subject: England And Georgia Against Each Other In Rugby World Cup [print this page] The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 25 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in the tournaments history. England also compete for the Calcutta Cup with Scotland as part of the Six Nations. They are ranked sixth in the world by the International Rugby Board as of 21 June 2010. England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and finished runners-up in 1991 and 2007. Now England is Playing Rugby world Cup 2011.
England players traditionally wear white shorts, navy socks (although they are now white and red) with white tops, and a white shirt with a red rose embroidered on it, and for the first time in the English rugby team's history, their away shirt is red (up until recently, navy blue has been the traditional colour). Their home ground is Twickenham Stadium where they first played in 1910. The team is administered by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Four former players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.players
England have won 329 of their 624 Test matches, a winning record of 52.72%. When the World Rankings were introduced in October 2003, England were ranked first. They briefly fell to second in September that year before regaining first place. They fell to second, and then to third in June 2004. After the 2005 Six Nations they fell to sixth where they remained until they moved into fifth in December that year. In 2006, their ranking again fell and they finished the year ranked seventh. They are currently ranked sixth - behind New Zealand, South Africa, France, Australia and Ireland - as of 21 June 2010.
The Georgia Rugby Union is a non-profit organization that is the primary overseeing body for the promotion of rugby union throughout Georgia and the Southeastern United States. The GRU has been in existence since perhaps as early as 1978.
The GRU is divided into 4 divisions. The most prominent division is the Men's Professional Division. However there is also a Men's Collegiate Division, a Women's Professional Division and a Women's Collegiate Division. The Men's Professional Division focuses on Atlanta, yet this division also hosts clubs across Georgia and also in South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Alabama.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying process will end with a playoff to decide the 20th and final qualifier. Four teams, the best non-qualifier from each region, except Oceania, will compete for the last place at the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals in New Zealand. The winner of this playoff will compete in Pool B, along with Argentina, England, Scotland and Georgia.
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