half-way. His league début was the following week on 22 October 1898; a 3-2 victory at Rochdale Hornets . He went on to be Warrington's leading try scorer that season' and for the following six seasons, becoming the club's first superstar. Fish was a stockily built man, at only 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) and 11 st 8 lb (73 kg). He had fantastic acceleration and a tricky swerve, but he could also stop dead in his tracks whilst running at full speed, which left many would-be tacklers whizzing into touch! He once accepted
3332-469: The interval, England scored 30 consecutive points to record another victory over 'Les Tricolores'. In the second match against Australia, England impressively kept Australia scoreless in the second half, and staged a second-half comeback. However it wasn't enough, as Smith's men needed to recover from a 26-point half-time deficit. They then took on New Zealand and, after losing to them twice at last year's World Cup, England earned revenge with an 8-point win over
3400-592: The kit. It wasn't until 1995 when the St George’s cross was first integrated into the kit. Ahead of the 2021 World Cup a radical New England kit was released which was white with navy blue shoulders and cross. From the 1995 Rugby League World cup, it was used a crest with the St. George's cross , the Three Lions Coat of Arms of England and Tudor rose . It was similar to most other English sporting badges, such as
3468-486: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=England_Lions&oldid=932815963 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages England national rugby league team The England national rugby league team represents England in international rugby league since
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#17327877911903536-432: The lowest World Cup final score in the history of the tournament. Bennets contract expired at the end of the World Cup and despite not winning the tournament he was rewarded with another 2-year contract. On 3 February 2020, it was announced that Shaun Wane would replace Bennett as Head Coach on a two-year contract with the intention of leading England in the 2020 Ashes series and the 2021 World Cup . England started
3604-465: The match for the way they were able to defend and prevent the Australians from dominating the game like they have in the past they again failed to beat Australia. Despite the defeat, England continued their way through the tournament with convincing victories over Lebanon, France, finishing second in Group A. They then went on to beat Papua New Guinea convincingly in the quarter finals before reaching
3672-486: The old lions crest. It has the St. Georges cross on the background with three lions in front of it. The BBC have the rights to screen all England games. They showed every game England competed in at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup , as well as all their Four Nations , and Baskerville Shield games. They also showed every game at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in addition to women's and wheelchair games. Squad selected for
3740-460: The quarter-finals, saw England scrape through to the semi-finals 26–16. England then went down to a record defeat, losing 49–6 to New Zealand at Bolton , and were knocked out of the tournament. Following the 2007 All Golds Tour , Great Britain splits into separate home nations teams meaning England would represent itself in all international rugby league competitions. Australian born, Tony Smith , took charge of England in 2008. His first game
3808-455: The record set by former Wigan and St Helens winger Alf Ellaby in 1935. In the final, England had a rematch with France at Salford City Stadium. England thrashed their opponents to win their first tournament title since the 2004 European Nations Cup. In the lone 2013 International Origin game, England thrashed their opponents by 20 points. At the end of the year, the 2013 World Cup was held in England and Wales. England, who were now known as
3876-482: The second half as Australia won by 22 points. In mid-2012, the second International Origin series was held. The Exiles had won the first series in 2011 after Samoan International, George Carmont, scored a try with less than 40 seconds remaining to win the game for the Exiles. England won their first ever International Origin series game, after winning game 1 of the 2012 series, held in St Helens, by 8 points. However
3944-500: The semi-finals where they would take on Tonga who had knocked New Zealand out the week before. England led 20–0, with seven minutes left on the clock, before the Tongans began an unpredictable and nerve-wracking comeback for England. With less than one minute left on the clock, Andrew Fifita lost control of the ball before regathering it and putting it over the try-line, only to realise the referee had already blown his whistle. The referee
4012-415: The series 3-0. England traditionally play in white, their early colours were white with red and gold stripes while later they played in white and red hoops. They occasionally play in a red away kit but colour clashes are rare and they rarely wear an away kit. In the 1975 World Cup they played in a fully white kit. While they predominately played in white and red blue was also occasionally incorporated into
4080-461: The start of November, England squeezed past Australia winning 16–13 in November at Wigan. This meant that the Kangaroos had finished on 13 points, with the Lions on 12 points. Australia were deemed champions by finishing top of the table, but because they had not beaten England a final match was quickly arranged. Australia beat England 25–0 at Leeds to clinch their fourth title. With the break up of
4148-470: The strength of the Great Britain side. The first international rugby league game was played by England in 1904. At the start of 1903–04 season the Northern Union thought about international matches and scheduled a match for England on New Year's Day 1904 in Oldham . On that day though, the ground was frosty and the match was cancelled and it was rescheduled for April. On 5 April 1904 England competed against
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#17327877911904216-646: The tussle 25–10 to reach the World Cup final, but they lost 16–8 to Australia at Wembley Stadium. England would not play again until 2000. The 1995 World Cup saw the first change of the England strip in a number of years. Instead of the usual all-white kit, an offset red St George's Cross was added to both the front and back of the jumper. John Kear was coach of England for the World Cup in 2000 . Compared to 1995, England had little success, losing their opening game at Twickenham 22–2 against Australia . But they won their remaining two pool games against Fiji and Russia . A surprisingly competitive display by Ireland in
4284-458: The world cup; winning 24, drawing 2 and losing 13. Of these losses, only two have been against a team other than New Zealand or Australia ; Wales in 1975 and Samoa in 2021. England lost out on reaching the final in 2013, when New Zealand beat them 20-18 in the semi-final, after Shaun Johnson scored a conversion in the last 30 seconds of the game to secure the win. England reached the world cup final in 2017, but were beaten by Australia with
4352-468: Was a convincing result over Samoa, although Bennett came under criticism of his selections for the test-match . Former Great Britain captain Garry Schofield , along with other former players, media, and fans were angered by Bennett's decision to include Australian born players Chris McQueen and Chris Heighington , who are eligible to play through their English fathers. Heighington's age was also
4420-485: Was a see-saw affair, which saw England leading 18–14 with one minute on the clock remaining, until New Zealand play-maker Shaun Johnson produced a historical moment, to level the scores, and then convert his try after the siren, to win the match, and make the Kiwis advance to a third consecutive World Cup final. This was the first time England, or Great Britain, had lost to New Zealand in England since 2005. In October and November 2014, England travelled down-under to play in
4488-553: Was against France in Toulouse where the English won 56–8. In his second game, England were missing St Helens and Leeds Rhinos players but the team still created history with a record 74–0 win over Wales in Doncaster. It was England's biggest win recorded over the Welsh since 1978. It was World Cup year , and Smith announced his ambitions that he wanted England to win their first World Cup, since 1972, when Great Britain represented
4556-505: Was criticised for not going to the Video Referee and if awarded would have seen that Tonga won the game and reached their first ever World Cup final. Despite the controversy, England were victorious and had advanced to their first World Cup final in 22 Years. England met Australia again in the final but again failed to beat Australia, for a 13th consecutive time, since their last win in the 1995 World Cup group stage. England lost in
4624-470: Was the last time England competed to give the competition more of a level playing field for other teams, however the England Knights competed in 2012. European Championship In 2011 the England Knights were created to serve as a step up for the younger players from their club in view of playing for the 1st team. A squad of players were chosen (below the age of 25) to represent the Knights in
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