2016 International Results

[kiwileaguefan]

This weekends Four Nations final will be the 44th and final International Match of the year. There have been 35 different Nations that have played International Rugby League this year. Most Tests played are Australia, NZ and Italy with 5 (not including the final this weekend).

Has there ever been a year where more Internationals have been played?

England 18-36 Australia

New Zealand 18-18 Scotland

England 38-12 Scotland

New Zealand 8-14 Australia

Italy 76-0 Russia

South Africa 0-44 Niue

South Africa 22-50 Niue

England 16-17 New Zealand

Italy 14-20 Wales

Ireland 70-16 Russia

Australia 54-12 Scotland

Serbia 14-62 Italy

Spain 6-46 Ireland

France 6-40 England

Wales 16-16 Jamaica

Ireland 16-68 Jamaica

Vanuatu 24-15 Soloman Islands

Russia 40-6 Spain

Australia 26-6 New Zealand

Wales 50-0 Serbia

Ireland 58-10 Malta

Czech Republic 12-64 Ukraine

Samoa 18-20 Fiji

USA 20-14 Canada

Spain 4-64 Serbia

Canada 8-14 USA

Czech Republic 12-6 Norway

Belgium 36-12 Netherlands

Samoa 40-6 Tonga

Canada 12-26 Fiji

Netherlands 6-8 Germany

Germany 12-26 Belgium

USA 54-4 Jamaica

Canada 38-2 Jamaica

Sweden 24-40 Norway

Ukraine 46-6 Czech Republic

Italy 22-26 Lebanon

Chile 58-20 El Salvador

Cook Islands 30-20 Lebanon

Tonga 6-18 Samoa

Papua New Guinea 24-22 Fiji

Australia 16-0 New Zealand

Philippines 18-12 Serbia


Total Tests played:

Australia 5
NZ 5
Italy 5
England 4
Serbia 4
Ireland 4
Spain 4
Jamica 4
Canada 4
Scotland 3
Russia 3
Wales 3
Czech Republic 3
Samoa 3
Fiji 3
USA 3
South Africa 2
Nuie 2
Ukraine 2
Norway 2
Belgium 2
Netherlands 2
Tonga 2
Germany 2
Lebanon 2
France 1
Vanuatu 1
Soloman Islands 1
Malta 1
Sweden 1
Chile 1
El Salvador 1
Cook Islands 1
PNG 1
Philippines 1

All results from the RLIF website....

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Surely a World Cup year would go close. But there wouldn't have been more teams. The addition of the South American sides bumped that up a bit.

 

[langpark]

Fantastic stuff!

 

[adamkungl]

Was a good year for international footy. The results were a bit one sided at times but there were some genuine surprises too.

Hopefully we have an outstanding World Cup next year and back that up with even bigger numbers than above.

I've made it my lifelong dream to see a year with 10 Kangaroos matches now lol

 

[paulmac]

I'm sure Ireland played more than that,didn't they play Italy in Italy?

 

[Stallion]

Fantastic stuff!

Agree it's fantastic stuff.

Would love to get excerpts/information releases of each league's struggle with existing and developing. It would be a tell tale insight for sure. This is where an investigative journalist employed by the rugby league would be a great way of leading into a dossier exposing and being the topic for educated discourse for the benefit of sporting independence and natural uninhibited growth. Rugby league needs to show & convey in a big way what has been happening as people will ask questions as to its validity given the establishment based indoctrination of the slower and cumbersome version of rugby union.

At the moment most people see the fact that RU seems more accepted-(hegemonic/establishment influences at play) is the way things are. Though as we now know popular culture has been orchestrated/manipulated via the influential scholastic systems of the world. We know this "popularity" is not genuine & largely coerced from the top end of town. This should be rugby league's next significant step: to expose this bigotry in a way which is logical and demonstrative to all.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

I'm sure Ireland played more than that,didn't they play Italy in Italy?

That was domestic teams so more like an 'A' international.

 

[siv]

It would be interesting to list number of internationals by year

 

[Stallion]

It would be interesting to list number of internationals by year

One major fact coming out of the Four Nations tournament was the remarkable 18all draw result between Scotland Brave hearts & New Zealand Kiwis.

This game played in northern England, out rated the England V Sth African RU test played on the same day in England on free to air television. (BBC)

Very significant figures and shows rugby league's attractiveness to the wider public audience compared to that of rugby union.

This should be seen as a genuine plus for rugby league and its potential popularity in waiting.