Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian rugby league tours of Great Britain and France. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches. The Ashes is the name given to the trophy awarded to the winner of Rugby league test series between Great Britain and Australia. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. The last full Kangaroo Tour was in 1994, although shortened Kangaroo Tours took place in 2001 and again in 2003.

Contents 1 1994 Kangaroo Tour 1.1 Great Britain vs. Australia 1.2 France vs. Australia 2 See also 3 External Links

1994 Kangaroo Tour

For more details on this topic, see 1994 Kangaroo Tour. The 1994 Kangaroo Tour was the last played in the conventional format where the Australian side plays a number of matches against British provincial outfits

Great Britain vs. Australia

• First Test: Great Britain 8-4 Australia (Wembley Stadium, London)
• Second Test: Great Britain 8-38 Australia (Old Trafford, Manchester)
• Third Test: Great Britain 4-23 Australia (Elland Road, Leeds)

France vs. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Australia

• One-off Test: France 0-74 Australia (Stade de la Mediterranee, Béziers)

See also

• The Invincibles (rugby league)
• Rugby League Ashes
• Australia national rugby league team
• Great Britain national rugby league team

External Links

• Kangaroo Legs

The France national rugby league team represent France in international Rugby league tournaments Béziers ( Besièrs in Occitan, and Besiers in Catalan) is a town in Languedoc, in the southwest of France. The Australia national rugby league team have generally since 1908 (barring wartime toured Great Britain often including France every four years The Ashes is the name given to the trophy awarded to the winner of Rugby league test series between Great Britain and Australia. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league.

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