England national rugby league team match results

The following list is a complete collection of results for the England national rugby league team. England's matches against Australia and New Zealand show a limited amount of matches played due to the fact that the Great Britain national rugby league team participated and represented England in tournaments such as World Cups and also tours in the 1900s and early 2000s before their last fixture against New Zealand in 2007. For more information on this topic see: Great Britain national rugby league team results

All-time records

Country	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost
Total	188	126	8	54
Aotearoa Māori	1	0	1	0
Australasia	2	1	0	1
Australia	16	3	1	12
Exiles	4	2	0	2
Fiji	3	3	0	0
France	47	38	2	7
Ireland	3	3	0	0
Italy	1	0	0	1
New Zealand	15	6	1	8
Other Nationalities	15	8	1	6
Papua New Guinea	3	3	0	0
Russia	3	3	0	0
Samoa	2	2	0	0
South Africa	1	1	0	0
Tonga	2	2	0	0
United States	1	1	0	0
Wales	69	50	2	17

1900s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Location	Attendance
5 April 1904	England	3–9	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	6,000
2 January 1905	England	26–11	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford	6,000
1 January 1906	England	3–3	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	8,000
11 January 1908	England	18–16	New Zealand	1907-08 New Zealand tour of Great Britain	Central Park, Wigan	12,000
20 April 1908	Wales	35–18	England	Friendly	Athletic Ground, Aberdare	12,000
28 December 1908	England	31–7	Wales	Friendly	Wheater's Field, Broughton	4,000
4 December 1909	England	19–13	Wales	Friendly	Belle Vue, Wakefield	4,000

1910s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Location	Attendance
9 April 1910	Wales	39–18	England	Friendly	Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale	4,000
10 December 1910	England	39–13	Wales	Friendly	Butts Park Arena, Coventry	5,000
1 April 1911	Wales	8–27	England	Friendly	Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale	4,000
18 October 1911	England	6–11	Australasia	1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain	Craven Cottage, Fulham	6,000
6 December 1911	England	5–3	Australasia	1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain	Meadow Lane, Nottingham	3,000
20 January 1912	England	31–5	Wales	Friendly	Watersheddings, Oldham	8,000
15 February 1913	England	40–16	Wales	Friendly	South Devon Place, Plymouth Albion R.F.C., Plymouth	8,000
14 February 1914	England	16–12	Wales	Friendly	St Helens RFC, St Helens	10,000

1920s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Location	Attendance
19 January 1921	England	35–9	Wales	Friendly	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	13,000
5 February 1921	England	33–16	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Lonsdale Park, Workington	10,000
10 October 1921	England	5–4	Australia	1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain	Highbury Stadium, London	12,000
11 December 1922	England	12–7	Wales	Friendly	Herne Hill Stadium, London	3,000
7 February 1923	England	2–13	Wales	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	12,000
1 November 1923	England	18–11	Wales	Friendly	Fartown Ground, Huddersfield	11,000
15 October 1924	England	17–23	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	3,000
7 February 1925	England	27–22	Wales	Friendly	Lonsdale Park, Workington	14,000
30 September 1925	England	18–14	Wales	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	12,000
4 February 1926	England	37–11	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Recreation Ground, Whitehaven	7,000
12 April 1926	Wales	22–30	England	Friendly	Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd	23,000
6 April 1927	England	11–8	Wales	Friendly	Wheater's Field, Broughton	6,000
11 January 1928	England	20–12	Wales	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	12,000
14 November 1928	Wales	15–39	England	Friendly	Sloper Road Greyhound Stadium, Cardiff	15,000
20 March 1929	England	27–20	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	5,000

1930s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Location	Attendance
7 April 1930	England	19–35	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Thrum Hall,Halifax	2,300
1 October 1930	England	31–18	Other Nationalities	Friendly	St Helens RFC, St Helens	10,000
18 March 1931	England	23–18	Wales	Friendly	Fartown Ground, Huddersfield	6,000
27 January 1932	England	19–2	Wales	Friendly	The Willows, Salford	8,000
30 November 1932	England	14–13	Wales	Friendly	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	4,000
30 March 1933	England	34–27	Other Nationalities	Friendly	Lonsdale Park, Workington	11,000
31 December 1933	Australia	63-13	England	Friendly	Stade Pershing, Paris	8,000
15 April 1934	France	21–32	England	Friendly	Stade Buffalo, Paris	20,000
28 March 1935	France	15–15	England	1935 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Buffalo, Paris	18,000
10 April 1935	England	24–11	Wales	1935 European Rugby League Championship	Anfield, Liverpool	7,100
1 February 1936	England	14–17	Wales	1935–36 European Rugby League Championship	Craven Park, Hull	17,000
16 February 1936	France	7–25	England	1935-36 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Buffalo, Paris	25,000
7 November 1936	Wales	3–2	England	1936-37 European Rugby League Championship	Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd	12,000
10 April 1937	England	23–9	France	1936-37 European Rugby League Championship	Thrum Hall, Halifax	7,024
29 January 1938	England	6–7	Wales	1938 European Rugby League Championship	Odsal Stadium, Bradford	8,637
20 March 1938	France	15–17	England	1938 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Buffalo, Paris	18,000
5 November 1938	Wales	17–9	England	1938-39 European Rugby League Championship	Stebonheath Park, Llanelli	17,000
25 February 1939	England	9–12	France	1938-39 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens RFC, St Helens	10,000
23 Dec ember 1939	England	3-16	Wales	Friendly	Odsal Stadium, Bradford	15,257

1940s

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
16 April 1940	England 5–8 Wales	Friendly	Watersheddings, Oldham	5,000
18 October 1941	England 9–9 Wales	Friendly	Odsal Stadium, Bradford	4,339
27 February 1943	England 15–9 Wales	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	17,000
26 February 1944	England 9–9 Wales	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	16,028
10 March 1945	England 18–8 Wales	Friendly	Central Park, Wigan	24,000
24 November 1945	Wales 11–3 England	1945-46 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea	30,000
23 February 1946	England 16–6 France	1945-46 European Rugby League Championship	Station Road, Swinton	20,000
12 October 1946	England 10–13 Wales	1946-47 European Rugby League Championship	Station Road, Swinton	20,203
16 November 1946	Wales 5–19 England	1946-47 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea	25,000
8 December 1946	France 0–3 England	1946-47 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux	24,100
17 May 1947	England 5–2 France	1946-47 European Rugby League Championship	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	21,000
20 September 1947	England 8–10 Wales	1947-48 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	27,000
25 October 1947	England 20–15 France	1947-48 European Rugby League Championship	Fartown Ground, Huddersfield	14,175
6 December 1947	Wales 7–18 England	1947-48 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea	10,000
11 April 1948	France 10–25 England	1947-48 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	32,000
22 September 1948	England 11–5 Wales	1948-49 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	12,638
28 November 1948	France 5–12 England	1948-49 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux	26,000
5 February 1949	Wales 14–10 England	1948-49 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea	9,553
12 March 1949	England 5–12 France	1948-49 European Rugby League Championship	Wembley Stadium(1923), London	12,382
19 September 1949	England 7–13 Other Nationalities	1949-50 European Rugby League Championship	Borough Park, Workington	17,576
4 December 1949	France 5–13 England	1949-50 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux	20,598

1950s

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
1 March 1950	England 11–6 Wales	1949-50 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	28,000
14 October 1950	Wales 4–22 England	1950-51 European Rugby League Championship	Abertillery Leisure Centre, Abertillery	8,000
11 November 1950	England 14–9 France	1950-51 European Rugby League Championship	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	22,000
11 April 1951	England 10–35 Other Nationalities	1950-51 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	16,860
19 September 1951	England 35–11 Wales	1951-52 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens RFC, St Helens	20,918
25 November 1951	France 42–13 England	1951-52 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	31,810
23 April 1952	England 31–18 Other Nationalities	1951-52 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	19,785
17 November 1952	England 19–8 Wales	1952-53 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	13,503
18 October 1952	England 12–31 Other Nationalities	1952-53 European Rugby League Championship	Fartown Ground, Huddersfield	20,459
11 April 1953	France 13–15 England	1952-53 European Rugby League Championship	Parc des Princes, Paris	25,000
16 September 1953	England 24–5 Wales	1953-54 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens RFC, St Helens	19,357
7 November 1953	England 7–5 France	1953-54 European Rugby League Championship	Odsal Stadium, Bradford	10,659
28 November 1953	England 30–22 Other Nationalities	1953-54 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	19,012
12 September 1955	England 16-33 Other Nationalities	1955-56 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	18,232
10 May 1956	France 23–9 England	1955-56 European Rugby League Championship	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	?

1960s

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
17 November 1962	England 18–6 France	Test Match	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	11,099
7 November 1968	England 17–24 Wales	Friendly	The Willows, Salford	6,002
18 October 1969	England 40–23 Wales	1969-70 European Rugby League Championship	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	8,355
25 October 1969	England 11–11 France	1969-70 European Rugby League Championship	Central Park, Wigan	4,568

1970s

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
24 February 1970	England 26–7 Wales	1969-70 European Rugby League Championship	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	9,393
15 March 1970	France 14–9 England	1969-70 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	6,587
19 January 1975	France 9–11 England	1975 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan	7,950
25 February 1975	England 12–8 Wales	1975 European Rugby League Championship	The Willows, Salford	8,494
16 March 1975	England 20–2 France	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	10,842
10 June 1975	England 7–12 Wales	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Lang Park, Brisbane	6,000
21 June 1975	New Zealand 17–17 England	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Carlaw Park, Auckland	12,000
28 June 1975	Australia 10–10 England	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	33,858
6 July 1975	Papua New Guinea 12-40 England	Friendly	Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby	12,000
20 September 1975	England 22–16 Wales	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington	5,034
11 October 1975	France 2–48 England	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux	1,581
25 October 1975	England 27–12 New Zealand	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Odsal Stadium, Bradford	5,937
19 January 1975	England 16–13 Australia	1975 Rugby League World Cup	Central Park, Wigan	9,393
12 November 1975	England 0–25 Australia	Friendly	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	7,727
29 January 1977	England 2–6 Wales	1977 European Rugby League Championship	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	6,472
20 March 1977	France 28–15 England	1977 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne	12,000
5 March 1978	France 11–13 England	1978 European Rugby League Championship	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	6,000
28 May 1978	England 60–13 Wales	1978 European Rugby League Championship	St Helens RFC, St Helens	10,000
16 March 1979	England 15–7 Wales	1979 European Rugby League Championship	Naughton Park, Widnes	5,099
24 March 1979	England 12–6 France	1979 European Rugby League Championship	Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington	5,004

1980s

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
29 February 1980	England 26–9 Wales	1980 European Rugby League Championship	Craven Park, Hull	7,557
16 March 1980	France 2–4 England	1980 European Rugby League Championship	Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne	20,000
21 February 1981	England 1–5 France	1981 European Rugby League Championship	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	3,229
18 March 1981	England 17–4 Wales	1981 European Rugby League Championship	Craven Park, Hull	4,786
8 November 1981	Wales 15–20 England	Friendly	Ninian Park, Cardiff	13,173
14 October 1984	Wales 9–28 England	Friendly	Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale	2,111

1990s

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
27 November 1992	Wales 11–36 England	Test Match	Vetch Field, Swansea	10,243
1 February 1995	Wales 18–16 England	1995 European Rugby League Championship	Ninian Park,Cardiff	6,000
15 February 1995	England 19–16 France	1995 European Rugby League Championship	Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead	6,252
7 October 1995	England 20–16 Australia	1995 Rugby League World Cup	Wembley Stadium(1923), London	41,271
11 October 1995	England 46–0 Fiji	1995 Rugby League World Cup	Central Park, Wigan	26,263
14 October 1995	England 46–0 South Africa	1995 Rugby League World Cup	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	14,014
21 October 1995	England 25–10 Wales	1995 Rugby League World Cup	Old Trafford, Manchester	30,042
1 February 1995	Australia 16-8 England	1995 Rugby League World Cup	Wembley Stadium(1923), London	66,540
12 June 1996	England 73–6 France	1996 European Rugby League Championship	Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead	6,239
26 June 1996	Wales 12–26 England	1996 European Rugby League Championship	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	5,425
19 June 1998	England 15–12 Wales	Test Match	Naughton Park, Widnes	5,154
13 October 1999	France 20–28 England	Test Match	Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne	3,000
23 October 1999	England 50–20 France	Test Match	The Boulevard, Hull	3,068

2000s

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
October 2000	United States 0–110 England	Friendly	Orlando	?
28 October 2000	England 2–22 Australia	2000 Rugby League World Cup	Twickenham Stadium, London	33,758
1 November 2000	England 76–4 Russia	2000 Rugby League World Cup	Knowsley Road, St Helens	5,736
4 November 2000	England 66–10 Fiji	2000 Rugby League World Cup	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	10,052
11 November 2000	England 26–16 Ireland	2000 Rugby League World Cup	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	15,405
18 November 2000	England 6–49 New Zealand	2000 Rugby League World Cup	Reebok Stadium, Bolton	16,032
29 July 2001	Wales 33-42 England	Friendly	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	6,373
2 November 2003	England 102-0 Russia	2003 European Nations Cup	Odsal Stadium, Bradford	1,376
9 November 2003	England 22-4 Wales	2003 European Nations Cup	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	2,124
16 November 2003	England 68-6 France	2003 European Nations Cup	Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington	2,536
24 October 2004	Russia 4-98 England	2004 European Nations Cup	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	1,000
30 October 2004	France 4-42 England	2004 European Nations Cup	Parc des Sports, Avignon	4,000
7 November 2004	England 36-12 Ireland	2004 European Nations Cup	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington	3,582
23 October 2005	England 22–12 France	Friendly	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	2,609
6 November 2005	England 22–30 New Zealand	Friendly	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington	7,298
22 October 2006	England 26-10 France	Federation Shield	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	5,547
29 October 2006	England 40-18 Tonga	Federation Shield	Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London	2,388
5 November 2006	England 38–14 Samoa	Federation Shield	KC Stadium, Hull	5,698
12 November 2006	England 32-14 Tonga	Federation Shield	Halton Stadium, Widnes	3,000
27 June 2008	France 8–56 England	Test Match	Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse	8,326
10 October 2008	England 74–0 Wales	Friendly	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster	11,263
25 October 2008	England 32–22 Papua New Guinea	2008 Rugby League World Cup	Willows Sports Complex, Townsville	10,780
2 November 2008	Australia 52–4 England	2008 Rugby League World Cup	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	36,297
8 November 2008	England 24–36 New Zealand	2008 Rugby League World Cup	Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle	15,145
15 November 2008	England 22–32 New Zealand	2008 Rugby League World Cup	Lang Park, Brisbane	26,659
13 June 2009	France 12–66 England	Test Match	Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris	7,600
17 October 2009	Wales 12–48 England	Friendly	Brewery Field, Bridgend	3,249
23 October 2009	England 34–12 France	2009 Rugby League Four Nations	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster	11,529
31 October 2009	England 16–26 Australia	2009 Rugby League Four Nations	JJB Stadium, Wigan	23,122
7 November 2009	England 20–12 New Zealand	2009 Rugby League Four Nations	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield	19,390
14 November 2009	England 16–46 Australia	2009 Rugby League Four Nations	Elland Road, Leeds	31,042

2010s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Location	Attendance
12 June 2010	England	60–6	France	Friendly	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh	7,951
16 October 2010	Aotearoa Māori	18–18	England	Friendly	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	11,512
23 October 2010	New Zealand	24–10	England	2010 Rugby League Four Nations	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	20,681
31 October 2010	Australia	34–14	England	2010 Rugby League Four Nations	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne	18,894
6 November 2010	England	36–10	Papua New Guinea	2010 Rugby League Four Nations	Eden Park, Auckland	44,324
10 June 2011	England	12–16	Exiles RL	2011 International Origin series	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	14,174
21 October 2011	France	18–32	England	Friendly	Parc des Sports, Avignon	16,866
29 October 2011	England	42–4	Wales	2011 Rugby League Four Nations	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh	10,377
5 November 2011	England	20–36	Australia	2011 Rugby League Four Nations	Wembley Stadium, London	42,344
12 November 2011	England	28–6	New Zealand	2011 Rugby League Four Nations	KC Stadium, Hull	23,447
19 November 2011	England	8–30	Australia	2011 Rugby League Four Nations	Elland Road, Leeds	34,174
16 June 2012	England	18–10	Exiles RL	2012 International Origin series	Langtree Park, St Helens	11,083
4 July 2012	England	20–32	Exiles RL	2012 International Origin series	Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield	7,865
27 October 2012	Wales	12–80	England	2012 Autumn International Series	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	4,014
3 November 2012	England	44–6	France	2012 Autumn International Series	Craven Park, Hull	7,173
11 November 2012	England	48–4	France	2012 Autumn International Series	Salford City Stadium, Salford	7,921
14 June 2013	England	30–10	Exiles RL	2013 International Origin series	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington	7,926
19 October 2013	England	14–15	Italy	Friendly	Salford City Stadium, Salford	4,382
26 October 2013	England	20–28	Australia	2013 Rugby League World Cup	Millenium Stadium, Cardiff	45,052
2 November 2013	England	42–0	Ireland	2013 Rugby League World Cup	Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield	24,375
9 November 2013	England	34–12	Fiji	2013 Rugby League World Cup	KC Stadium, Hull	25,114
16 November 2013	England	34–6	France	2013 Rugby League World Cup	DW Stadium, Wigan	22,276
23 November 2013	England	18–20	New Zealand	2013 Rugby League World Cup	Wembley Stadium, London	67,575
25 October 2014	England	32–26	Samoa	2014 Rugby League Four Nations	Lang Park, Brisbane	47,813
2 November 2014	Australia	16–12	England	2014 Rugby League Four Nations	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne	20,585
8 November 2014	New Zealand	16–14	England	2014 Rugby League Four Nations	Otago Stadium, Dunedin	15,863
24 October 2015	England	84–4	France	Friendly	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh	8,380
1 November 2015	England	26–12	New Zealand	Baskerville Shield	KC Stadium, Hull	23,526
7 November 2015	England	2–9	New Zealand	Baskerville Shield	London Olympic Stadium, London	44,393
14 November 2015	England	20–14	New Zealand	Baskerville Shield	DW Stadium, Wigan	24,741

References

• Rugby League Hall Of Fame
• The Vault
• Cymru RL
• "From All Blacks To All Golds" by John Haynes
• "THE KIWIS - 100 Years Of International Rugby League" by John Coffey and Bernie Wood
• "The Year The Kiwis Flew" by Peter Leitch and Richard Becht
• "The A-Z Of Rugby League" by Malcolm Andrews
• Journal De L'Epoque
• Treize Magazine
• "Rugby League Bravehearts" by Gavin Willacy
• Rugby League International Scores
• Rugby League Project
• Heads, Ian and Middleton, David (2008) A Centenary of Rugby League, MacMillan Sydney

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