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.

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