England v President's Overseas XV
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| Event | Rugby Football Union Centenary | ||||||
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| Date | 17 April 1971 | ||||||
| Venue | Twickenham Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | M Titcomb (Gloucestershire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||||||
England v President's Overseas XV was a 1971 rugby union match between England 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 Australia, Fiji, France, New Zealand and South Africa 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]
Squads
President's Overseas
| Pos. | Name | Nationality |
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| B | Pierre Villepreux |  France
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| W | Stephen Knight |  Australia
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| B | Jo Maso | France
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| B | Joggie Jansen |  South Africa
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| W | Bryan Williams |  New Zealand
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| B | Wayne Cottrell | New Zealand
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| B | Dawie de Villiers | South Africa
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| F | Roy Prosser | Australia
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| F | Peter Johnson |
Australia
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| F | Hannes Marais | South Africa
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| F | Colin Meads | New Zealand
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| F | Frik du Preez | South Africa
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| F | Greg Davis |
Australia
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| F | Ian Kirkpatrick | New Zealand
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| F | Brian Lochore (captain) | New Zealand
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| W | John Cole | Australia
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| B | Sid Going | New Zealand
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| F | Ron Urlich | New Zealand
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| F | Jona Qoro |  Fiji
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| B | Roland Bertranne | France
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| B | George Barley | Fiji
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| F | Élie Cester | France
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| F | Christian Carrère | France
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| B | Ian McCallum |
South Africa
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Match details
| 17 April 1971 |
England  | 11–28 | President's Overseas XV |
| Try: Hiller Con: Hiller (1/1) Pen: Hiller (2/?) | Report | Try: Kirkpatrick (2) Marais Williams (3) Con: Villepreux (5/6) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: M Titcomb (Gloucestershire) Touch judge - Air Cdre G.C.Lamb CBE AFC (RAF) Touch judge -R.F.Johnson (Kent) |
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See also
Bibliography
- Starmer-Smith, Nigel (ed) Rugby - A Way of Life, An Illustrated History of Rugby (Lennard Books, 1986 ISBN 0-7126-2662-X) pp 106, 107 (including portrait of each player)
References
- ^ Note- the RFU predates the split into rugby union and rugby league.
- ^ Scrum.com match summary