England v Fiji - The stats you need to know

Nikola Matawalu clears under pressure from Geoff Parling when the sides played in 2012. Photo / Getty

The statistics you need to know ahead of tomorrow morning's opening Rugby World Cup game between England and Fiji:

- These sides have met five times in Test rugby, with England winning by at least 13 points on each occasion.

- Twickenham was the venue for the only previous World Cup meeting between the sides, with England running out 45-24 winners in 1999.

- This will be the second time England have featured in the opening game of a World Cup after they played in the first game of the 1991 edition, losing on that occasion to New Zealand.

- England lost their first ever Rugby World Cup game in 1987 (v Australia) and their opening game in 1991 (v New Zealand) but have won their first fixture in each of the five World Cups since then.

- Fiji have won their opening game at the last two World Cups and have won four of their six openers in total.

- England have scored a try in each of their last five World Cup games, but have never managed a try in six consecutive games in the competition.

- England are on a run of seven straight victories at Twickenham, their best run of its kind since a run of 22 home wins between 1999 and 2003, with their last game of this run coming just prior to the 2003 World Cup in Australia which they eventually won.

-England have scored two or more tries in each of their last 10 Twickenham Tests and have scored a try in each of their last 14 at HQ.

- England are one of five nations yet to taste defeat against Fiji along with France, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa.

- Fiji have scored at least three tries in each of their last seven Tests.