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England Knights

England Knights is the feeder team for the England national rugby league team. The Knights play a key role in the development of emerging talent, allowing players to gain experience in an international environment and to compete for a place in the England first team.

England Knights
Team information
NicknameThe Knights
Governing bodyRugby Football League
RegionEurope
Head coachPaul Anderson
CaptainTBA
Most capsJodie Broughton (5)
Top try-scorerJodie Broughton (6)
Top point-scorerLuke Gale (28)
Team results
First international
England Knights 38–18  France
(15 October 2011)
Biggest win
England Knights 62–4  Ireland
(16 June 2012)

History

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1990s and 2000s: Background

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The idea of a second England team originated in the 1990s as "Emerging England" to give young players a chance to play internationally before being called up to the senior side. Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s Emerging England played against the senior sides of developing nations. In another incarnation as "England A" (not to be confused with the Amateur Four Nations team), the team took on the Australian national rugby league team in the second game of the 2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. Australia defeated England A 26–22 in front of 6,817 fans.

2011–13: Formation

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England Knights were officially formed in 2011, eight years after England A played Australia. A squad of players under 25 were chosen play against France and where they came out 38–18 victors. The following year they competed in and won the 2012 European Championship and defeated Samoa in a 2013 test match.

2014–17: Hiatus

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The England Knights team was not utilised between 2014 and 2017.

2018: Return

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In 2018 it was announced that the Knights would go on a two series tour of Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

Competitive Records

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Overview

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Opponent Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
Total 8 7 0 1 88%
  Cumbria 1 1 0 0 100%
  France 1 1 0 0 100%
  Ireland 2 2 0 0 100%
  Jamaica 1 1 0 0 100%
  Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 50%
  Samoa 1 1 0 0 100%
  Scotland 1 1 0 0 100%

List

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As England A
Date Home team Score Away team Competition Location Attendance Ref.
30 October 2002   England Knights 12–34   New Zealand Friendly [3]
28 October 2003   England Knights 22–26   Australia Friendly Griffin Park, London 6,817 [4]
As England Knights
Date Home team Score Away team Competition Location Attendance Ref.
15 October 2011   England Knights 38–18   France Friendly 2,071
22 October 2011   Cumbria 12–26   England Knights Friendly 1,163 [5]
16 June 2012   England Knights 62–4   Ireland Friendly 11,083
20 October 2012   Ireland 4–56   England Knights 2012 European Championship Deramore Park, Belfast [6]
28 October 2012   Scotland 24–62   England Knights Meggetland Stadium, Edinburgh
19 October 2013   England Knights 52–16   Samoa Friendly [7]
27 October 2018   Papua New Guinea 12–16   England Knights 2018 Knights tour Lae, Papua New Guinea
3 November 2018   Papua New Guinea 32–22   England Knights Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [8]
20 October 2019   England Knights 38–6   Jamaica Friendly Headingley Stadium, Leeds 7,113 [9]
15 October 2021   England Knights 56–4   Jamaica Friendly Wheldon Road, Castleford 2,250 [10][11]
1 October 2022   France B 6–18   England Knights Friendly Bordeaux [12]
9 October 2022   Scotland 4–28   England Knights Friendly Edinburgh [13]

Honours

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Women's rugby

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See also: England women's national rugby league team

On 26 July 2022, a women's knights team was launched. The team is managed by Leeds Rhinos head coach Lois Forsell.[14] The team called up a performance squad to training camps in 2023[15] and 2024.[16]

In 2019, an England reserve side called "England Lions" played Wales, losing 20–24, while the senior side was on tour against Papua New Guinea.[17]

List of results

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Date Home team Score Away team Competition Location Attendance Ref.
27 October 2022   England Knights 14–26   Cook Islands Friendly Weetwood Sports Park, Leeds [18]

References

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  1. ^ "England Knights announce two-game tour of Papua New Guinea". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ "England Knights to tour Papua New Guinea". 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/2352883.stm
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20161006125307/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/kangaroos-tour-2003/game-1/english-league-vs-australia.html
  5. ^ "England Knights defeat Cumbria". Love Rugby League. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "England Knights ran in ten tries to thrash Ireland 56-4 in the Alitalia Cup in Belfast". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ Association, Press (19 October 2013). "England Knights hammer Samoa in Rugby League World Cup warm-up". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "England Knights beaten in Papua New Guinea". Love Rugby League. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "England Knights 38 Jamaica 6: Minikin hat-trick scures Knights win". Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Youthful England Knights defeat Jamaica". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Jamaica 4-56 England Knights: Paul Anderson's young stars shine against Reggae Warriors". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  12. ^ "England Knights topple France B in Bordeaux". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "England Knights put Scotland to the sword". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  14. ^ "England Knights squad launched for women with Lois Forsell as coach". 26 July 2022.
  15. ^ "England Rugby League: Women's Knights Performance Squad announcement". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  16. ^ "England Women name Senior and Knights National Performance Squads". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  17. ^ Golden, Ian (16 November 2019). "Wales Women secure historic first win as they beat England Lions". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  18. ^ "England Knights 14 v 24 Cook Islands".
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