1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia
# 1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wellington | 14 | 9 | 18 May 1963 | Athletic Park, Wellington | Tour match |
| Otago | 9 | 14 | 22 May 1963 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Tour match |
| New Zealand | 11 | 21 | 25 May 1963 | Eden Park, Auckland | Test match |
| Hawke's Bay | 5 | 20 | 28 May 1963 | McLean Park, Napier | Tour match |
| New Zealand | 6 | 9 | 1 June 1963 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Test match |
| 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

* F.D. 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
* T.A. 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
