Australasia rugby league team

1910

The Australasian side first played in 1910. After Great Britain had defeated Australia in two Test matches it was decided that two games would be played between Australasia and Great Britain. The team played in the Australian jersey's sky blue with maroon hoops, with the addition of black hoops to represent New Zealand.{{Cite news |author-link = Sean Fagan |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514024646/http://rl1908.com/Kangaroos/arl-colours.htm |archive-date = 14 May 2011 |url-status = dead Goals: H Messenger (2) Goals: J Lomas, J Thomas Farnsworth, H Messenger, H Brackenrigg, B Spence Goals: H Messenger (5), H Brackenrigg (3), C McKivat (2) Riley (2), B Winstanley Goals: J Thomas (3)

1911–12

Main article: 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain

Following individual tours by New Zealand and Australia in 1907–08 and 1908–09 respectively, the Northern Rugby Football Union invited an 'Australasian' team to tour Great Britain during the 1911–12 season. They became the first tourists to win the Ashes.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209104034/http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/about/history/the-history-of-rugby-league.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2008

Prior to the tour a three-way series of matches between New South Wales, Queensland and New Zealand was organised as a basis of selection for the tour.{{cite web |author-link = Sean Fagan |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101008200119/http://rl1908.com/Kangaroos/NZ.htm |archive-date = 8 October 2010 |url-status = dead

• 7 October 1911 win v Wales, 28–20 at Ebbw Vale, Wales (7,000)
• 18 October 1911 win v England, 11–6 at Fulham, England (6,000) bg = #eeeeee | team1 = Australasia| team2 = Great Britain| score = 19–10| report = | points1 = Tries: V. Farnsworth (2) Hallett Goals: | points2 = Tries: Goals: | date = 8 November 1911| stadium = St James' Park, Newcastle England| attendance = 5,317| referee= |
• 6 December 1911 loss v England, 3–5 at Nottingham (3,000) bg = #eeeeee | team1 = Australasia| team2 = Great Britain| score = 11–11 | report = | points1 = | points2 = | date = 16 December 1911| stadium = Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland| attendance = 8,000| referee= | bg = #eeeeee | team1 = Australasia| team2 = Great Britain| score = 33–8 | report = | points1 = | points2 = | date = 1 January 1912| stadium = Villa Park, Birmingham England| attendance = 4,000| referee= |

1921–22

Main article: 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain

The Australasian Kangaroos again toured Great Britain during the 1921–1922 season.

During 1921 the New Zealand side toured Australia, playing matches against New South Wales and Queensland, which served as selection trials for the upcoming 'Australasian' team's tour, for which only one New Zealander, Bert Laing, selected.{{cite book |author-link=

S Stockwell 1 B Stone 1 C Blinkhorn 1 Goals: J Craig 1 Goals: 1 J Rogers 1 C Blinkhorn 2 H Horder 1 D Vest 1 Goals: D Thompson 2 Goals: 5 Goals: 3 H Hilton 1 F Gallagher 1

References

References

1. [[Sean Fagan]] (2009) [http://www.rl1908.com/Origin/1920s.htm “Tommy Gorman's Maroon Giants”] {{Webarchive. link. (10 October 2010 . ''rl1908.com'')