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| - Factfile on England ahead of the Six Nations which starts this weekend: ENGLAND Population: 56 million Capital: London Coach: Eddie Jones (AUS/since 2015) Number of male registered players: 356,303 World Rugby ranking: 3 (January 29, 2020) Six Nations past record (since 2000) Winners (6) - 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2017 Wooden spoon - N/A Fixtures (all times GMT) Feb 2: France v England, Paris (1500) Feb 8: Scotland v England, Murrayfield (1645) Feb 23: England v Ireland, Twickenham (1500) Mar 7: England v Wales, Twickenham (1645) Mar 14: Italy v England, Rome (1645) Squad Backs: Elliot Daly (Saracens), Ollie Devoto (Exeter), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester), George Furbank (Northampton), Willi Heinz (Gloucester), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Jonny May (Leicester), Ollie Thorley (Gloucester), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester), Jacob Umaga (Wasps), Anthony Watson (Bath), Ben Youngs (Leicester) Forwards: Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter), Tom Curry (Sale), Tom Dunn (Bath), Ben Earl (Saracens), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Ellis Genge (Leicester), Jamie George (Saracens), Ted Hill (Worcester), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Alex Moon (Northampton), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Will Stuart (Bath), Sam Underhill (Bath), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter) Player to watch: George Ford. The fly-half was in exceptional form in England's drive to the final of last season's World Cup, establishing himself as the team's primary playmaker inside Owen Farrell. Aim for the tournament: "My aim is to make England the greatest rugby team the world has ever seen. That's my mindset." - Eddie Jones lp/dj
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