Team: | England |
Yearstart: | 1963 |
Destination: | Australasia |
Matchplayed: | 6 |
Matchwon: | 1 |
Matchdraw: | 0 |
Matchlost: | 5 |
Testplayed: | 3 |
Testwon: | 0 |
Testdraw: | 0 |
Testlost: | 3 |
Played1: | 2 |
Won1: | 0 |
Draw1: | 0 |
Lost1: | 2 |
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.[1]
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.
Scores and results list England's points tally first.[2]
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status | ||||
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align=center width=40 | 14 | align=center width=40 | 9 | width=140 align=right | 18 May 1963 | Athletic Park, Wellington | Tour match | ||
align=center width=40 | 9 | align=center width=40 | 14 | width=140 align=right | 22 May 1963 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Tour match | ||
New Zealand | align=center width=40 | 11 | align=center width=40 | 21 | width=140 align=right | 25 May 1963 | Eden Park, Auckland | Test match | |
align=center width=40 | 5 | align=center width=40 | 20 | width=140 align=right | 28 May 1963 | McLean Park, Napier | Tour match | ||
New Zealand | align=center width=40 | 6 | align=center width=40 | 9 | width=140 align=right | 1 June 1963 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Test match | |
Australia | align=center width=40 | 9 | align=center width=40 | 18 | width=140 align=right | 4 June 1963 | Sportground, Sydney | Test match |