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The Dominion XIII rugby league team played international fixtures against France during the 1930s, the team consisted of English-based non-British rugby league footballers from the dominions of the British Empire, e.g. Australia, and New Zealand. [1]
During the 1930s, there was Dominion XIII's 5–8 defeat by France during the 1935–36 season at Stade Buffalo, Paris, on Sunday 26 April 1936, in front of a crowd of 12,000, and the 6–3 victory over France during the 1936–37 season at Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, on Sunday 21 March 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,000.
Notable players include;
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