# Australia vs England in rugby league

Australia vs England in rugby league is a rivalry between the Australia national rugby league team and the England national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The first test match between the two sides was in 1975, with a 10–10 draw being the result.
Before 1975, Australia used to play England in Kangaroo tour games. These matches were not counted as official test matches and are noted as so in the list of matches below. Also, the 1975 World Cup challenge match is not counted as a test, and is only counted in the overall tally.

## Head to Head

Head to Head in tests :
| Played | 16 |
| Australia wins | 13 |
| England wins | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
Head to Head overall :
| Played | 25 |
| Australia wins | 16 |
| England wins | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |

## Results
### 1900s

1910s Head to Head :
| Played: 3 | Australia: 0 | England: 2 | Draws: 1 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status |
| 2 January 1909 | England | England | 14 – 9 | Australia | Fartown | 7,000 | |
| 3 February 1909 | Draw | England | 17 – 17 | Australia | Celtic Park | 3,000 | 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) |
| 3 March 1909 | England | England | 14 – 7 | Australia | Goodison Park | 4,500 | |

### 1910s

1910s Head to Head :
| Played: 2 | Australia: 1 | England: 1 | Draws: 0 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
| 18 October 1911 | Australia | England | 6 – 11 | Australia | Craven Cottage | 6,000 | 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) | |
| 6 December 1911 | England | England | 5 – 3 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 3,000 | 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) | |

### 1920s

1920s Head to Head :
| Played: 1 | Australia: 0 | England: 1 | Draws: 0 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
| 10 October 1921 | England | England | 5 – 4 | Australia | Highbury | 12,000 | 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not a test) | |

### 1930s

1930s Head to Head :
| Played: 2 | Australia: 1 | England: 1 | Draws: 0 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
| 31 December 1933 | Australia | England | 13 – 63 | Australia | Stade Pershing | 5,000 | 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) | |
| 13 January 1934 | England | England | 19 – 14 | Australia | Gateshead International Stadium | 15,576 | 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (not tests) | |

### 1970s

1970s Head to Head :
| Played: 3 | Australia: 1 | England: 1 | Draws: 1 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status |
| 28 June 1975 | Draw | Australia | 10 – 10 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 33,858 | 1975 World Cup Match |
| 1 November 1975 | England | England | 16 – 13 | Australia | Central Park | 9,393 | 1975 World Cup Match |
| 12 November 1975 | Australia | England | 0 – 25 | Australia | Headingley | 7,680 | 1975 World Cup Final Challenge (not a test) |

### 1990s

1990s Head to Head :
| Played: 2 | Australia: 1 | England: 1 | Draws: 0 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status | Source |
| 7 October 1995 | England | England | 20 – 16 | Australia | Empire Stadium | 41,271 | 1995 World Cup Match | |
| 28 October 1995 | Australia | England | 8 – 16 | Australia | Empire Stadium | 66,540 | 1995 World Cup final | |

### 2000s

2000s Head to Head :
| Played: 4 | Australia: 4 | England: 0 | Draws: 0 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status |
| 28 October 2000 | Australia | England | 2 – 22 | Australia | Twickenham Stadium | 33,758 | 2000 World Cup Match |
| 2 November 2008 | Australia | Australia | 52 – 4 | England | Telstra Dome | 36,297 | 2008 World Cup Match |
| 31 October 2009 | Australia | England | 16 – 26 | Australia | DW Stadium | 23,122 | 2009 Four Nations Match |
| 14 November 2009 | Australia | England | 16 – 46 | Australia | Elland Road | 31,042 | 2009 Four Nations Final |

### 2010s

2010s Head to Head :
| Played: 8 | Australia: 8 | England: 0 | Draws: 0 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match status |
| 31 October 2010 | Australia | Australia | 26 – 8 | England | AAMI Park | 18,894 | 2010 Four Nations Match |
| 5 November 2011 | Australia | England | 20 – 36 | Australia | Wembley Stadium | 42,344 | 2011 Four Nations Match |
| 19 November 2011 | Australia | England | 8 – 30 | Australia | Elland Road | 34,147 | 2011 Four Nations Final |
| 26 October 2013 | Australia | England | 20 – 28 | Australia | Millennium Stadium | 45,052 | 2013 World Cup Match |
| 2 November 2014 | Australia | Australia | 16 – 12 | England | AAMI Park | 20,585 | 2014 Four Nations Match |
| 13 November 2016 | Australia | England | 18 – 36 | Australia | London Stadium | 35,569 | 2016 Four Nations Match |
| 27 October 2017 | Australia | Australia | 18 – 4 | England | AAMI Park | 22,724 | 2017 World Cup Match |
| 2 December 2017 | Australia | Australia | 6 – 0 | England | Suncorp Stadium | 40,033 | 2017 World Cup final |