Australia vs England in rugby league

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 isn't counted as a test either, and is only counted in the overall tally.

Head to Head
Head to Head in tests
Played 16
 Australia wins 13
 England wins 2
Draws 1
Head to Head overall
Played 25
 Australia wins 16
 England wins 7
Draws 2

Results
See also: List of results of the Australian national rugby league team
See also: List of England national rugby league team results

2020s
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
14 November 2020 England Australia Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 2020 Kangaroo tour of England [1]
7 November 2020 England Australia Elland Road
31 October 2020 England Australia University of Bolton Stadium

2010s
2010s Head to Head
Played: 8  Australia: 8  England: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
2 December 2017 Australia Australia 6 – 0 England Suncorp Stadium 40,033 2017 World Cup Final [2]
27 October 2017 Australia Australia 18 – 4 England AAMI Park 22,724 2017 World Cup Match [3]
13 November 2016 Australia England 18 – 36 Australia London Stadium 35,569 2016 Four Nations Match [4]
2 November 2014 Australia Australia 16 – 12 England AAMI Park 20,585 2014 Four Nations Match [5]
26 October 2013 Australia England 20 – 28 Australia Millennium Stadium 45,052 2013 World Cup Match [6]
19 November 2011 Australia England 8 – 30 Australia Elland Road 34,147 2011 Four Nations Final [7]
5 November 2011 Australia England 20 – 36 Australia Wembley Stadium 42,344 2011 Four Nations Match [8]
31 October 2010 Australia Australia 26 – 8 England AAMI Park 18,894 2010 Four Nations Match [9]

2000s
2000s Head to Head
Played: 4  Australia: 4  England: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
14 November 2009 Australia England 16 – 46 Australia Elland Road 31,042 2009 Four Nations Final [10]
31 October 2009 Australia England 16 – 26 Australia DW Stadium 23,122 2009 Four Nations Match [11]
2 November 2008 Australia Australia 52 – 4 England Telstra Dome 36,297 2008 World Cup Match [12]
28 October 2000 Australia England 2 – 22 Australia Twickenham Stadium 33,758 2000 World Cup Match [13]

1990s
1990s Head to Head
Played: 2  Australia: 1  England: 1 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
28 October 1995 Australia England 8 – 16 Australia Empire Stadium 66,540 1995 World Cup Final [14]
7 October 1995 England England 20 – 16 Australia Empire Stadium 41,271 1995 World Cup Match [15]

1970s
1970s Head to Head
Played: 3  Australia: 1  England: 1 Draws: 1
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
12 November 1975 Australia England 0 – 25 Australia Headingley 7,680 1975 World Cup Challenge Match (not a test) [16]
1 November 1975 England England 16 – 13 Australia Central Park 9,393 1975 World Cup Match [17]
28 June 1975 Draw Australia 10 – 10 England Sydney Cricket Ground 33,858 [18]

1930s
1970s Head to Head
Played: 2  Australia: 1  England: 1 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
13 January 1934 England England 19 – 14 Australia Gateshead International Stadium 15,576 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) [19]
31 December 1933 Australia England 13 – 63 Australia Stade Pershing 5,000 [20]

1920s
1920s Head to Head
Played: 1  Australia: 0  England: 1 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
10 October 1921 England England 5 – 4 Australia Highbury 12,000 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not a test) [21]

1910s
1910s Head to Head
Played: 2  Australia: 1  England: 1 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
6 December 1911 England England 5 – 3 Australia Trent Bridge 3,000 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) [22]
18 October 1911 Australia England 6 – 11 Australia Craven Cottage 6,000 [23]

1900s
1910s Head to Head
Played: 3  Australia: 0  England: 2 Draws: 1
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
3 March 1909 England England 14 – 7 Australia Goodison Park 4,500 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) [24]
3 February 1909 Draw England 17 – 17 Australia Celtic Park 3,000 [25]
2 January 1909 England England 14 – 9 Australia Fartown 7,000 [26]

See also

References
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Further reading
  • Middleton, David (2019). 2019 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: NewsLifeMedia. p. 241.
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