# List of England national rugby union team Test Series

Before 1963, the English rugby team never had a test series and in 1963 they played in a two test series. So here is a list of test series involving the England rugby union team.

## 1963 Series – New Zealand

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 11–21 | 25 May | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Second Test | 6–9 | 1 June | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |

## 1971 Series – Japan

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 27–19 | 24 September | Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka |
| Second Test | 6–3 | 28 September | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo |

## 1971 Series – Ceylon

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 40–11 | 6 October | Longden Place, Colombo |
| Second Test | 34–6 | 8 October | Longden Place, Colombo |

## 1975 Series – Australia

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 9–16 | 24 May | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Second Test | 21–30 | 31 May | Ballymore, Brisbane |

## 1979 Series – Japan

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 21–19 | 13 May | Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka |
| Second Test | 38–18 | 20 May | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo |

## 1981 Series – Argentina

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 19–19 | 30 May | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires |
| Second Test | 12–6 | 6 June | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires |

## 1984 Series – South Africa

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 15–33 | 2 June | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Second Test | 9–35 | 9 June | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |

## 1985 Series – New Zealand

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 13–18 | 1 June | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |
| Second Test | 15–42 | 8 June | Athletic Park, Wellington |

## 1988 Series – Australia

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 16–22 | 29 May | Ballymore, Brisbane |
| Second Test | 8–28 | 12 June | Concord Oval, Sydney |

## 1990 Series – Argentina

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 25–12 | 28 June | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| Second Test | 13–15 | 4 August | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires |

## 1993 Series – Canada

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 12–15 | 29 May | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby |
| Second Test | 19–14 | 5 June | Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean |

## 1994 Series – South Africa

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 32–15 | 4 June | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Second Test | 9–27 | 11 June | Newlands, Cape Town |

## 1997 Series – Argentina

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 42–20 | 31 May | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires |
| Second Test | 13–33 | 7 June | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires |

## 1997 Series – New Zealand

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 8–25 | 22 November | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Second Test | 26–26 | 6 December | Twickenham, London |

## 1998 Series – New Zealand

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 22–64 | 20 June | Carisbrook, Dunedin |
| Second Test | 10–40 | 27 June | Eden Park, Auckland |

## 2000 Series – South Africa

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 13–18 | 17 June | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Second Test | 27–22 | 24 June | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

## 2001 Series – Canada

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 22–10 | 2 June | Fletcher's Fields, Markham |
| Second Test | 59–20 | 9 June | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby |

## 2003 Series – France

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 16–17 | 30 August | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
| Second Test | 45–14 | 6 September | Twickenham, London |

## 2004 Series – New Zealand

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 3–36 | 12 June | Carisbrook, Dunedin |
| Second Test | 12–36 | 19 June | Eden Park, Auckland |

## 2006 Series – Australia

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 3–34 | 11 June | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
| Second Test | 18–43 | 17 June | Colonial Stadium, Melbourne |

## 2006 Series – South Africa

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 23–21 | 18 November | Twickenham, London |
| Second Test | 14–25 | 25 November | Twickenham, London |

## 2007 Series – South Africa

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 10–58 | 26 May | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| Second Test | 22–55 | 2 June | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

## 2007 Series – France

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 15–21 | 11 August | Twickenham, London |
| Second Test | 9–22 | 18 August | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |

## 2008 Series – New Zealand

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 20–37 | 14 June | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Second Test | 12–44 | 21 June | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |

## 2009 Series – Argentina

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 37–15 | 6 June | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Second Test | 22–24 | 13 June | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |

## 2010 Series – Australia

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 17–27 | 12 June | Subiaco Oval, Perth |
| Second Test | 21–20 | 19 June | Stadium Australia, Sydney |

## 2011 Series – Wales

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 23–19 | 6 August | Twickenham, London |
| Second Test | 9–19 | 13 August | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |

## 2012 Series – South Africa

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 17–22 | 9 June | Kings Park Stadium, Durban |
| Second Test | 27–36 | 16 June | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| Third Test | 14–14 | 23 June | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |

## 2013 Series – Argentina

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 32–3 | 9 June | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| Second Test | 51–26 | 16 June | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires |

## 2014 Series – New Zealand

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 15–20 | 7 June | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Second Test | 27–28 | 14 June | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
| Third Test | 13–36 | 21 June | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

## 2015 Series – France

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 19–14 | 15 August | Twickenham, London |
| Second Test | 20–25 | 22 August | Stade de France, Paris |

## 2016 Series – Australia

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 39–28 | 11 June | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Second Test | 23–7 | 18 June | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne |
| Third Test | 44–40 | 25 June | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |

## 2017 Series – Argentina

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | 38–34 | 10 June | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan |
| Second Test | 35–25 | 17 June | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe |

## 2018 Series – South Africa

| Test | Score | Date | Venue |
| First Test | – | 9 June | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| Second Test | – | 16 June | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| Third Test | – | 23 June | Newlands, Cape Town |

## Test Series Scores
### Touring Test Series

| Year | Home | Score | Away | Points | Venue | Note |
| 1963 | New Zealand | 2–0 | England | 30–17 | New Zealand | |
| 1971 | Japan | 0–2 | England | 22–33 | Japan | |
| 1971 | Ceylon | 0–2 | England | 13–74 | Ceylon | |
| 1975 | Australia | 2–0 | England | 46–30 | Australia | |
| 1979 | Japan | 0–2 | England | 37–59 | Japan | |
| 1981 | Argentina | 0–1 | England | 25–31 | Argentina | 1 Draw |
| 1984 | South Africa | 2–0 | England | 68–24 | South Africa | |
| 1985 | New Zealand | 2–0 | England | 60–28 | New Zealand | |
| 1988 | Australia | 2–0 | England | 50–24 | Australia | |
| 1990 | Argentina | 1–1 | England | 21–38 | Argentina | |
| 1993 | Canada | 1–1 | England | 29–31 | Canada | |
| 1994 | South Africa | 1–1 | England | 41–40 | South Africa | |
| 1997 | Argentina | 1–1 | England | 53–55 | Argentina | |
| 1998 | New Zealand | 2–0 | England | 104—32 | New Zealand | |
| 2000 | South Africa | 1–1 | England | 40–40 | South Africa | |
| 2001 | Canada | 0–2 | England | 30–81 | Canada | |
| 2004 | New Zealand | 2–0 | England | 74–15 | New Zealand | |
| 2006 | Australia | 2–0 | England | 77–21 | Australia | |
| 2007 | South Africa | 2–0 | England | 113–32 | South Africa | |
| 2008 | New Zealand | 2–0 | England | 81–32 | New Zealand | |
| 2010 | Australia | 1–1 | England | 47–38 | Australia | |
| 2012 | South Africa | 2–0 | England | 72–58 | South Africa | 1 Draw |
| 2013 | Argentina | 0–2 | England | 29–83 | Argentina | |
| 2014 | New Zealand | 3–0 | England | 84–55 | New Zealand | |
| 2016 | Australia | 0–3 | England | 75–106 | Australia | |
| 2017 | Argentina | 0–2 | England | 59–73 | Argentina | |

### Home Test Series

| Year | Team | Score | Points | Note |
| 1997 | New Zealand | 0–1 | 34–51 | 1 Draw |
| 2006 | South Africa | 1–1 | 37–46 | |

### Home and Away Test Series

| Year | Home | Score | Away | Points | Venue | Note |
| 2003 | England 1 - 1 France | 61 - 31 | France and England |
| 2007 | England 0 - 2 France | 24 - 43 | England and France |
2009 Argentina First Test 37–15 6 June Old Trafford, Manchester Second Test 22–24 13 June Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
2011 Wales First Test 23–19 6 August Twickenham, London Second Test 9–19 13 August Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2015 France First Test 19–14 15 August Twickenham, London Second Test 20–25 22 August Stade de France, Paris