List of rugby league tours

Rugby league tours are a series of matches in the sport of rugby league against multiple opponents from one geographic area.

Numerous tours have occurred throughout history and have been mostly carried out by the top three rugby league nations Australia (Kangaroos), Great Britain (Lions), and New Zealand (Kiwis).

Tours historically consisted of a number of non-test matches against club or composite teams and single-match tests against national sides, before a three-game test series against the national side of the tour's primary destination. These three-game test series were the primary event of the tours and would often be their own competition, the most famous being The Ashes. More modern tours have often skipped non-test matches but have still seen other test match been played outside of the primary event. Tours in rugby league were the main form of international competition before the Rugby League World Cup.

Lions tours edit

Great Britain era edit

Great Britain playing Auckland during their first tour to New Zealand, with their touring squad above

England era edit

2025 Lions and Lionesses tour of Australia^[1]

Kangaroo tours edit

The Kangaroo team during their first tour to Great Britain

Kiwi tours edit

The Kiwi team that toured Australia in 1925

New Zealand playing third test against Great Britain at the DW Stadium on their 2007 tour tour to the country

Other tours edit

England Knights edit

2018 England Knights tour of Paupa New Guinea^[2]

France edit

United States edit

Women's tours edit

Women's tours have operated very similar to men's tours, however many women's tours have seen a two-test series instead of the three-test series common with men's tours.

Australia edit

Great Britain / England edit

New Zealand edit

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Southern hemisphere to host 2026 World Cup". BBC Sport. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/england-knights-to-tour-papua-new-guinea
^ "England to host Tonga in maiden Test series". BBC Sport. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ "England to host Tonga in three-match Test series". National Rugby League. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[2023_to_2030-1] "Southern hemisphere to host 2026 World Cup". BBC Sport. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[2] ttps://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/england-knights-to-tour-papua-new-guinea

[3] "England to host Tonga in maiden Test series". BBC Sport. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[4] "England to host Tonga in three-match Test series". National Rugby League. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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