List of England national rugby union players

This article represents a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team, in the order that they received their first cap. The list only includes players who have played in an official test match.

Note that the 'position' column lists the position at which the player made his test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known. For example, Jonny Wilkinson made his test debut off the bench as a wing, but is more famous as a fly-half. A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute.

1871–1879

+ England's international capped players in rugby unionNo.NamePositionDate of first cap Opposition1John BentleyHalfback 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh2Reg BirkettForward 1871-03-273Benjamin BurnsForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh4John ClaytonForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh5Charles Arthur CromptonForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh6Alfred DavenportForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh7John DugdaleForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh8Arthur GibsonForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh9Joseph GreenHalfback 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh10Arthur GuillemardFull-back 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh11Alfred HamersleyForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh12John LuscombeForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh13Arthur LyonFull-back 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh14William MacLarenThree-quarters 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh15Richard OsborneFull-back 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh16Charles SherrardForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh17Frederick StokesForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh18Frank TobinHalfback 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh19Dawson TurnerForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh20H. J. C. TurnerForward 1871-03-27v Scotland at Edinburgh21Thomas BatsonForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval22James BodyForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval23James BushForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval24Frederick CurreyForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval25Francis d'AguilarForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval26Stephen FinneyHalfback 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval27Harold FreemanThree-quarters 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval28Francis IsherwoodForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval29Francis LuscombeForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval30James MackinlayForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval31Frederick MillsFull-back 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval32William MoberlyFull-back 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval33Nipper PinchingForward 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval34Percival WilkinsonHalfback 1872-02-05v Scotland at The Oval35Cecil BoyleHalfback 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow36Ernest ChestonForward 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow37William FletcherForward 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow38Henry LawrenceForward 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow39Henry MarshForward 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow40Murray MarshallForward 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow41Sydney MorseFull-back 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow42Cyril RickardsForward 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow43Ernest StillForward 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow44Charles VandersparFull-back 1873-03-03v Scotland at Glasgow45John BattenFull-back 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval46Marshall BrooksFull-back 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval47Henry BrydenForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval48William CollinsHalfback 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval49Charles CrosseForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval50Foster CunliffeForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval51James GenthForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval52Edward KewleyForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval53William MiltonHalfback 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval54Sidney ParkerForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval55William StaffordForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval56Roger WalkerForward 1874-02-23v Scotland at The Oval57Frank AdamsForward 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval58Edward FraserForward 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval59Harry GrahamForward 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval60William H. H. HutchinsonForward 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval61Arthur MichellHalfback 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval62Edward NashHalfback 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval63Alec PearsonFull-back 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval64Edward PerrottForward 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval65Lennard StokesFull-back 1875-02-15v Ireland at The Oval66Louis BirkettFull-back 1875-03-08v Scotland at Edinburgh67Wyndham EvansonHalfback 1875-03-08v Scotland at Edinburgh68Josiah Edward PaulForward 1875-03-08v Scotland at Edinburgh69Jeaffreson Vennor BrewerForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin70Charles BrydenForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin71Andrew BulteelForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin72Charles ClarkHalfback 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin73John GrahamForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin74Walter GregForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin75Charles GunnerThree-quarters 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin76Spencer LoginFull-back 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin77Ernest MarriottForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin78Edward Beadon TurnerForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin79Courteney VerelstForward 1875-12-13v Ireland at Dublin80Arthur HeathFull-back 1876-03-06v Scotland at The Oval81William HuntForward 1876-03-06v Scotland at The Oval82William C. HutchinsonHalfback 1876-03-06v Scotland at The Oval83Frederic LeeForward 1876-03-06v Scotland at The Oval84William RawlinsonForward 1876-03-06v Scotland at The Oval85Thomas TetleyThree-quarters 1876-03-06v Scotland at The Oval86George Robertson TurnerForward 1876-03-06v Scotland at The Oval87Henry FowlerForward 1877-02-05v Ireland at The Oval88Gilbert HarrisonForward 1877-02-05v Ireland at The Oval89Monkey HornbyThree-quarters 1877-02-05v Ireland at The Oval90P.L.A. PriceHalfback 1877-02-05v Ireland at The Oval91Charles TouzelForward 1877-02-05v Ireland at The Oval92Harry GarnettForward 1877-03-05v Scotland at Edinburgh93Archibald LawForward 1877-03-05v Scotland at Edinburgh94Robert ToddForward 1877-03-05v Scotland at Edinburgh95John BiggsForward 1878-03-04v Scotland at The Oval96Frank FowlerNumber 8 1878-03-04v Scotland at The Oval97Howard FowlerForward 1878-03-04v Scotland at The Oval98Temple GurdonForward 1878-03-04v Scotland at The Oval99Henry KayllFull-back 1878-03-04v Scotland at The Oval100George ThomsonForward 1878-03-04v Scotland at The Oval101George VernonForward 1878-03-04v Scotland at The Oval102John BellHalfback 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road103Thomas BlatherwickForward 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road104Arthur BuddForward 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road105Ernest DawsonForward 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road106Henry EnthovenThree-quarters 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road107Herbert GardnerForward 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road108Allan JacksonHalfback 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road109William PennyFull-back 1878-03-11v Ireland at Lansdowne Road110George BurtonForward 1879-03-10v Scotland at Edinburgh111Henry HuthFull-back 1879-03-10v Scotland at Edinburgh112Norman McLeodForward 1879-03-10v Scotland at Edinburgh113Stuart NeameForward 1879-03-10v Scotland at Edinburgh114Hugh RowleyForward 1879-03-10v Scotland at Edinburgh115Henry SpringmannForward 1879-03-10v Scotland at Edinburgh116Henry TaylorHalfback 1879-03-10v Scotland at Edinburgh117Harold BatesonForward 1879-03-24v Ireland at The Oval118William OpenshawHalfback 1879-03-24v Ireland at The Oval119Henry TwynamHalfback 1879-03-24v Ireland at The Oval

1880–1889