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The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league.Administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the team is nicknamed The Lions.. For most of the 20th century, the Great Britain team toured overseas, played against foreign touring teams and competed in the Rugby League World Cup, which they won three times: in 1954, 1960 and 1972.
Pages in category "Great Britain national rugby league team coaches" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Rugby league footballers who have captained the Great British national team. Pages in category "Great Britain national rugby league team captains" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
An additional 77 players have played at least one game for Great Britain, but have never been awarded a cap by the team. The majority of this number were players selected for tours of the Southern Hemisphere, but only made non- Test appearances against provincial teams.
There have been thirteen head coaches of the English national rugby league team since 1974. In the early years Great Britain played in major tournaments until the 1990s as the England team played sporadically in other competitions. The role is a part-time job so coaches can coach a domestic club team as well as the national team.
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The 1958 Great Britain Lions tour was the Great Britain national rugby league team's 11th tour of Australia and New Zealand and took place from May to November 1958. The Lions played 26 games on tour including the three test Ashes series against Australia and two tests against New Zealand. [1] The Great Britain squad was coached by Jim Brough.
The 1974 Great Britain Lions tour was the Great Britain national rugby league team's 15th tour of Australasia and took place from May to August 1974. A total of 28 matches were played against local club and representative sides during the tour, including a three match Test match series against Australia and New Zealand respectively.