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The following is a complete collection of results for rugby league test matches played at the Sydney Cricket Ground since 1914. The list includes test matches and Rugby League World Cup matches. The Australian team has played in all but three of the tests at the SCG. [1]
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 67 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 65.67% |
Great Britain* | 35 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 45.71% |
New Zealand | 20 | 4 | 16 | – | 20.00% |
France | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30.76% |
South Africa | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0.00% |
Wales | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0.00% |
England | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.00% |
Rest of the World | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0.00% |
* Great Britain also played as Northern Union and The Lions
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