| v President's Overseas XV | |
| Event: | Rugby Football Union Centenary |
| Team1score: | 11 |
| Team2: | President's Overseas XV |
| Team2score: | 28 |
| Date: | 17 April 1971 |
| Stadium: | Twickenham Stadium |
| City: | London |
| Referee: | M Titcomb (Gloucestershire) |
| Attendance: | 50,000 |
England v President's Overseas XV was a 1971 rugby union match between and a President's Overseas XV. The match was played to celebrate the centenary of the Rugby Football Union. [1] The President's Overseas XV featured players from,,, and and was effectively a World XV. The President's Overseas XV won 28-11.
As preparation for the international match the President's XV played and won three other matches against regional selections: London, Midland & Home Counties, the North and the South & South West Counties.
The game was played at Twickenham in front of 50,000 spectators. Test caps were awarded, and Dixon and Creed earned their first caps for England in this match.[2]
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| F | Brian Lochore (captain) | ||
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| F | Jona Qoro | ||
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| B | George Barley | ||
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| FB | 15 | Bob Hiller (Harlequins) | ||
| RW | 14 | Jeremy Janion (Bedford) | ||
| OC | 13 | John Spencer (c) (Headingley) | ||
| IC | 12 | David Duckham (Coventry) | ||
| LW | 11 | Peter Glover (Bath & R.A.F.) | ||
| FH | 10 | Dick Cowman (Loughborough Colleges) | ||
| SH | 9 | Nigel Starmer-Smith (Harlequins) | ||
| LP | 1 | Stack Stevens (Harlequins) | ||
| HK | 2 | John Pullin (Bristol) | ||
| TP | 3 | Fran Cotton (Loughborough Colleges) | ||
| LL | 4 | Peter Larter (Northampton & R.A.F.) | ||
| RL | 5 | Chris Ralston (Richmond) | ||
| BF | 6 | Roger Creed (Coventry) | ||
| OF | 7 | Tony Neary (Broughton Park) | ||
| N8 | 8 | Peter Dixon (Harlequins) | ||
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| FB | 15 | ||
| RW | 14 | ||
| OC | 13 | ||
| IC | 12 | ||
| LW | 11 | ||
| FH | 10 | ||
| SH | 9 | ||
| LP | 1 | ||
| HK | 2 | ||
| TP | 3 | ||
| LL | 4 | ||
| RL | 5 | ||
| BF | 6 | ||
| OF | 7 | ||
| N8 | 8 | Brian Lochore (c) | |
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