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 Status14918 May 1963Athletic Park, WellingtonTour match91422 May 1963Carisbrook, DunedinTour match New Zealand112125 May 1963Eden Park, AucklandTest match52028 May 1963McLean Park, NapierTour match New Zealand691 June 1963Lancaster Park, ChristchurchTest match 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
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