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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 number 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
Country | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost |
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Aotearoa Māori | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Australasia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Australia | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
Combined Affiliated States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cumbria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Exiles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
France | 52 | 43 | 2 | 7 |
Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Other Nationalities | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tonga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wales | 69 | 50 | 2 | 17 |
Total | 210 | 141 | 9 | 60 |
Win Draw Loss
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance | |
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1 | 5 April 1904 | England | 3–9 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 6,000 |
2 | 2 January 1905 | England | 26–11 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Bradford F.C., Bradford | 6,000 |
3 | 1 January 1906 | England | 3–3 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 8,000 |
4 | 11 January 1908 | England | 18–16 | New Zealand | 1907–08 New Zealand tour of Great Britain | Central Park, Wigan | 12,000 |
5 | 20 April 1908 | Wales | 35–18 | England | Friendly | Athletic Ground, Aberdare | 12,000 |
6 | 28 December 1908 | England | 31–7 | Wales | Friendly | Wheater's Field, Broughton | 4,000 |
7 | 4 December 1909 | England | 19–13 | Wales | Friendly | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 4,000 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance | |
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8 | 9 April 1910 | Wales | 39–18 | England | Friendly | Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale | 4,000 |
9 | 10 December 1910 | England | 39–13 | Wales | Friendly | Butts Park Arena, Coventry | 5,000 |
10 | 1 April 1911 | Wales | 8–27 | England | Friendly | Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale | 4,000 |
11 | 18 October 1911 | England | 6–11 | Australasia | 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain | Craven Cottage, Fulham | 6,000 |
12 | 6 December 1911 | England | 5–3 | Australasia | 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | 3,000 |
13 | 20 January 1912 | England | 31–5 | Wales | Friendly | Watersheddings, Oldham | 8,000 |
14 | 15 February 1913 | England | 40–16 | Wales | Friendly | South Devon Place, Plymouth | 8,000 |
15 | 14 February 1914 | England | 16–12 | Wales | Friendly | Knowsley Road, St. Helens | 10,000 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance | |
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16 | 19 January 1921 | England | 35–9 | Wales | Friendly | Headingley, Leeds | 13,000 |
17 | 5 February 1921 | England | 33–16 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Lonsdale Park, Workington | 10,000 |
18 | 10 October 1921 | England | 5–4 | Australasia | 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain | Highbury Stadium, London | 12,000 |
19 | 11 December 1922 | England | 12–7 | Wales | Friendly | Herne Hill Stadium, London | 3,000 |
20 | 7 February 1923 | England | 2–13 | Wales | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 12,000 |
21 | 1 November 1923 | England | 18–11 | Wales | Friendly | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield | 11,000 |
22 | 15 October 1924 | England | 17–23 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Headingley, Leeds | 3,000 |
23 | 7 February 1925 | England | 27–22 | Wales | Friendly | Lonsdale Park, Workington | 14,000 |
24 | 30 September 1925 | England | 18–14 | Wales | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 12,000 |
25 | 4 February 1926 | England | 37–11 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Recreation Ground, Whitehaven | 7,000 |
26 | 12 April 1926 | Wales | 22–30 | England | Friendly | Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd | 23,000 |
27 | 6 April 1927 | England | 11–8 | Wales | Friendly | Wheater's Field, Broughton | 6,000 |
28 | 11 January 1928 | England | 20–12 | Wales | Friendly | Central Park, Wigan | 12,000 |
29 | 14 November 1928 | Wales | 15–39 | England | Friendly | Sloper Road Greyhound Stadium, Cardiff | 15,000 |
30 | 20 March 1929 | England | 27–20 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Headingley, Leeds | 5,000 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Location | Attendance | |
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31 | 7 April 1930 | England | 19–35 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Thrum Hall, Halifax | 2,300 |
32 | 1 October 1930 | England | 31–18 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Knowsley Road, St. Helens | 10,000 |
33 | 18 March 1931 | England | 23–18 | Wales | Friendly | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield | 6,000 |
34 | 27 January 1932 | England | 19–2 | Wales | Friendly | The Willows, Salford | 8,000 |
35 | 30 November 1932 | England | 14–13 | Wales | Friendly | Headingley, Leeds | 4,000 |
36 | 30 March 1933 | England | 34–27 | Other Nationalities | Friendly | Lonsdale Park, Workington | 11,000 |
37 | 31 December 1933 | Australia | 63–13 | England | Friendly | Stade Pershing, Paris | 8,000 |
38 | 13 January 1934 | England | 19–14 | Australia | Friendly | Redheugh Park, Gateshead | 15,576 |
39 | 15 April 1934 | France | 21–32 | England | Friendly | Stade Buffalo, Paris | 20,000 |
40 | 28 March 1935 | France | 15–15 | England | 1935 European Cup | Stade Buffalo, Paris | 18,000 |
41 | 10 April 1935 | England | 24–11 | Wales | Stanley Stadium, Liverpool | 7,100 | |
42 | 1 February 1936 | England | 14–17 | Wales | 1935–36 European Cup | Craven Park, Hull | 17,000 |
43 | 16 February 1936 | France | 7–25 | England | Stade Buffalo, Paris | 25,000 | |
44 | 7 November 1936 | Wales | 3–2 | England | 1936–37 European Cup | Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd | 12,000 |
45 | 10 April 1937 | England | 23–9 | France | Thrum Hall, Halifax | 7,024 | |
46 | 29 January 1938 | England | 6–7 | Wales | 1938 European Cup | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 8,637 |
47 | 20 March 1938 | France | 15–17 | England | Stade Buffalo, Paris | 18,000 | |
48 | 5 November 1938 | Wales | 17–9 | England | 1938–39 European Cup | Stebonheath Park, Llanelli | 17,000 |
49 | 25 February 1939 | England | 9–12 | France | Knowsley Road, St. Helens | 10,000 | |
50 | 23 December 1939 | England | 3–16 | Wales | Friendly | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 15,257 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue | Attendance | |
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87 | 17 November 1962 | England | 18–6 | France | Friendly | Headingley, Leeds | 11,099 |
88 | 7 November 1968 | England | 17–24 | Wales | Friendly | The Willows, Salford | 6,002 |
89 | 18 October 1969 | England | 40–23 | Wales | 1969–70 European Cup | Headingley, Leeds | 8,355 |
90 | 25 October 1969 | England | 11–11 | France | Central Park, Wigan | 4,568 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue | Attendance | |
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111 | 29 February 1980 | England | 26–9 | Wales | 1980 European Cup | Craven Park, Hull | 7,557 |
112 | 16 March 1980 | France | 2–4 | England | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne | 20,000 | |
113 | 21 February 1981 | England | 1–5 | France | 1981 European Cup | Headingley, Leeds | 3,229 |
114 | 18 March 1981 | England | 17–4 | Wales | Craven Park, Hull | 4,786 | |
115 | 8 November 1981 | Wales | 15–20 | England | Friendly | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 13,173 |
116 | 14 October 1984 | Wales | 9–28 | England | Friendly | Bridgend Field, Ebbw Vale | 2,111 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue | Attendance | |
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117 | 27 November 1992 | Wales | 11–36 | England | Test Match | Vetch Field, Swansea | 10,243 |
118 | 1 February 1995 | Wales | 18–16 | England | 1995 European Cup | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 6,000 |
119 | 15 February 1995 [1] | England | 19–16 | France | Thunderdome, Gateshead | 6,252 | |
120 | 7 October 1995 | England | 20–16 | Australia | 1995 World Cup | Wembley Stadium, London | 41,271 |
121 | 11 October 1995 | England | 46–0 | Fiji | Central Park, Wigan | 26,263 | |
122 | 14 October 1995 | England | 46–0 | South Africa | Headingley, Leeds | 14,014 | |
123 | 21 October 1995 | England | 25–10 | Wales | Old Trafford, Manchester | 30,042 | |
124 | 28 October 1995 | England | 8–16 | Australia | Wembley Stadium, London | 66,540 | |
125 | 12 June 1996 | England | 73–6 | France | 1996 European Cup | Thunderdome, Gateshead | 6,239 |
126 | 26 June 1996 | Wales | 12–26 | England | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 5,425 | |
127 | 19 June 1998 | England | 15–12 | Wales | Friendly | Naughton Park, Widnes | 5,154 |
128 | 13 October 1999 | France | 20–28 | England | Test Match | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | 3,000 |
129 | 23 October 1999 | England | 50–20 | France | The Boulevard, Hull | 3,068 |
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