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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.
1926–27 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain: 6,000 3 November 1926 New Zealand: 21 – 11 The Boulevard, Hull: 1926–27 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain: 7,000 2 October 1926 New Zealand: 28 – 20 Central Park, Wigan: 1926–27 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain: 14,500 9 August 1924 New Zealand: 31 – 18
This is a list of rugby league footballers who have represented for the Great Britain national rugby league team. [1] [2] Players. Name Caps Debut
Since their first game in 1908, over 700 players have represented Great Britain in a rugby league senior international match. An additional 77 players have played at least one game for Great Britain, but have never been awarded a cap by the team.
Rugby league tours are a series of matches in the sport of rugby league against multiple opponents from one geographic area. Numerous tours have occurred throughout history and have been mostly carried out by the top three rugby league nations Australia (Kangaroos), Great Britain (Lions), and New Zealand (All Blacks/Kiwis).
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.
Internationally, the RFL established the England national rugby league team in 1904, and Wales and Great Britain in 1907. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish players were selected for Great Britain. National teams of Scotland and Ireland were never established under the RFL. The Wales national team has been run by Wales Rugby League since 1995.
Apart from the 1975 tournament, Great Britain took part in the Rugby League World Cup from its inception in 1954 until 1992, winning the tournament on three occasions: 1954, 1960 and 1972. Great Britain also played in the Rugby League Tri-Nations until 2006 against New Zealand and Australia.
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