1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia

June 2022 noref (GreenC bot) March 2014 April 2026 England 1963 6 1 0 5 3 0 0 3 NZL 2 0 0 2 AUS 1 0 0 1 The 1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia was the first overseas tour by the England national rugby union team.Collins Tony A social history of English Rugby Union : sport and the making of the middle classes 2009 Routledge Milton Park, Abingdon 1134023359 192 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.http://www.rugbydata.com/england/gamesplayed/22 International Teams > England > Games Played rugbydata.com 2 August 2007 5 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120905140915/http://www.rugbydata.com/england/gamesplayed/22 live Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusWellington y14918 May 1963Athletic Park, WellingtonTour matchOtago y91422 May 1963Carisbrook, DunedinTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand112125 May 1963Eden Park, AucklandTest matchHawke's Bay y52028 May 1963McLean Park, NapierTour matchNew Zealand New Zealand691 June 1963Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTest matchAustralia Australia9184 June 1963Sportground, SydneyTest 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 Category:1963 rugby union tours 1963 1963 tour Category:1963 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1963 in Australian rugby union