2016 England rugby union tour of Australia information
2016 England rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es)
Eddie Jones
Tour captain(s)
Dylan Hartley
Top test point scorer(s)
Owen Farrell (66)
Top test try scorer(s)
9 players with 1 try
Summary
P
W
D
L
Total
03
03
00
00
Test match
03
03
00
00
Opponent
P
W
D
L
Australia
3
3
0
0
Tour chronology
Previous tour
New Zealand 2014
Next tour
Argentina 2017
In June 2016, England played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2016 mid-year rugby union tests.[1] They played the Wallabies across the three weeks of the June International window, 11 June–25 June, and contested the Cook Cup, which England had previously won eight times to Australia's twelve. The series was part of the fourth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.[2]
England won all three matches, the first time they had won a test series in Australia. After defeating the hosts in the second match, England retained the Cook Cup and achieved second place in the World Rugby Rankings,[3] while Australia dropped to fourth. Australia had not been "whitewashed" in a home series since losing all three tests to South Africa in 1971.[4]
The Australian media joked about the England rugby team after the third test as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union just two days earlier.[5]
^"Australia to host England in historic three-Test series in 2016". 19 June 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^"IRB approve new 10-year playing schedule". Rugby Week. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^"England hold on to win historic series in Australia". Rugby Week. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^Stafford, James (25 June 2016). "Australia vs England: Visitors claim historic 'whitewash' of Wallabies in Sydney". Rugby Week. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
^Daily Telegraph/
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