On this day ..... 100 years ago.... England wrap up the series down under

[The Partisan]

https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lions-tour-1924/summary.html

Hell of a tour back then ... 3 months / 27 games. 

[Anita Bath]

Was that the last time we played Australia?

[sam4731]

TRL Forum Post 2 December 2117

On this day..... 100 years ago.... The last time England played Australia.

[The Art of Hand and Foot]

6 minutes ago, sam4731 said:

TRL Forum Post 2 December 2117

On this day..... 100 years ago.... The last time England played Australia.

Technically, however it was a 'British' team. Jim sullivan, for example,  was Welsh. British and English were interchangeable at that time. 

[gingerjon]

2 hours ago, The Partisan said:

https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lions-tour-1924/summary.html

Hell of a tour back then ... 3 months / 27 games. 

And that's led me down a rabbit hole of looking at the results on there for the Victoria state team.

11 games, 1 win.

But there seems to have been a period in the mid 70s where there was a real desire for that team to exist and play games. Amazing how often a look at RL history is a pathway to finding out about more missed opportunities.

[Dunbar]

When Australia couldn't beat Great Britian in the ashes between 1920 and 1950, we should have stopped playing them and focused on making Lancashire vs. Yorkshire the pinnacle of Rugby League. 

Edited June 29, 2024 by Dunbar