the last time england got into the semis was 2017.
when was the last time england got into the semis?
2017
england have competed in twenty-six european nations cups, the first in 1935. in the past the tournament has been axed and revived many times, and it was stopped for six years because of the second world war. from 1935 to 1949 (minus the war years) england played france and wales annually, and won the tournament in 1935, 1946, 1947 and 1948. from 1950 to 1956 an other nationalities team were added as the fourth team in the competition (except in 1956 when wales did not field a team). during those years england won in 1950 and 1954. since then the tournament has run for some seasons, but never for more than five years at a time. but from 1970 to 1996 england won it six out of a possible nine times. in 2003 the tournament was revived and england comfortably won, beating her old rivals plus scotland, ireland and russia. england beat the same opponents to win the cup again in 2004. this was the last time england competed to give the competition more of a level playing field for other teams, however the england knights competed in 2012.
england national rugby league team
in the lone 2013 international origin game, england thrashed their opponents by 20 points. at the end of the year, the 2013 world cup was held in england and wales. england, who were now known as the 'wall of white', featured a new record of three brothers in their squad: sam and twins george and tom burgess. england played their first game against australia in cardiff. england got off to a surprising early lead for many, when they were up 10–0 after 20 minutes. england, however, went on to lose in what was one of their best displays against the kangaroos in years, losing 20–28. they then went on to thrash ireland to nil in front of a record crowd in huddersfield, in a game which saw ryan hall become the new england top try-scorer after a hat-trick took him to tally 17 total tries for his country. england also beat a determined fiji, in front a sold-out crowd at the kc stadium, to advance to the quarter-finals. they took on european rivals, france, in wigan and, after trailing 0–6 early, england went on to advance to the semi-finals to meet defending world champions, new zealand, at wembley. the game was a see-saw affair, which saw england leading 18–14 with one minute on the clock remaining, until new zealand play-maker shaun johnson produced a historical moment, to level the scores, and then convert his try after the siren, to win the match, and make the kiwis advance to a third consecutive world cup final. this was the first time england, or great britain, had lost to new zealand in england since 2005.
england national rugby league team