"Break 100 Points" - England's 5 Biggest Rugby World Cup Wins Ahead of Chile Match

Los Condores were soundly beaten by Japan (42-12) and Samoa (43-10) in the first two rounds of action, with their opponents so far being able to deal with their element of surprise. England fans will be excited to see if their side can record a historic points tally against Chile, and break their record for a Rugby World Cup winning margin.

However, the Rugby World Cup is a competition that has seen plenty of upsets in the past. A Chile victory would certainly be the most ultimate of upsets, yet it truly is an unlikely outcome. The current betting odds for those who like to gamble, put Chile at a 100/1 (1%) chance of beating England (Boylesports).

So with that, we could be on the verge of a new England Rugby World Cup record, if Borthwick's men hit top gear in Lille tomorrow.

Here are England's five biggest winning margins, in Rugby World Cup matches.

England's fifth highest points tally at a Rugby World Cup came against Italy, with this being the only entry on this list against a modern day 'tier one' rugby nation. However, at the time, Italy were in the midst of a progressive push of acceptance into the Five Nations, with this England victory supplying the naysayers with ammunition against the Azzurri's worthiness.

Taking place on the tournament's opening weekend, a packed house at the stadium known as 'HQ', witnessed England run riot against Italy. England ran in eight tries, with Jonny Wilkinson getting the scoring underway. The Newcastle Falcons fly-half also excelled on the tee today, as he added 27 points from the boot to build the ever-increasing score-line. Italy had a long way to go before they joined the Six Nations, and this was not even their biggest defeat at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

The Italians ran into the All Blacks in the third round of Pool B, and took a hammering 101-3 defeat. That loss ranks amongst the heaviest ever score-lines in Rugby World Cup history. England went on to record another memorable triumph, with more on their Pacific Island pool stage clash to come in this article. Thankfully, despite the recent results, the Six Nations did expand to include Italy, with the Azzurri building into an exciting and unpredictable underdog in the competition's 23-year history.

TRIES: 8 (Jonny Wilkinson, Richard Hill, Daniel Luger, Neil Back, Phillip De Glanville, Martin Corry, Matt Dawson, Matt Perry)

CONVERSIONS: 6 (Jonny Wilkinson)

PENALTIES: 5 (Jonny Wilkinson)

The most recent instalment on this list, and the only fixture to feature England players that are still amongst the squad today. The likes of Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and Manu Tuilagi were in Martin Johnson's side that recorded England's fourth biggest Rugby World Cup victory, 12 years ago against Romania. However, this trio miss out on the opportunity to rack-up a record England win this weekend against Chile, as Steve Borthwick has left the three veterans out of the match-day squad of 23.

So, we re-wind back to New Zealand, 2011, and England's first pool stage match saw them scrape a win against Argentina, thanks to the late World Cup debut try of Ben Youngs. What followed was a comfortable 41-10 thrashing of Georgia, with fellow Eastern Europeans Romania the next side in line. after a brief quarter of an hour's arm-wrestle, Mark Cueto crossed over for England's first try of the match. This was the first of a magnificent hat-trick for the Sale Sharks stalwart, with Chris Ashton also scoring a trio of tries against the depleted opponents.

In total, England ran in a perfect 10 tries, however Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood's missed conversions left a few points out on the pitch. Both Tuilagi and Youngs scored in this fixture, with the long-serving England legends presenting their career longevity at the Rugby World Cup. There was little out of the ordinary for this comfortable England victory, as captain Lewis Moody bowed out after 62 minutes with the win secured.

TRIES: 10 (Mark Cueto (3), Chris Ashton (3), Ben Youngs, Ben Foden, Manu Tuilagi, Tom Croft)

CONVERSIONS: 7 (Jonny Wilkinson 3, Toby Flood 4)

PENALTIES: 1 (Wilkinson)

3. England 84 - 6 Georgia (78 Points) - 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool C

The first of three matches to also appear on our list of 'England's first time opponents', the inaugural clash between England and Georgia ended in a one way demolition, that ranks as England's third biggest Rugby World Cup win to date. Despite this fixture being a simple win over a side who were then considered as 'minnow' opponents, England's first match of the 2003 Rugby World Cup has been re-watched time and again on documentary DVDs, that tell the story of this historic campaign.

Back in ’03, the Eastern Europeans were far from the emerging rugby nation that we see today, and were a world away from their historic victory over Wales last Autumn. The stars of Sir Clive Woodward's immortalised team were on full display, as England fans set their alarms and packed into pubs, to enjoy some breakfast with beers due to the Australian time zone difference.

Jonny Wilkinson led the way with 22 points from the kicking tee, as England hit top gear with an emphatic 12 tries against Georgia. 10 different names crossed over in Perth, as the score-board read like a role-call of England Rugby icons. There was little saving grace for the Georgian underdogs, who's contributions to the score-line were a penalty each from Malkhaz Urjukashvili and Paliko Jimsheladze.

TRIES: 12 (Mike Tindall, Matt Dawson, Steve Thompson, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio, Will Greenwood (2), Mark Regan, Ben Cohen (2), Jason Robinson, Daniel Luger)

CONVERSIONS: 9 (Jonny Wilkinson 5, Paul Grayson 4)

PENALTIES: 2 (Jonny Wilkinson)

We also shone a light on this match not too long ago, as England's centurion breaking win over Tonga was also their first match against the Pacific Islanders. The two sides met just 13 days after England recorded the earlier landslide win over Italy, and they were full of fire heading into this third round match in the 1999 Rugby World Cup Pool Stages. After taking a 30-16 defeat to the All Blacks, England were eager to bounce back, and pulled no punches in this brutal win over Tonga.

After taking the pool stage defeat to New Zealand in round two, Sir Clive Woodward reinforced the urgency of a bonus point win, and securing a heavy points difference to progress out of the pool. England certainly achieved both objectives, with 13 tries shared between eight of England's iconic names racking up an unobtainable lead. This match was the first time that England broke into triple digits for a Rugby World Cup win, as the floodgates opened in front of over 72,000 fans at Twickenham.

Despite this being the first time England had lined up against Tonga, the Twickenham faithful were more than familiar with some key players in the Sea Eagles’ set-up. Tongan fullback Sateki Tuipulotu was well known for his time at Leeds and Worcester Warriors. He kicked five consolation points that had little impact amongst the unrelenting England tries.

TRIES: 13 (Jeremy Guscott (2), Phil Greening (2), Daniel Luger (2), Austin Healy (2), Will Greenwood (2), Matt Dawson, Matt Perry, Richard Hill.)

CONVERSIONS: 12 (Paul Grayson)

PENALTIES: 4 (Paul Grayson)

Another match that has recently been the focus of a few RUCK lists, as this fixture cropped up in third, for the all-time biggest Rugby World Cup wins. We look back on this iconic encounter once again, as England recorded their biggest ever Rugby World Cup margin of victory, on the road to lift the Web Ellis trophy for the first and only time to date.

England fans will be hopeful to see Steve Borthwick's men emulate this cataclysmic victory, when they take on another South American side in Chile this Saturday. Chile will look to avoid a repeat of history, as this match also marked the first ever meeting between England and Uruguay, as is the case for this Saturday. Back in 2003, England were performing at the all-time peak, and saw out the pool stages in style with this win in Brisbane.

They came close to breaking their Rugby World Cup record in the aforementioned match against Georgia, but surpassed the Tongan mark in this formidable display against Uruguay. England's Josh Lewsey equalised the England record for tries in a single test match, as he ran in five scores admist the chaos. Lewsey's try-scoring efforts marked the joint-second best showing in a single Rugby World Cup match, behind the All Blacks' Marc Ellis (tied Australia's Chris Latham).

TRIES: 17 (Lewis Moody, Josh Lewsey (5), Ian Balshaw (2), Mike Catt (2), Andrew Gomarsall (2), Daniel Luger, Stuart Abbott, Jason Robinson (2), Will Greenwood)

CONVERSIONS: 13 (Paul Grayson (11), Mike Catt (2))