HOW THE GREAT RIVALS MATCH UP

THIS will be England’s seventh meeting with Australia in nine World Cups. The only tournaments when they did not face each other were 1999 and 2011. 1987 England 6-19 Australia (Sydney, group) 1991 England 6-12 Australia (Twickenham, final) 1995 England 25-22 Australia (Cape Town, QF) 2003 England 20-17 Australia (Sydney, final) 2007 England 12-10 Australia (Marseille, QF) 2015 England 13-33 Australia (Twickenham, group)