by Simon Potter (Author)

EVERY TEST MATCH AND EVERY CAPPED PLAYER IS HERE IN THIS ONE BOOK
Includes every game - men and women - up to and including the Autumn Internationals and Women's World Cup of 2022.

1871 was an exciting year for England. Bank holidays were introduced, trade unions were legalised, the Royal Albert Hall was opened and, in Africa, the famous words "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" were spoken by Henry Stanley as the journalist found the missing explorer. More importantly for supporters of the oval-ball game, the RFU was established on 26 January that year and just 40 days later, the England team played its first international. The rest, as they say, is history...