England v President's Overseas XV

England v President's Overseas XV

Programme for the President's Overseas XV match played in 1971
Event	Rugby Football Union Centenary
England President's Overseas XV 11 28
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 match

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]

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)

References

• 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)

See also

• World XV