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President's Overseas XV was a 1971 rugby union squad, chosen to celebrate the centenary of the English
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, the oldest national rugby organisation in existence.
The players were chosen from five nations - , , , and , and were considered to be the finest in the game at the time.
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players were not in the selection, nor ones from several other major rugby playing nations, e.g. , , , , the , or , or the other two main Pacific nations, , and .
The President's Overseas won 28-11.
The President's selection
The complete squad is as follows -
- Ian McCallum, South Africa
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- Pierre Villepreux
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- John Cole, Australia
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- Bryan Williams, New Zealand
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- Hannes Marais
Johannes Frederick Klopper "Hannes" Marais is a former South African rugby captain. He was capped 35 times, scoring one try.-Personal history:...
, South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- Peter Johnson, Australia
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- Roy Prosser
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- Ron Urlich, New Zealand
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- Jo Maso
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- Roland Bertranne
Roland Bertranne is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Centre.Bertranne played for Stade Bagnérais and Toulon. He earned his first national cap on 27 February 1971 against the England in Twickenham. He held the French record for most caps for a long time.He also played For...
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- Joggie Jansen, South Africa
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- Stephen Knight
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- Jona Qoro, Fiji
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- Colin Meads
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- Frik du Preez
Frederik Christoffel Hendrik "Frik" du Preez is a former South African rugby union player who represented Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He was born on a farm near Rustenburg and went to school at the Parys High School in Parys...
, South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- Ian Kirkpatrick
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- George Barley, Fiji
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- Wayne Cottrell, New Zealand
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- Dawie de Villiers, South Africa
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- Elie Cester, France
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- Christian Carrière, France
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- Greg Davis, Australia
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- Brian Lochore
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(captain)
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.
England: R Hiller (Harlequins); J Janion (Bedford); J Spencer (c) (Headingley); D Duckham (Coventry); P Glover (Bath); A Cowman (Loughborough Colleges); N Starmer-Smith (Harlequins); C Stevens (Harlequins); J Pullin (Bristol); F Cotton (Loughborough Colleges); P Larter (Northampton); C Ralston (Richmond); R Creed (Coventry); A Neary (Broughton Park); P Dixon (Harlequins); Replacements: A Johnson (Northampton); J Page (Bedford); R Webb (Coventry); I Wright (Northampton); J Broderick (Coventry); R Hannaford (Bristol)
President's Overseas XV: Pierre VillepreuxPierre Villepreux is a former French rugby union player and coach. He played at full back and fly half. He won 34 caps for France between 1967 and 1972....
, ; Stephen KnightStephen Oliver "Steve" Knight is a former representative Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer - a dual code international. He played as a winger or centre.-Rugby union:...
, ; Jo MasoJo Maso is a former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played centre for Narbonne, Toulonnais, Perpignan and France, gaining 25 caps. His alternative position was fly-half...
, ; Joggie Jansen, ; Bryan Williams, ; Wayne Cottrell, ; Dawie de Villiers, ; Roy ProsserRoydon "Roy" Barnett Prosser was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twenty-five times...
, ; Peter Johnson, ; Hannes MaraisJohannes Frederick Klopper "Hannes" Marais is a former South African rugby captain. He was capped 35 times, scoring one try.-Personal history:...
, ; Colin MeadsSir Colin Earl Meads, KNZM, MBE , is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played 55 test matches , most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971.Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history...
, ; Frik du PreezFrederik Christoffel Hendrik "Frik" du Preez is a former South African rugby union player who represented Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He was born on a farm near Rustenburg and went to school at the Parys High School in Parys...
, ; Greg Davis, ; Brian LochoreSir Brian James Lochore, ONZ, KNZM, OBE is a former rugby union footballer and coach who represented and captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He played at number 8 and lock, as well as captaining the side 46 times...
, (captain); Ian KirkpatrickIan Andrew Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team...
, ; Unused or absent - John Cole, ; Ron Urlich, ; Jona Qoro, ; George Barley, ; Elie Cester, ; Christian Carrière, ; Ian McCallum, ; Roland BertranneRoland Bertranne is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Centre.Bertranne played for Stade Bagnérais and Toulon. He earned his first national cap on 27 February 1971 against the England in Twickenham. He held the French record for most caps for a long time.He also played For...
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See also
- World XV
A World XV is a rugby union team, typically composed of invited players from various countries. Various World XVs have been arranged from time to time, often to take part in celebration and testimonial games, usually against national teams; recent World XV games have generally not been considered...
- Overseas Unions rugby union team
The Overseas Unions rugby union team was set up to commemorate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board , which would shortly afterwards become the IRB or International Rugby Board...
- Rest of the World XV
The Rest of the World XV was a rugby union team selected to play one match against the British Lions, and was set up to commemorate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board , which would shortly afterwards become the IRB or International Rugby Board...
- Four Home Unions XV
- Rest of Europe XV
- Northern Hemisphere XV
- Southern Hemisphere XV