Editing Flag of England (section)

===Sporting events===
[[File:English fan - RWC 2007.jpg|thumb|right|[[England national rugby union team|English Rugby team]] supporter waving the English flag in the streets of [[Nantes]], France in 2007]]

The flag heavily dominates for that of England at sports events in which England competes, for example during England Cricket matches (the [[Cricket World Cup]] and [[The Ashes]]), during Rugby Union matches<ref>[http://www.rfu.com/ England Rugby Football Union] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923210311/http://www.rfu.com/ |date=23 September 2009 }}</ref> and in [[association football|football]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127212112/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/team=43942/index.html 2010 FIFA World Cup]</ref> It is also used in icons on the internet and on the TV screen to represent teams and players from England.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}

For at least some decades before about 1996, most of the flags waved by supporters were Union Flags.<ref name="Daily Mirror17.09.05">{{cite news| title = The Saturday Soap Box: We have to make Jerusalem England's national anthem|url =http://www.billybragg.co.uk/words/words1.php?word_id=34 | newspaper = Daily Mirror|date=17 September 2005 |access-date = 1 November 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061011022931/http://www.billybragg.co.uk/words/words1.php?word_id=34 |archive-date = 11 October 2006}}</ref> In a sporting context, the flag is often seen being waved by supporters with the addition of 'ENGLAND' across its horizontal bar.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}

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| footer            = Sports fans creating [[Saint George's Cross]] during football games at [[Wembley Stadium]] and [[Old Trafford]], and at a rugby league game at [[St James' Park]].
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