Alan Burwell won a cap(s) for Great Britain Under-24s against France Under-24s at Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne, France during 1966, and played as an interchange/substitute in Great Britain's 3–11 defeat by Australia 1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at Station Road, Swinton, England on 9 December 1967, he played as a and scored a try in the 22–13 victory over France at Parc des Princes, Paris, France on 11 February 1968, he played as a and scored 2-tries in the 19–8 victory over France at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, England on 2 March 1968, he played as a in the 10–25 defeat by Australia in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia on 25 May 1968, he played as a in the 2–7 defeat by France in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup match at Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand on 2 June 1968, he played as a and scored 2-tries in the 38–14 victory over New Zealand in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia on 8 June 1968, he played as a and scored a try in the 34–10 victory over France at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, England on 30 November 1968 and played as a in the 9–13 defeat by France at Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France on 2 February 1969.