Australia vs England in rugby league is a rivalry between the Australia national rugby league team and the England national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The first test match between the two sides was in 1975, with a 10–10 draw being the result.
Before 1975, Australia used to play England in Kangaroo tour games. These matches were not counted as official test matches and are noted as so in the list of matches below. Also, the 1975 World Cup challenge match is not counted as a test, and is only counted in the overall tally.
Head to Head
Head to Head in tests | |
---|---|
Played | 16 |
![]() | 13 |
![]() | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Head to Head overall | |
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Played | 25 |
![]() | 16 |
![]() | 7 |
Draws | 2 |
Results
1900s
1910s Head to Head | |||
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Played: 3 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 1 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
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2 January 1909 | ![]() | England | 14 – 9 | Australia | Fartown | 7,000 | [1] | |
3 February 1909 | Draw | England | 17 – 17 | Australia | ![]() | 3,000 | 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) | [2] |
3 March 1909 | ![]() | England | 14 – 7 | Australia | Goodison Park | 4,500 | [3] |
1910s
1910s Head to Head | |||
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Played: 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 0 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
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18 October 1911 | ![]() | England | 6 – 11 | Australia | Craven Cottage | 6,000 | 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) | [4] |
6 December 1911 | ![]() | England | 5 – 3 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 3,000 | [5] |
1920s
1920s Head to Head | |||
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Played: 1 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 0 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
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10 October 1921 | ![]() | England | 5 – 4 | Australia | Highbury | 12,000 | 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not a test) | [6] |
1930s
1930s Head to Head | |||
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Played: 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 0 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
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31 December 1933 | ![]() | England | 13 – 63 | Australia | ![]() | 5,000 | 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) | [7] |
13 January 1934 | ![]() | England | 19 – 14 | Australia | Gateshead International Stadium | 15,576 | [8] |
1970s
1970s Head to Head | |||
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Played: 3 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 1 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
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28 June 1975 | Draw | Australia | 10 – 10 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 33,858 | 1975 World Cup Match | [9] |
1 November 1975 | ![]() | England | 16 – 13 | Australia | Central Park | 9,393 | 1975 World Cup Match | [10] |
12 November 1975 | ![]() | England | 0 – 25 | Australia | Headingley | 7,680 | 1975 World Cup Final Challenge (not a test) | [11] |
1990s
1990s Head to Head | |||
---|---|---|---|
Played: 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 0 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 October 1995 | ![]() | England | 20 – 16 | Australia | Empire Stadium | 41,271 | 1995 World Cup Match | [12] |
28 October 1995 | ![]() | England | 8 – 16 | Australia | Empire Stadium | 66,540 | 1995 World Cup final | [13] |
2000s
2000s Head to Head | |||
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Played: 4 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 0 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
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28 October 2000 | ![]() | England | 2 – 22 | Australia | Twickenham Stadium | 33,758 | 2000 World Cup Match | [14] |
2 November 2008 | ![]() | Australia | 52 – 4 | England | Telstra Dome | 36,297 | 2008 World Cup Match | [15] |
31 October 2009 | ![]() | England | 16 – 26 | Australia | DW Stadium | 23,122 | 2009 Four Nations Match | [16] |
14 November 2009 | ![]() | England | 16 – 46 | Australia | Elland Road | 31,042 | 2009 Four Nations Final | [17] |
2010s
2010s Head to Head | |||
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Played: 8 | ![]() | ![]() | Draws: 0 |
Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
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31 October 2010 | ![]() | Australia | 26 – 8 | England | AAMI Park | 18,894 | 2010 Four Nations Match | [18] |
5 November 2011 | ![]() | England | 20 – 36 | Australia | Wembley Stadium | 42,344 | 2011 Four Nations Match | [19] |
19 November 2011 | ![]() | England | 8 – 30 | Australia | Elland Road | 34,147 | 2011 Four Nations Final | [20] |
26 October 2013 | ![]() | England | 20 – 28 | Australia | ![]() | 45,052 | 2013 World Cup Match | [21] |
2 November 2014 | ![]() | Australia | 16 – 12 | England | AAMI Park | 20,585 | 2014 Four Nations Match | [22] |
13 November 2016 | ![]() | England | 18 – 36 | Australia | London Stadium | 35,569 | 2016 Four Nations Match | [23] |
27 October 2017 | ![]() | Australia | 18 – 4 | England | AAMI Park | 22,724 | 2017 World Cup Match | [24] |
2 December 2017 | ![]() | Australia | 6 – 0 | England | Suncorp Stadium | 40,033 | 2017 World Cup final | [25] |
See also
References
Further reading
- Middleton, David (2019). 2019 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: NewsLifeMedia. p. 241.
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