1975 England rugby union tour of Australia

The 1975 England rugby union tour of Australia was a series of eight matches played by the England national rugby union team in Australia in May and June 1975. England won only four of the eight matches and lost both internationals to Australia. In addition to the two test defeats they also lost to the Sydney and New South Wales Country representative teams.

1975 England rugby union tour of Australia
Summary
P W D L
Total
08 04 00 04
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
2 0 0 2

The England selectors boldly, and in the circumstances quite rightly, chose an experimental squad for this, England's first tour of Australia. That the experiment was not altogether successful, nor the tour the team building exercise it had been intended to be, was largely due to the extraordinary number of injuries suffered by the England squad, frequently to key players.

Matches
Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Western Australia641210 May 1975Perry Lakes Stadium, PerthTour match
Sydney101413 May 1975Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyTour match
New South Wales292417 May 1975Sydney Sports Ground, SydneyTour match
New South Wales Country XV131420 May 1975GoulburnTour match
Australia91624 May 1975Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyFirst Test
Queensland29327 May 1975Ballymore, BrisbaneTour match
Australia213031 May 1975Ballymore, BrisbaneSecond Test
Queensland Country4263 June 1975Townsville Sports Reserve, TownsvilleTour match

Touring party
  • Manager: Alec Lewis
  • Assistant Manager: John Burgess
  • Captain: Tony Neary (Broughton Park) 26 Caps

Full backs

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Replacements

Forwards

Replacements

  • Peter Dixon (Gosforth) 13 Caps
  • Barry Nelmes (Cardiff) No Caps
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