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    ENGLAND

    Aug 20, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS Alan Pearey.

    HOW THEY QUALIFIED

    An automatic qualifier for finishing in the top three of their pool at RWC 2015.

    DID YOU KNOW?

    Only hosts Wales and the top three from RWC 1995 qualified automatically for the 1999 World Cup. So England had to play European qualifiers, beating Italy (23-15) and Netherlands (110-0) in Huddersfield.

    UNOFFICIAL MASCOT

    The Leaning Tower of Pisa – A grand and imposing structure of world renown, but with an ever-present threat of imminent collapse.

    ODDS

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