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.
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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 Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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| Western Australia | 64 | 12 | 10 May 1975 | Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth | Tour match |
| Sydney | 10 | 14 | 13 May 1975 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | Tour match |
| New South Wales | 29 | 24 | 17 May 1975 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | Tour match |
| New South Wales Country XV | 13 | 14 | 20 May 1975 | Workers Arena, Goulburn | Tour match |
| Australia | 9 | 16 | 24 May 1975 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | First Test |
| Queensland | 29 | 3 | 27 May 1975 | Ballymore, Brisbane | Tour match |
| Australia | 21 | 30 | 31 May 1975 | Ballymore, Brisbane | Second Test |
| Queensland Country | 42 | 6 | 3 June 1975 | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | Tour match |
Touring party
- Manager: Alec Lewis
- Assistant Manager: John Burgess
- Captain: Tony Neary (Broughton Park) 26 Caps
Backs
- Brian Ashton (Orrell) No caps
- Neil Bennett (Bedford) 1 cap
- Peter Butler (Gloucester) No caps
- Alastair Hignell (Cambridge University) No caps
- Peter Kingston (Gloucester) No caps
- Andy Maxwell (New Brighton) No caps
- Alan Morley (Bristol) 5 caps
- Peter Preece (Coventry) 10 caps
- Keith Smith (Roundhay) 4 caps
- Peter Squires (Harrogate) 12 caps
- Alan Wordsworth (Cambridge University) No caps
- Derek Wyatt (Bedford) No aps
Replacements
- Jeremy Janion (Richmond) 10 Caps
- Alan Old (Middlesbrough) 12 Caps
- Ian Orum (Roundhay) No Caps
Forwards
- Bill Beaumont (Fylde) 1 Cap
- Phil Blakeway (Gloucester) No Caps
- Mike Burton (Gloucester) 8 Caps
- Steve Callum (Upper Clapton) No Caps
- Fran Cotton (Coventry) 14 Caps
- Neil Mantell (Rosslyn Park) No Caps
- Tony Neary (Broughton Park) 26 Caps
- John Pullin (Bristol) 39 Caps
- Jon Raphael (Northampton) No Caps
- Andy Ripley (Rosslyn Park) 19 Caps
- Dave Rollitt (Bristol) 9 Caps
- Roger Uttley (Gosforth) 11 Caps
- Bob Wilkinson (Bedford) No Caps
Replacements
- Peter Dixon (Gosforth) 13 Caps
- Barry Nelmes (Cardiff) No Caps