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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. 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.'' 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Rugby Union Team
The England national rugby union team represents England in men's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions (as well as sharing 10 victories) – winning the Grand Slam 13 times and the Triple Crown 26 times – making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, having won the tournament in 2003, and have been runners-up on three other occasions. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their first official test match, losing 1–0 to Scotland. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895 into union and league, England did not win the Championship again until 1910. They first played aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Neary
Anthony Neary (born 25 November 1948) is a former England international rugby union player. He represented England at U18s basketball as well as rugby. He attended De La Salle College in Pendleton, Salford and Liverpool University before qualifying as a solicitor. Rugby career Neary played club rugby for Broughton Park. An open-side wing-forward whose international career ran from 1971 to 1980, his 43 appearances for the England team were a record (subsequently beaten) at the time of his retirement. He captained England in seven international matches between March 1975 and March 1976, played for the Barbarians, and toured twice with the British and Irish Lions - to South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand in 1977, playing one international. He was a member of the famous North team which beat the All Blacks at Otley on 17 November 1979. He was one of four Broughton Park players in this side and was joined by teammates Kevin O’Brien at full back, Tony Bond in the centre and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Janion
Jeremy Paul Aubrey George Janion (born ) was a rugby union international wing who represented England in twelve matches between 1971 and 1975. Janion was educated at St. Edmund's College, Ware. He played for Saffron Walden, Bedford and London Counties before beginning his test career with an appearance for England U-25s against Fiji in 1970. He later left Bedford for Richmond from where he won the last of his England caps. He was a member of the Richmond team that won the Middlesex Sevens in 1974 and then played for Eastern Counties in the 1975 County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ... final. References 1946 births Living people Bedford Blues players England international rugby union players English rugby union players People educated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Wyatt
Derek Murray Wyatt (born 4 December 1949) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sittingbourne and Sheppey from 1997 to 2010, having previously been a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey (1994–95) where he was Chairman of Alexandra Palace. He played rugby for England. Early life Derek was educated at Westcliff County High School (1961–66) & Colchester Royal Grammar School (1966-68). He attended St Luke's College, Exeter (Certificate of Education, 1968–71), the Open University ( BA. Hons 2:1 Modern Art and Architecture, 1973–78), he was a mature student at St Catherine's College, Oxford, (Education,1981–82) and King's College, London (MA, International Studies, 2016–18). Political career Wyatt was Member of Parliament (MP) for the new constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey (1997-2010) having previously been a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey (1994–95) where he was also Chairman of Alexandra Palace. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Wordsworth
Alan John Wordsworth (born 9 November 1953) is an English former rugby union international. Wordsworth, born in Thornton Heath, studied at Whitgift School and Cambridge University. A fly-half, Wordsworth was capped once for England, while a member of the squad that toured Australia in 1975. On the bench for the first Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Wordsworth got his opportunity after only 13 minutes when fly-half Neil Bennett had to come off injured. He picked up an injury himself to rule him out of the second Test in Brisbane. Wordsworth played for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, sometimes abbreviated "CURUFC", is the rugby union club of the University of Cambridge. The team plays Oxford University RFC in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham Stadium every December. ... and Harlequins. See also * List of England national rugby union players References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wordsworth, Alan 1953 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Squires (sportsman)
Peter John Squires (born ) is an English former rugby union player and a first-class cricketer, who played in forty nine first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1972 and 1976. Squires was born 4 August 1951 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. He was educated at both Ripon Grammar School and York St John University. Despite his healthy number of appearances, this right-handed opening batsman found runs hard to come by, scoring 1,271 at an average of 16.72, with a best score of 70. He was no more prolific in his fifty six List A one day matches from 1971 to 1976, making 708 runs at 16.46 with a top score of 79 not out. The only ball he bowled in one day cricket went to the boundary, and his 6.2 overs in first-class cricket cost 32 runs without success. Squires took fourteen first-class catches. He played club cricket for Manningham Mills C.C.as well as for Harrogate C.C. Squires was better known for his rugby union exploits, playing on the wing for Ripon RUFC and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Smith (rugby)
Keith Smith (19 November 1952 – 2 June 2006) was an English dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played representative rugby union (RU) as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, for England, England (Under-23s), Yorkshire, and Yorkshire (Colts), and at club level for Moortown RUFC and Roundhay RUFC, and he played representative rugby league (RL) as a for England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage № 845). Background Keith Smith was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he became a postman, and coached junior rugby league at East Leeds A.R.L.F.C., he was diagnosed with cancer, he died aged 53 in St. Gemma's Hospice, Leeds, West Yorkshire, and his funeral took place at Lawnswood Crematorium, Leeds at 9.40am on Friday 9 June 2006. Playing career Keith Smith first played rugby union with Moortown RUFC, and Yorkshire Colts rugby then advanced to Roundhay. It was from that side that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Preece
Peter Preece is a former rugby union international who represented England from 1972 to 1976. Educated at King Henry viii School, Coventry Early life Peter Preece was born on 15 November 1949 in Meriden. His father, Ivor Preece, was also a rugby union international who captained England and represented the British Lions in the 1950s. Rugby union career Preece made his international debut on 3 June 1972 at Ellis Park in the South Africa vs England match. Of the 12 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 4 occasions. He played his final match for England on 17 January 1976 at Twickenham in the England vs Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ... match. References 1949 births Living people English rugby union players Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Morley
Alan John George Morley MBE (born 25 June 1950 in Bristol, England) is a former English rugby union player. He played a record number of 519 times for Bristol, scoring 384 tries, between 1968 and 1986. He won 7 England caps, from 1972 to 1975, scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. He played at the 1975 Five Nations Championship, scoring a try. He was selected for the 1974 Lions tour but didn't make the Test side, having to compete with J.J. Williams, Billy Steele William Steele (born 19 May 1956 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. Steele began his career in the early 1970s as a youngster with Rangers, although he failed to make a first-team appearance. In 1975, S ... and Andy Irvine. The highlight of his international career was probably scoring a try on his international début on 3 June 1972, against when an unfancied England side won 18-9. References External linksLions profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Maxwell (rugby Union, Born 1951)
Andrew William Maxwell (3 March 1951 - 19 January 2013) was an English rugby union international. Born in West Kirby, Maxwell attended Calday Grange Grammar School and played for Merseyside club New Brighton. Maxwell, who played as a centre, was capped in seven Test matches for England between 1975 and 1978. He debuted on the 1975 tour of Australia and played all matches in the 1976 Five Nations Championship The 1976 Five Nations Championship was the 47th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men's rugby union competiti .... A knee injury that he suffered against France in Paris during the 1978 Five Nations proved to be career ending. See also * List of England national rugby union players References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Andy 1951 births 2013 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kingston (rugby Union)
Peter Kingston (born 24 July 1951) is an English former rugby union international. Kingston was born in Lydney and began playing rugby union during his time at Lydney Grammar School. A scrum-half, Kingston played briefly with Moseley after moving to Birmingham for a teaching job, but his opportunities there were limited by the presence of Jan Webster. He joined Gloucester in 1974 and soon earned his first England call up, for the 1975 tour of Australia, where he started in both Tests. The tour was a disappointment for England and Kingston was one of the players discarded, only to return for three matches in the 1979 Five Nations Championship. Kingston continued to play with Gloucester into the mid-1980s and won two County Championship titles representing Gloucestershire. He had a stint with Welsh club Pontypool in 1984. For 33 years, Kingston was a PE, history and sports teacher at Pate's Grammar School. He retired in 2009. See also *List of England national rugby union player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Hignell
Alastair James Hignell (born 4 September 1955) is an English former rugby union international, first–class cricketer, and broadcaster. Education Hignell was born at Ely, Cambridgeshire and educated at Denstone College, an independent school, independent boarding school for boys, in the village of Denstone in Staffordshire in Central England before going up to Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Hignell won Blue (university sport), Blues at Cambridge in both cricket and rugby union, and when he graduated in 1977 he had already made several England appearances at full back (rugby union), full back. He was the second man to captain Cambridge at both cricket and rugby union. Sporting career Hignell made his England rugby union debut in 1975 in a brutal encounter with Australia in Brisbane – eight days later he was playing for Gloucestershire against Middlesex at Bristol and five weeks later he made 60 in the Varsity match. After leaving university, he continued playing rugby for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
