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[obsulete]

I only just found out that England held an advantage over the Kangaroos in their Win-Loss if this is accurate?

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA

MONTH YEAR RESULT SCORE VENUE ATTENDANCE
Oct 2000 Lost 2-22 Twickenham 33,758
Oct 1995 Lost 8-16 Wembley 66,540
Oct 1995 Won 20-16 Wembley 41,271
Nov 1975 Lost 0-25 Leeds 7,680
Nov 1975 Won 16-13 Wigan 9,393
Jun 1975 Drew 10-10 Sydney 33,858
Jan 1934 Won 19-14 Gateshead 15,576
Dec 1933 Lost 13-63 Paris 5,000
Oct 1921 Won 5-4 Arsenal 12,000
Dec 1911 Won 5-3 Nottingham 3,000
Oct 1911 Lost 6-11 Fulham 6,000
Mar 1909 Won 14-7 Everton 4,500
Feb 1909 Drew 17-17 Glasgow 3,000
Jan 1909 Won 14-9 Huddersfield 7,000

 

[terracesider]

It's very interesting obsulete.

I'm not sure of the status of many of those games, especially the earlier ones. Perhaps they just warm up matches for Lions v Kangaroos tests or some of them might even have been exhibition matches. The later games I'd guess are mostly World Cup matches.

 

[Tidus_Raider]

Australia have played England more than 14 times. Are these one-off games or what?

 

[yakstorm]

Those stats are decieving, England from 1909 - 1930's was in fact just Great Britain.

 

[obsulete]

Are you sure they were solely GB them years, as Wales also featured in their traditional 1 match every so often during that time.

In any case it can still be something to promote when at the end of the tri series era we move to the home nations with the lions only getting together every 4 years for tours downunder..

 

[Tidus_Raider]

Yes a strong GB team compiled of players from Ireland, Scotland and Wales would be great for international RL. The union Lions tour was a great success because their side was seen as invincible. If marketed correctly the same can be done with the RL version.

 

[In-goal]

GB played as England for a long time or should i say England played as England for a long time before changing to GB, these matches would be a record of Australia v England matches not GB.

p.s. GB were at one stage a country mile ahead of Australia on wins loses, they did after all hold the Ashes for more than 20 years and thats when they were every 2 years.