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1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia

Field	Value
team	England
yearstart	1963
matchplayed	6
matchwon	1
matchdraw	0
matchlost	5
testplayed	3
testwon	0
testdraw	0
testlost	3
opponent1
played1	2
won1	0
draw1	0
lost1	2
opponent2
played2	1
won2	0
draw2	0
lost2	1

The 1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia was the first overseas tour by the England national rugby union team.

Scotland, Ireland and France had preceded England in embarking on short tours to the Southern Hemisphere, and the RFU can be criticised for not having understood that an itinerary of six hard matches including three Test matches in a mere 18 days is somewhat severe, especially when 2 Test matches, against different countries, fall within 4 days at the end of the trip.

Matches

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
	14	9	18 May 1963	Athletic Park, Wellington	Tour match
	9	14	22 May 1963	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Tour match
New Zealand New Zealand	11	21	25 May 1963	Eden Park, Auckland	Test match
	5	20	28 May 1963	McLean Park, Napier	Tour match
New Zealand New Zealand	6	9	1 June 1963	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	Test match
Australia Australia	9	18	4 June 1963	Sportground, Sydney	Test match

Touring party

Manager: J.T.W. Berry
Assistant Manager: M.R. Steele-Bodger
Captain: Mike Weston (Durham City) 16 caps

Full back

Roger Hosen (Northampton) No caps

Three-quarters

Frank Sykes (Northampton) 2 caps
Malcolm Phillips (Fylde) 20 caps
Mike Weston (Durham City) 16 caps
James Colin Gibson (US Portsmouth) No caps
John Dee (Hartlepool Rovers) 2 caps
John Ranson (Rosslyn Park) No caps

Half-backs

Phil Horrocks-Taylor (Leicester) 4 caps
R.F Read (Harlequins) No caps
Trevor Wintle (St Mary's Hospital) 4 caps
Simon Clarke (Cambridge University) 4 caps

Forwards

Ron Jacobs (Northampton) 22 caps
Phil Judd (Coventry) 5 caps
John E. Highton (US Portsmouth) No caps
Bert Godwin (Coventry) 3 caps
John Thorne (Bristol) 3 caps
John Owen (Coventry) 4 caps
Tom Pargetter (Coventry) 2 caps
Mike Davis (Torquay Athletic) 3 caps
Budge Rogers (Bedford) 10 caps
David Perry (Bedford) 2 caps
Brian Wightman (Coventry) 3 caps
Vic Marriott (Harlequins) No caps

References

(2009). "A social history of English Rugby Union : sport and the making of the middle classes". Routledge.
"International Teams > England > Games Played".

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